Overheard in D.C.: Higher Ed
It's late August, which means college kids are back in town. Expect more crowded bars around Foggy Bottom and Georgetown, long lines at Target and Bed Bath & Beyond, and at least for a few months, more confused young people on the Metro. Some have their priorities, however.
Overheard of the Week
A 20-something guy with friends walking through Washington Circle: "I'm only here to drink."
After the jump, tourists, geniuses, and peeing.
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Pretty sure this girl just won the Nobel Prize
Two of 20-something colleagues at an office in Arlington:
Female Coworker: "I can't believe it's already Friday! The week went by so fast."
Male Coworker: "Yeah, I've noticed that since I've started working, the days go by a lot more quickly."
Female Coworker: "Know why that is? When you're older, every day becomes a smaller fraction of your life, so each one is faster. When we're 50, like, whoa."
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Burn?
On the National Mall:
Mom 1: "WOW, look at that beautiful church!"
Mom 2: "I wonder what denomination it is?"
Jogger: "That's not a church, it's the Smithsonian Castle."
Mom 1: "Oh, well... you can tell we're tourists."
Jogger: (sarcastically) "Who'd have thought..."
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That's amazing! And you're not even in Bogota!
On Columbia Road near Kalorama Park:
Man into his cell phone: "I am in the District of Columbia walking down Columbia Road!"
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Clearly he has yet to go to Smith Point
Overheard on the Red Line:
One just-arrived college freshman to another: "Did you know the guy across the hall is a
Republican? I'm like, 'Whoa, I've never seen one of you in real life before!'"
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And an expert at sounding pretentious!
In Eastern Market, at the map tent:
Vendor: "Are you a hobbyist?"
Customer, not jokingly: "I consider myself a student of the history of knowledge."
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Thank you for explaining that, professor
At the Nissan Pavilion during the Dave Matthews Band show:
Guy 1: (pointing at line) "You getting a beer?"
Guy 2: "Huh? This is the piss line...this where you get rid of the beer."
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He's got a point
Near the Navy Memorial:
A homeless man while crossing the street, talking to himself: "D.C. is only full of monuments and crazy people."
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Classy!
At Harry's bar on E Street a few weeks ago:
Mid 20s-30s guy, loudly singing into his direct-connect phone to the tune of Alice in Chains' "Rooster": "Yeah! You've come to suck my rooster!"