Overheard in D.C.: New Year's
New Year's is all about tradition. We eat black-eyed peas; we see those dumb cartoons with the old man labeled 2008 and the baby labeled 2009; we are forced to deal with people who usually don't drink as they come out of the woodwork to get wasted at some place with a $50 cover. And of course, the ball drops -- sometimes in more ways than one.
Overheard of the Week
In the bathroom at Union Station, about 1 a.m. on January 1:
A phone rings inside a stall:
Man: "Yo, happy new year! I'm in Union Station taking a shit, what about yourself?"
After the jump, precocious kids, seemingly obvious sports explanations, and saxophones.
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Photo by lorigoldberg
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What happened to cooties?
Lunchtime in line at Chipotle in Bethesda:
Two young boys, about 12 years old, are in line.
One to the other: "You made me end that relationship. So, now I am looking for a rebound."
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Remember that part with the guy who made the funny sounds, and the huge dude named Hightower? Oh, wrong movie.
Georgia Ave. NW, just south of the Petworth Metro on Saturday night:
An MPD Sergeant to a group of police academy cadets gathered next to a police cruiser:
"You ever see Silence of the Lambs?"
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Who doesn't know this?
At Nathan's in Georgetown a couple weeks ago:
A seemingly normal 30s-ish couple is sitting at the bar, watching football.
Man to woman: "If he completes the pass in the end zone, it's a good thing."
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Weird Science! (science science)
On the Corner of 13th and F last week:
Guy 1: "You know who's frozen?"
Guy 2: "Who's that?"
Guy 1: "Walt Disney. As soon as he died, they froze him using generics."
Guy 2: "You mean genetics?"
Guy 1: "Yeah, genetics. Whatever."
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Probably about the same number of iPhones
At the very crowded American History Museum on the day after Christmas:
Mom to kids: "Wow, this is worse than the Apple store!"
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I do need some lame '80s music, however
At a bar while watching the football games on Sunday:
"It's like an LSD high...but I don't need an LSD high to play the saxophone."
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Expect a lot more of this come January 17
Downtown:
A lady in her late 30s with with a group of small children.
Kid: "What's that, mommy?" (pointing to the Washington Monument)
Mom: "That's called the Pentagon."
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You think?
Outside Jumbo Slice in Adams Morgan:
A drunk white guy is talking to a Jamaican man.
"Wow! It sounds like the Jamaica I visited is way different than the
Jamaica you grew up in..."