Overheard in D.C.: Role Models
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's the fallback question adults aim at kids they've just met, and usually you hear astronaut, president, princess, or maybe pony if the kid doesn't quite get the question. Some grown-ups still don't know what they want to be, but that's OK. This guy has my vote anyway.
Overheard of the Week
Sunday afternoon on the Red line at Metro Center:
An elderly man gets on the train, and a younger guy gets up to let the older man sit down.
A few seconds later, the elderly man says: "I had my 92nd birthday yesterday, and I'm still hung over."
After the jump, college kids, evil plots, and reasonable political discussion.
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Pretty much the first thing I talk to the bus driver about.
On the X8 bus:
Man: "Have you been seeing these TV advertisements for that herbal colonoscopy?"
Bus driver: "No?!?"
Man: "Well, i was thinking of giving it a try. I don't want them putting no scope up there."
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Fine idea, not so fine reasoning.
In a Crystal City office building elevator:
Two men in their late 50s or early 60s are talking.
Man 1: "So I think I'm going to break down and get a Kindle."
Man 2: "Really, why is that?"
Man 1: "Because it's so hard to get a hold of books now."
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Well, considering it was 75 degrees that day.
At the National Gallery Sculpture Garden ice rink:
One ice skater to another: "Oh my god, there's water! There's water here! Why is there water?! It's supposed to be ice, not water!"
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A plot to control the liberal population!?
On U Street, Saturday evening:
Street vendor: "Obama Sunglasses, buttons and condoms... Obama condoms, the change you can feeeeeeeeel!"
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Not sure they grasp the concept
At Saturday's Georgetown basketball game:
Two Georgetown students are talking.
Guy: "Oh my god, I would be the WORST homeless person."
Girl: "Yeah, I don't think I could live without plugs. My iPhone and
laptop and stuff need to be charged, like, every day."
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Parents: Mozart, not Three Six Mafia
On the Red line early Saturday morning:
Toddler with parents: "Chicken head."
Parents: "Shh!"
Toddler: "Chicken head!"
Parents: "SHH!"
Toddler: "CHICKEN HEAD!!"
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And that's bad because...
At Federal Center SW metro platform:
Three young, Hill types are talking.
Guy 1: "I know... He was wearing a banana suit..."
Other guy: (barely audible mumbling/laughing)
Guy 1: "Yeah, we peeked around the corner into the garage and he was in there by himself... dancing around... in a banana suit."
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Reaching across the aisle
Late Saturday night on Orange line at Courthouse:
A woman is talking about her job with Defense Secretary Gates.
Drunk guy on the train: "Fuck you die!"
Female: "Man, you're a dick."
Drunk guy: "What are you, a Republican?"
Female: "Fuck you."