Overheard in D.C.: Current Events
It's been a big week, with lots of crazy stories and tragic ones. No matter what you think about him, Michael Jackson is seemingly on everyone's mind.
Overheard of the Week
Last night outside Nats Park before the Nats/Sox game:
People keep crossing the street despite the crossing guard telling them not to and the guards were getting testy.
Guard (yelling to crowd): "Ladies and Gentlemen, please ONLY cross when I indicate it is safe!"
Guy crossing street and talking to his friend: "That is severely messed up..."
Guard: "Sir, this is for your safety! It is in no way messed up!"
Guy: "Oh, I was talking about Michael Jackson..."
And for whatever reason, almost everyone else seems to be offensive or weird this week. Read on for more.
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Um... where are you getting this information.
On the 80 bus last night:
Woman 1: "I can't believe it. Like, surely he'll be resurrected or something. He can't be dead."
Woman 2: "Yeah... Like Princess Di!"
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Man, shuffleboard was so crazy last night!!!
Tuesday night on the U Street Metro escalator:
Grey-haired man talking to wife: "So what happened after they arrested me?"
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And your date was very nearly impressed
At the Willard bar last week:
Young man in a suit to a young woman (presumably on a date): "My father went to Oxford... And I very nearly went to Oxford myself."
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Awww
At the CVS at 7th and Pennsylvania SE:
Little boy to his mother: "Mom, I know why we're black! It's cause we drank chocolate milk!!!"
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Generalization roast?
On the 92 bus at 14th and U:
Man on cell phone: "I only drink foreign coffee." (pause). "No man, foreign coffee. You know, Ethiopian, Arabian... foreign coffee." (Pause). "Yeah man, that shit is no joke. Why do you think they always be blowing up buildings?"
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Where do you work!?!?
From the office lunchroom:
Coworker (who does not seem to have an inside voice): "WHY did he choose to anally rape her?!"
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Szechuan/sauerkraut. Hard to tell apart.
In front of Great Wall Szechuan on 14th street:
An older couple, after leaving Studio Theater, are walking north on 14th street, and they pause in front of the Great Wall Szechuan House restaurant.
Woman: "Is this one of those Ethiopian places?"
Man (after looking up at the sign): "No, it's German."
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Let's hope this was sarcastic
On the S2:
A guy pulls out his iPhone.
Woman in the seat next to him: "Ooooh, everyone has one of those things. As soon as I pay my $200 rent I'll use all the money I have left for one."
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Pretty sure that's already been taken
In the P Street Whole Foods produce section:
Middle aged man on a cell phone "Grassy knoll? Grassy knoll! That should be the name of our band!"
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