Before we get into this week’s installment of the inane, insane, and profane, I first want to acknowledge the incredibly funny parent of this little feature, Mike Malice’s Overheard in New York. He has graciously allowed us -ists to borrow the concept as long as we throw a little love and a link his way, so here’s a big DCist smooch to our paterfamilias.

As for our version, it is only as good as the tidbits you send us, so keep those submissions coming in to overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com.

Quote of the Week

Red Line in direction of Glenmont, leaving the Cleveland Park station:
Metro driver: “Welcome to downtown Washington, D.C. This is your Dupont Circle station.”
Academic Man (had previously been discussing his undergraduate seminar class with a fellow professor): “Is that what the ‘D.C.’ stands for?”

After the jump, mystery medical symptoms, foul-mouthed kids, and the very first Overheard in DC screenplay.

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