Air travel has always been our favorite venue for eavesdropping. Whether it’s the close quarters, the frayed nerves, or the voices raised to account for popped ears, people’s tongues seem to wag a bit more freely. And that’s without even mentioning the gems coming over the intercom from the bored pilot who maybe had a pre-flight cocktail. We once heard the captain explain that a delay was due to a flight attendant’s sudden need to leave, as she had to attend to a relative who had “started to die.” Unsurprisingly, two of this week’s best Overheard entries come from air travellers.

Quote of the Week

Woman to flight attendant on exiting a flight from D.C. to Charlotte, N.C.:
“Are we still in the same time zone as D.C.? I’ve got a connection…”

After the jump, D.C.’s hippest law professor, Washington “Flyer” redefined, and if you hope for it, it might just come true.

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