Overheard in D.C.: Twenty-somethings
School has started again, which means most interns are gone. But D.C. still has plenty of 20-somethings, with college kids back in town and the usual Hill staffers, non-profit workers, etc. And this week, for whatever reason, a number of overheards involve mostly clueless 20-somethings, with a few little kids added in for good measure. Enjoy, dog.
Overheard of the Week:
On a patio on the quad at GW:
A girl is on her cell phone talking loudly:
"Oooh my god, so so much shit went down. I can't tell you what it was because I never know who's around, these people might know everyone.... oh oook I'll tell you. I'll use nicknames - so my mom was soooo mad and she was yelling at A Dog, and then A Dog was bitching at B Dog and my mom basically told B Dog to just give up and forget it."
(pause)
"Oh. Yeah everyone is called A Dog and B Dog! I mean my B Dog. I am just a little pissed off in the head. This is so embarrassing, I would only ever tell you about this. It's not B Dog. I have some faith in B Dog actually. I don't have faith in the other A Dog -- that's who I don't have faith in."
All right. After the jump, diamonds, town names, and doobies, all involving 20-somethings.
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Photo by dharmabumx
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Somewhere, a De Beers family member is smiling
At the Georgetown Flea Market on Sunday:
A girl, no older than 12, picks up a piece of jewelry and says, "Mom, can I get this? I don't know why, but I'm attached to it."
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What's your specialty? Bonerology.
Walking up 16th near Meridian Hill Park:
A 20-something girl on her phone: "Have you told him yet that you're in love with your therapist?"
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The town fathers loved Caddyshack 2.
At the Columbia Heights Metro:
College age girl to college age guys: "So is Chevy Chase, Maryland named after the actor? There are too many of these Chevy Chases."
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You shouldn't have bought all those shares in Smith-Corona.
On the X2 bus:
Twenty-something woman on a phone: "Girl, I'm just surprised my credit score is that high, cause I KNOW that shit's messed up!"
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The... what?
Three guys in their early 20s leaving the Crystal City Metro station:
Guy 1: "Bangkok. That's the best thing I've ever come up with."
Guy 2: "Yeah, and it corresponds with the country in China."
Guy 3: "That's awesome."
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Not what you want to hear.
On 13th Street NW near Columbia Rd:
Teenage girl to teenage guy on a bike: "I don't judge based on size. I don't do that. If it's little, it's little."
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Chong agrees
At California Tortilla on Monday afternoon:
A clean-cut 20-something male: "Never become friends with your drug dealer, because you will never get free drugs that way."
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Look, I don't want to hear about your personal life.
On the 42 bus around rush hour:
Two women, apparently NGO employees, are speaking loudly to each other.
Woman 1: "Yeah, he asked about the project. The workbooks are due next week."
Woman 2: "So, (he) didn't tell you he has malaria?"
Woman 1: "Oh no, when we talk it's usually, like, about a task or something."