Overheard in D.C.: Inauguration Edition
The however many million people visiting D.C. this week did not disappoint, filling a whole episode's worth of overheards.
They came from far and wide, and their statements were sometimes funny or poignant, and other times made us think of what esteemed journalist Kent Brockman once said: "I've said it before and I'll say it again, democracy simply doesn't work."
Overheard of the Week:
At Sticky Fingers bakery in Columbia Heights on Monday:
Employee to a customer who had just ordered a cake: "Quick question - do you want 'Obamalicious' hyphenated?"
After the jump, another Simpsons reference and tons more Inaugural goodness.
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Photo by mateofiero
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Something you didn't hear much in the last 8 years, volume 1.
On F Street NW near 14th:
Some young men looking at an Ebony magazine with Obama wearing shades on the cover:
Guy 1: "Damn, he look cool as shit!"
Guy 2: "Fuck yeah!"
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Next stop: sensitivity training
At Sunday's We Are One concert:
Young girl: "I can't see anything."
Mom: "You'll just have to listen. That's what Stevie Wonder does."
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What's it called?
A group of tourist kids, maybe 10-12 years old, are on the Red line:
Kid, to nobody in particular: "Are we taking monorail back to our hotel?"
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Or is it the next ironic vintage fashion?
Near the Capitol around 6:15 a.m. on Inauguration Day:
Street vendor: "Bush buttons! Going out of style real soon!"
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And also, I'm in the United States.
At the We Are One concert:
A group of girls are trying to find their friends: "I'm right behind the guy in the Obama hat."
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Parents are smart
At the We Are One concert:
Middle-aged black man on cell phone: "Well, Dad always said it would be a cold day in Hell before a black man would be president. It sure is cold and paying $8 for that hot dog sure made this place feel like hell."
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Yes, they have a great Piercing Pagoda.
At the airport:
Older woman 1: "So, the National Mall, is that indoors?"
Older woman 2: "Yeah. There's like a see-ment pool, reflecting..."
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Yeah, tolerance, hope, whatever.
Before the We Are One concert in Farragut Square:
A 30ish man is walking past tourists wrapped in Obama capes, towels, T-shirts and hats.
"These souvenirs are as tacky as ones for Mexican Catholicism."
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Answer: "You Are Dumb"
At Inauguration on the Mall:
One young guy to another: "So what does Yo Yo Ma stand for?"
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I'm looking forward to the sequel, Kinkos: The Movie, starring Vin Diesel.
At the We Are One concert when Tom Hanks was speaking:
Specator 1: "Who's That?"
Spectator 2: "Tom Hanks."
Specator 1: "What does he do?"
Spectator 2: "He's an actor. FedEx."
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Something you didn't hear much in the last 8 years, volume 2.
At the Obama staff ball, while Obama is speaking:
Drunk, stumbling girl: "I never wanted someone so hard."