Overheard in D.C.: Christmas Time
Christmas is upon us, that time when parents trick their kids into believing in a fat man at the North Pole (kids: he's real) and kids trick their other relatives into buying stuff their parents won't. It's the most wonderful time of the year, and there are sugarplums dancing, whatever those may be. So wear a Santa hat, ironically or not, and blame your lateness to work on egg nog or the reindeer on 14th Street.
Overheard of the Week
At Michael's craft store:
Mother to Child: "Be quiet, or do you want me to get my phone out and call Santa?"
After the jump, geography, nice exes, and an animal I really want to see.
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Photo by jrspeaks
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Generosity!
Reagan Building at UMd:
Classmate 1: "Dude, the chick broke up with me..."
Classmate 2: "Was this the chick from Texas who introduced herself as its future governor?"
Classmate 1: "Nah dude, that was a 1-date thing, I was seeing this chick, but we both kinda knew it was not gonna work out."
Classmate 2: "How come?"
Classmate 1: "Because I was not Catholic enough, but she said I should consider dating some of her friends..."
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Odds that it'll get made into a movie: 0
On 66 bus on evening commute, two college age kids:
Girl: "Every time I see a cab with 'Cab Ass'n' I always think 'assassin' not 'association.'
Guy: "I'm writing a short story about the Cab Assassin. It starts off with a cab driver who picks people up then shoots them. I don't know where to go from there."
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Coming soon to zoology textbooks: the squird
In Arlington Cemetary, a guy and a girl watching a squirrel chasing birds in a tree:
Girl: "Wait, squirrels don't eat birds do they?"
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Wow.
Two teens in the Georgia Ave/Petworth Metro at 3 p.m.:
Male to female: "Weren't you pregnant just recently?"
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Ask Harriette Walters for help
In the Arlington County government office building:
Arlington County employee: "I'm tired of fighting city hall!"
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From the department of geographic education:
Walking on 17th St in Dupont:
Guy #1: "I spent some time in Okinawa with the Army."
Guy #2: "Oh, I think my brother lives in Okinawa!"
Guy #1: "Where in Okinawa??"
Guy #2: "Tulsa."
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