Making fun of ignorant tourists is the oldest thing in the D.C. book, aside from maybe complaining about the weather or comparing the city to New York. There’s the old Metro shenanigans, getting buildings confused, dumb questions, fanny packs, on and on. But just because we’ve heard it before, doesn’t mean it won’t make you smack yourself in the head. And today it’s a double whammy.

Overheard of the Week

On the Red Line:

Tourist girl, loudly: “Hey! Where’s that tall pointy thing?!” (looks at metro map) “Oh, Smith Stadium!”
Friend: “…..Smithsonian.”
(silence)
Tourist girl: “Does this thing go to New York City?”

After the jump, blacking out, non-doctors, missing the point, STDs, and more classic tourist dumbosity.

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