Overheard in D.C.: Seriously?
There's a lot of dumb people out there -- you don't need me to tell you that. D.C. has a lot of smarties, but we can't all be people with big brains. Sometimes, however, you wonder if people think about what they're saying.
Overheard of the Week
At a crosswalk near Lincoln Park:
An ambulance passes by, lights and sirens going. Two women in their mid-20s are talking.
Woman 1: "Wow, do the sirens really have to be so loud?"
Woman 2: "Yeah, you think they could turn down the volume when they get near people or cars."
Woman 1: "I know, do they need so much attention?"
After the jump, the red menace, coffee, and babies. Not at the same time.
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Well, there already is a place called Bread Line...
Friday morning in Farragut North:
Tourist with a thick Southern accent: "I wanted to visit the democratic republic before it became a socialist republic."
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This is probably why Starbucks coffee always tastes like crap
In a Starbucks off Farragut Square:
Barista 1: "What should our blend be today?"
Barista 2: "I don't know...I hate coffee."
Barista 1: "I know, me too. It's so burnt tasting."
Barista 2: "Ew, I know. How do people even drink it?"
Barista 1: "Well, I think I'll go with Guatemala because it sounds cool."
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If you throw too many spitballs, this is who you have to see.
Outside the Air and Space Museum:
Kid: "What's the Department of Education?"
Dad: "That's where the Principal of the United States lives."
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Awesome!
On 16th and U Street NW, two girls in jogging clothes stop to chat:
Girl 1, while picking wedgie: "These underwear are REALLY uncomfortable."
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You put on shoes...?
On a Red line train:
Woman: "I have a complex about being short. That's why he's never seen me in flats. Well, other than when I'm naked."
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Tucker Carlson Jr.
Flying into D.C. a few nights ago:
A mother and her about 6-year-old son are listening to XM radio.
Mother: "What are you listening to?"
Son: "Number 157."
A moment passes.
Mother: "Conservative radio!!??"
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Friendly bus drivers: cool.
On the 52 bus in the morning:
Driver to people on the sidewalk: "C'mon y'all, don't be shy, we rocking and rolling today!"
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Because the city was loves toddlers!!
On the Orange line towards New Carrollton at Foggy Bottom around 9 p.m. on July 3:
A group of tourists plunk down behind me.
Tourist Dad: "We need to switch to the Green Line. We get off at (affected bad french accent) LLLAAAAAAAAAFONT plaza."
Tourist Kid: "What?"
Tourist Dad: "LAAAAFONT.... it means 'baby.'"
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You know it's pretty much a grid, right?
On 17th Street just south of K:
A lost elderly couple flags down a pedestrian.
Driver: "How do I get to Dupont Circle?"
Pedestrian: "Turn around, and go up Connecticut four blocks and you'll be there."
Driver: "OK, thanks."
Pedestrian: "Where are you trying to go?"
Driver: "National Airport. But our directions are from Dupont Circle."