Overheard in D.C.: Many Possible Meanings
Things people overhear usually follow certain patterns: tourists saying dumb things about D.C., people talking too loudly about personal stuff, and generally offensive comments. But sometimes things come around that don't fit the pattern. Sometimes things raise so many questions, all of them pretty weird.
Overheard of the Week
At the West End Trader Joe's:
A 20-something man and woman are shopping:
“Will you please remind me to wash that foot tonight?”
After the jump, hangovers, jerks, and panhandlers.
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Photo by Carlos del Vaca
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Wednesday party!!!
In Georgetown, 8:30 a.m. on a Thursday morning:
A college-aged guy and girl are walking up the stairs and across the canal to Dean & Deluca.
Girl: "Oh my god. It hurts to walk up these stairs. I had such a hard time getting out of bed."
Guy: "Well, you do know you fell down these stairs last night."
Girl: "Wait. What?! Really? No I didn't. Did I? Oh my god...I did!"
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Ha, yes, everyone loves your antics.
At Dupont Circle and Mass Ave:
A man and woman stand next to each other at the crosswalk blocking everyone behind them.
Woman: "I love standing here blocking the crosswalk. Its so much fun."
Man: "Yeah, it's like, red rover, red rover, send everyone over!"
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Next on Fox 5
Two girls on the V9 bus:
Girl 1: "You have like over 100 friends on Myspace. How do you have so many friends?"
Girl 2: "I accept every friend request that I get."
Girl 1: "Even the rapists?"
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Healthy!
At the District Sample Sale:
A mid-20s woman with a normal body type is talking to a late teens/early 20s man, and looking at another woman's plate of cucumbers.
"Um, I think I am getting hungry or something. I haven't eaten since yesterday at 11 a.m., but I don't know."
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Red Line to Humbert Humbert's house
Saturday evening on the Red Line train between Metro Center and Dupont:
Thirties-ish man: "So how old are you?"
Girl: "Seventeen."
Man: "Oh... that sucks. Well, hope to see you soon."
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Insert political statement here.
In front of the White House at lunch time
A middle-aged very-well dressed man is talking on his cell phone:
"Your plane or mine? I don't care, man."
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Now that's the way to get strangers to give you money.
Monday outside the Subway just north of Dupont Circle:
Homeless man with cup in hand: "Please help me. Please help me." (repeated constantly)
A woman about 18 to 20ish walks up to him.
Man: "Are you going to help me?"
Woman: "Actually, I was hoping you could help me. (pause) Can you tell me where Dupont Circle is?"
Man: "Go fuck yourself."