Overheard in D.C.: Fatherly Advice
Dads giving advice to their kids can be sweet. It's even better when it's funny.
Overheard of the Week
On the 52 bus, going South on 14th Street:
A little girl and her father are talking.
Girl: "F-r-e-e, what does that mean?"
Father: "Free? That means you don't have to pay for it, it doesn't cost nothing. You can take that word right out of your vocabulary."
After the jump, dummies, interns, and animals.
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Uh, what?
A twenty-something guy and girl are getting out of a car in Cleveland Park:
Girl (exclaims): "Stop judging me, baby man!"
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Maybe cell phone service on the Metro isn't such a good idea
On the Red Line heading toward Glenmont:
Girl #1: "So we'll be able to use our phones on the Metro soon."
Girl #2: "Good! Now I can talk to [guy's name] ALL the way home!"
Girl #1: "But you guys live together..."
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But it would make Dupont more interesting
On the corner of 17th and P:
Little boy pointing excitedly: “A goat! A goat!”
Mom: "A goat? That's not a goat, honey. That's a dog!”
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This reminds me of Prince Akeem talking about the NFL in Coming to America
Two 20-something female coworkers in line at Starbucks in SW DC:
Girl #1: "So last night at my kickball game I scored three quarters of a home run!! I was so excited!!"
Girl #2: "Uh...I think that's called a triple..."
Girl #1: "Ah I don't know kickball terminology but a triple does sound much better!"
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Ah, interns
At Tryst:
Dude #1: "So what do you do? "
Dude #2: "I work at NPR. You know All Songs Considered?"
Dude #1: "Of course, of course."
Dude #2: "I’m involved in that."
Dude #1: "That’s tight man. So what sort of things do you do for them? Do you write or do you, like, work on sound?"
Dude #2: "Actually, I don’t know. I just started two days ago. They have a website, and I want to write stuff for that."
Dude #1: "So what’s your title?"
Dude #2: "Well, it’s sort of like an apprenticeship."
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Egads?
At Polly's on U Street:
A middle-aged gay man is talking to friends.
Man (incredulously): "I don't even know what a woman feels like! Yuck!" (He reconsiders) "Well, maybe not 'yuck.' More like 'criminy!'"
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And this week's Professor Genius award goes to
Inside the Botanical Gardens, Saturday afternoon:
Middle-aged woman to her husband: "Wow, these plants almost look real!"