November 14, 2008
Overheard in D.C.: Crushed Dreams
Most of the time, kids want to be cool stuff — astronaut, president, architect, fireman. Sometimes it even works out for them. In D.C., however, some kids have different ideas. Or maybe some parents are just jerks.
Overheard of the Week
Saturday by the Reflecting Pool:
Six-year-old boy: "Daddy, I want to run in the water and catch a goose!"
Dad: "You do that and you'll never get security clearance."
The little boy's face falls and he turns away from the pool.
After the jump, dummies, toughies, and boobies.
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Photo by easement
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If only
On a BoltBus from NY to D.C.:
College aged man and woman who are both moving from New York to D.C. are talking about the city.
Woman: "I stay out of three of the four quadrants. I just stay in Northwest when I'm in D.C."
Man: "So if I'm in Northwest I won't die?"
Woman: "Pretty much."
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If only, pt. II
In the Columbia Heights Target:
Girl One: "Have you heard that one song about kissing a girl?"
Girl Two: "Yeah. The one where she say she gay but she ain't gay, she just like her chapstick?"
Girl One: "Oh, yeah, girl. That one. Who sings that?"
Girl Two: "Oooh, I think that's Miley Cyrus."
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QUADrant
At Pasta Mia in Adams Morgan:
Two 20-something guys are having dinner.
Guy 1: "Whoa. Okay, I knew there is a Northwest and a Southeast, but I didn't realize there was a Northeast and a Southwest too!!"
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For some values of the word 'dangerous'
In the restroom of a Rosslyn office building:
Woman 1: "I love your boobs!"
Woman 2: "Oh, thanks! They were my big purchase for the season."
Woman 1: "Where did you get them?"
Woman 2: "This little place in Clarendon - it's kind of dangerous, every time I go by there I end up buying something."
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Draw your own conclusions
Near Logan Circle:
Two late 20-something guys are walking.
Guy: "...then she was like, that's how you suck dick."
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MBAs.
In Julia's Empanadas in Columbia Heights:
A woman on her cell phone talking about marketing viability:
"No, Obama is way bigger than Borat and way bigger than Pokemon."
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Seriously people, is it that hard?
At the World War II memorial this weekend:
13-year old girl: "So, are we in like Pennsylvania or Maryland?"
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Boobs was probably boots....
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...and she was probably talking about Shoefly.
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Ha ha I remember them telling us the same thing at GW orientation some 7 years ago never to step foot outside NW...
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Miley Cyrus = Katy Perry, one is just legal and has DD breasts.
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in regards to boobs/boots, I emailed the overhearer, she said it was definitely "boobs," and neither woman was wearing boots.
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Yeah, I'd stick to my story after it was printed, too :P
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I'm sure that dad who made the security clearance comment was being humorous... and it *is* pretty funny :)
Also, there is no surer sign of general ignorance of DC than the types who claim there are "bad" and "good" quadrants.
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ohhhh...my soul hurts after reading those
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i'd like to find the people in both of those "quadrant" quotes, take them to the scary-ass dangerous southeast at 3rd and pennsylvania, SE.
then i want to take them to super-safe northwest at 8th and S NW.
jackasses.
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i want to work in this rosslyn office building where people are free to comment on boobs
definitely boots
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The Boob place is Three Sisters; its boutique lingerie and custom waxing in between Shoefly and Revolution Bikes. Pricey but cute stuff. Their waxing menu has add-ons for shapes and swarowski crystals. Unbelievable.