Overheard in D.C.: Not Cheery Blossoms
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is here again. Some people love it: lots of beautiful scenery, great weather, the impressiveness of Washington, D.C.'s urban landscape. If you don't like flowers or crowds, maybe not for you. Plus there's the name -- way to go, organizers. Getting kids' hopes up.
Overheard of the Week
At the Tidal Basin last Sunday:
Nine-year-old girl: "I see the cherry blossoms, but where's the festival?"
After the jump, reading, Boston, Jersey, and other shenanigans.
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Who says Americans don't read anymore?
At Borders the Saturday after the Twilight DVD came out:
Young girl to her older sister: "Oh boy, I can hardly wait until I'm old enough to read Twilight!"
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Never good enough for grandma.
On the escalator at the Capitol South Metro:
Two older, tourist-looking women are talking.
Older woman #1: "So how are the grandkids?"
Older woman #2: "They're good. (Name) was the back left leg of an elephant in a play last week."
Older woman #1: (Laughs) "That's sooo much better than the back right leg!"
Older woman #2: "Yes, but a front leg would have been better."
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I do believe Bostonians just got zinged, unintentionally or not.
At Thomas Sweet in Georgetown around 10 p.m.:
Three high school girls are chatting excitedly about their college options.
Girl #1: "Did you know that 1 out of 4 people in Boston is a college student?"
Girl #2: "Really?"
Girl #1: "It's a fact."
Girl #3: "Wow, then there are more college students there than regular people."
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Yeah, jingoism!
At the Fox and Hounds on 17th Street:
Two women have been talking to a male friend about one of the women's upcoming engagement:
Woman: "I was against her going out with him from the start. I said, 'how are you ever going to get to Park Avenue with a Venezuelan?'"
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Birds of a feather.
On the Red line train at Farragut North, 6 p.m.:
Two guys talking about acquaintances of theirs who might be getting a divorce
Guy 1: "So how many kids do they have?"
Guy 2: "Two, age 11 and 7 I think."
Guy 1: "So if they do get a divorce then who would get the large screen TV?"
Guy 2: "He would. She gave it to him as a birthday present so it has to be his."
Guy 1: "Wheeew....that's good cuz that's what really matters."
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What is it with these "ethnicity-same ethnicity" overheards recently?
At Smithsonian Metro stop:
A group of German exchange students going to see the Cherry Blossoms exit the train. An American tourist couple is still on the train.
The American tourist woman on the train turns to her husband and asks,"Honey, what language were they speaking?"
Husband: "I dunno. German?"
Wife: "German? They must have been German-German though.
Husband: "Yeah, I guess because they were pretty fluent."
Wife: "That's cool."
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This is just waving a red cape in front of people.
At the Savory Cafe:
A teenager is talking to his parents over brunch.
Teen: "Utah really is the New Jersey of the West."
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Insert joke here!
At the National Gallery gift shop:
Two mid 60ish women are, walking around the shop. There are lots of posters up of a relief with nudes.
"There's just too much genitalia around here."