Overheard in D.C.: Honesty
One of the things about smoking is that it's a communal thing. People often go out and smoke together, borrow lights and meet people doing it, and maybe there's something to the whole illegal-inside-most-places camaraderie. Sometimes, however, that's not quite true.
Overheard of the Week
At a bus stop at 14th and U:
Man to woman in her late 20s: "Excuse me miss, your haircut's terrible but do you have a cigarette?"
After the jump, kids, tourists, buses, and a contest! With no prize!
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Bus envy
On the bus:
A nice shiny new S9 Metrobus pulled up next to an old S2 on Alaska Ave at a stop sign last week.
S2 driver shouts out the window: "I've gotta talk to the garage, man."
S9 driver: "What's wrong?"
S2 driver: "How come you've got a Cadillac, and I'm driving a Pinto?"
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This is either a really cool mom or a really weird mom
On the Red Line approaching Woodley Park:
A woman talking to a mother with her 8-year-old boy nearby:
Woman: "Are you taking your son to see Harry Potter?"
Mother: "Thanks for asking, but (name) does not like Harry Potter. He only likes vampires and shape shifters at this point in time. He watches True Blood, I cover his eyes during the sex scenes."
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Tennis?
Saturday night at 2 a.m. at Public Bar:
Girl #1: "Um, there were balls involved."
Girl #2: "Ew."
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It truly is wilderness out there.
On a Metrobus in Virginia:
A guy helped a girl with directions.
Girl, looking around worriedly: "I have no idea where we are. Where anything is. I've never been in this area before."
Guy: "Oh? Where are you from?"
Girl: "The District."
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If living here for years proves anything, it's that tourists always know best.
In Cannon HOB:
A tour group is walking around.
Older Male Tourist: "Now that Obama is in the White House, where does President Bush live in D.C.?"
Staffer: "He doesn't live here, he moved back to Texas."
OMT: "Oh, that would make sense, he was born and raised there."
Staffer: "Um, actually he was born and raised in Connecticut."
OMT: "No, I'm pretty sure he is a full-blooded Texan, after all he was Governor there."
Staffer: "No, Bush was from Connecticut, he also went to Harvard."
OMT: "If you say so, but I'm pretty sure you have your facts mixed up, maybe you should brush up on this before you take people on tours."
Staffer: (Disgusted look on face)
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Quasi-hipster crap?
At the Alexandria Target, 10:15 p.m. Saturday night a few weeks ago:
Two college-age kids in the accessories section: "There's just so much cool crap here. I love crap."
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Kids' brains: sometimes super awesome
Outside the Capitol South Metro station on C Street:
Small kid: "Hey mom! I have a idea of how to get rid of the squirrels in our yard. We can bag them up and stick them on top of the Metro (giggles) and watch them FLY!"
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My middle finger?
On the Yellow Line toward D.C. during morning rush hour:
Tourist mom to family, pointing to the Washington monument out the window: "Look, there's that big pointy thing again that we keep seeing everywhere!"
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Contest time! What does Rosslyn smell like?
The winner gets their name and answer mentioned next week, to the adulation of their peers.
Walking into Rosslyn:
A group of older men and women have crossed the bridge from Georgetown:
Man: "Are you sure we're in the right place?"
Woman: "I know we're in the right place because I can smell it!"