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As we all know, D.C. can be a strange place. People talk about things they don't elsewhere, they work in jobs that don't exist elsewhere, and the level of dialogue is totally different from, say, Nashville or Boise. And as it turns out, that can even lend itself to pretty hilarious couples' arguments.
Overheard of the Week
In the Gallery Place movie theater concessions line last Friday:
A mid-to-late 30s couple is arguing because the woman picked an early movie so they didn't have time to eat dinner.
Man: "You just never listen to me."
Woman: "I'm sorry, I didn't realize."
Man: "Well next time why don't I just put up a notice of negotiated rulemaking with 15 pages of public comment!" (storms off to sit sullenly on a bench)
After the jump, cherry blossoms, tourists, and college kids. A perfect storm.
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Yeah, that's the point
Among the cherry blossom trees on the Mall:
A group of 30s-ish guys are taking photos of each other.
Guy: "Everybody just takin' pictures of shit."
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Don't go to these two for medical advice.
At IKEA in College Park:
A college-aged couple are walking through the showroom:
Guy: "I can't stop sneezing. I'm sneezing all the time. It makes me pee."
Girl: "That's because it dehydrates you."
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He has a point
Two male tourists weaving their way through the crowd toward the FDR Memorial:
Guy 1: "You know what would make this better?"
Guy 2: "What?"
Guy 1: "Liquor."
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Hey-o!
On Wisconsin Avenue near the Z-Burger
A couple of 20-something guys are walking.
Guy 1: "Oh Z-Burger...is that connected to Z Pizza?"
Guy 2: "I don't know, but it's z-good."
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The Bead Museum is up the street.
Saturday, in front of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum:
Two women in their 60s are talking.
Woman 1: "Which one is this?"
Woman 2: "I think it's the Air and Space museum."
Woman 1: "Air and Space? I want to see something more exciting than Air and Space."
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Your weekly dumb college kid overheard
In the dining hall at American University last Friday:
Two girls were talking about being approached by a man asking them to sign a petition to support a workers' union:
Girl 1: "And he was like 'I can't understand that you don't believe in equal rights for everyone.' And I was like 'well A: I don't believe in unions, I mean they should be glad they even have a job. And B, If they want a better job, then just go to college.' God, I mean it's not that hard."
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Thoughtful!
On the Yellow Line:
Three teenage girls are discussing what to put in a birthday card for their male friend:
One girl, authoritatively: "Twenty dollars makes him feel like a prostitute. A $20 gift card makes him feel like a friend."
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Okay... I'll just take this strawberry.
At the Dupont farmer's market:
Seller to customer: "Have you ever burnt a Christmas tree?"
Customer: "No."
Seller: "Really? REALLY?"
Customer: "No..."
Seller: "It can be a very emotional experience."
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If you're at 12th and Independence, it probably is.
At the corner of 12th and Independence near the Mall last Saturday:
Kid to dad: "Why is D.C. mostly white people?"
Dad: "It's not. It's mixed."
Kid: "A mix of mostly white people?"
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"Well next time why don't I just put up a notice of negotiated rulemaking with 15 pages of public comment!"
Zing!
You know what would make that lawyer joke better? Liquor.
Is that the Administrative Procedures Act in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
Oh man, I wish I didn't know what a negotiated rulemaking was, but sadly after three months working with a regulatory agency, I do. Ah the good old days when I didn't even know what a rulemaking was.
I've only ever heard of an NPRM. Maybe it's time to turn in my geek card.
"Everybody just takin' pictures of shit."
Some of us are taking pictures of the photographers, just to see who has dragged the most crap with them to take the pictures. Bonus points for a rolling case.
bonus points to this crazy lady
oh SNAP that first one sounds like every other argument i had with my ex.
and isnt the Bead Museum closed?
Kid: "A mix of mostly white people?"
and this is why i like to give tourists misleading directions that have them end up in anacostia.
i kinda get the $20 bit ACTUALLY except for the prostitute part
* Waiting for the Metro at Woodley Park station, 2 older women talking about new art at their church, talking part each other. One talked about how ugly it was but the other couldn't get over how much it cost.
* NW near Ontario & Euclid, I heard an older utility worker talking to the younger one about a revolution (I was inside the front room — they were just outside).
* This wasn't overheard, but given the quote above I thought I'd add it. A woman told me her husband broke up with her by giving her a typed manuscript of reasons they had to split (she said herself it was like a screenplay).
* I went with friends to see Dead Poet's Society at Union Station. The theater was packed because Batman was sold out. When that one kid punched that rat kid in the mouth, everybody stood up and cheered.
Wow Fred, those are some great quotes.
* Just heard some drunk people on my street laughing about things that would not be funny to sober people.
* Bruce Wayne just said "Will you. Trust me now?" on my tv.
* This wasn't overheard, but I ate a banana.
Legs & Regs is where this guy works...he needs a new job STAT!!!
Mother to Daughter I am not a street walker! Tomorrow we take one of those Washington DC Tours