Overheard in D.C.: Romance
Ah, "gentlemens' clubs." Some try pretty hard to be classy and fail wholly, while others don't try at all and are still pretty gross. It seems like they're either depressing or the home of The Hangover-type stories, and sometimes both. But occasionally, they're the site of true romance. Classy romance.
Overheard of the Week
At Raku in Dupont Circle on Wednesday night:
Woman to man: "We were at Royal Palace, and we were all so tame. And the strippers are doing their thing. And a stripper came up to me, and she was all like 'I have an apartment in Columbia Heights. And I'd like to make you mac and cheese.'"
(Later, after the woman talked about her friend getting kicked out.)
Woman: "Then I got a text message from her, 'Hey (female name), it's (female name). So sorry about the bouncers being such assholes. Are we still going to the polo match?' (laughing) I apparently invited her to the polo match that my boss had invited me to. I guess I told her about it. We don't even have tickets yet.
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After the jump, talking to mom, curious kids, and the Metro.
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Not recommended!
In a bar bathroom late night Thursday:
Two girls are talking after they convince their friend to go after a guy.
Girl: "I think if I called her mom and told her I was pushing her daughter to lose her virginity, she would say it's about time already."
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Pretty sure that's what Vogue magazine said too
On Columbia Road Saturday afternoon:
Three drunk girls in sundresses are walking with a male friend carrying a beer tap.
Guy: "I hate those sweaters with the scoops in front."
Girl: "Guys call those vagina sweaters."
Guy: "Yeah, it's like your head's in a vagina."
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How do you think it got its name?
At the Foggy Bottom Metro:
Man to Metro station attendant: "There's a man shitting in front of the elevator."
Attendant to Man: "You're shittin' me..."
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Ah, college
Four college kids walking across 22nd Street on the GW campus:
College kid: "If that wasn't considered a hate crime, I'd totally do it."
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Busted!
On the Metro between Anacostia and Navy Yard:
The Metro conductor comes on loudspeaker: "Sir, you're not a monkey, so stop swinging from the bars like one."
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Clearly this man is in politics
Young professional man ordering at Moe's burritos at Eat @ National Place:
Server: "Black beans or pinto?"
Man: "Um... I don't know. Which is more popular?"
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And which class is that?
On Amtrak to D.C. on Labor Day:
A 9 or 10 year-old boy and a teenage girl are sitting together, discussing vocabulary and grammar. A teenage boy is sitting in the seat across from them.
Boy: "What is a mistress? "
Teenage girl: "Ummmm..."
Boy: "It's a teacher, right?"
Teenage girl: "No, it's something else."
Boy: "No, it's a teacher."
Teenage boy: "Okay, it's a teacher but also something else."
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Not unless there's a Pottery Barn and Cold Stone Creamery
60-something old man standing in the middle of Reston Town Center, gesturing around him:
"This is the new urban."