It’s funny how people judge someone based on first impressions — haircut, clothes, manner of speaking. It’s how you make friends, get a job and do everyday stuff. Sometimes it can be unfair, but we live with it. And sometimes impressions can be based on a strange set of rules.

Overheard of the Week

At the outside bar at Old Glory in Georgetown:

Two mid 20s guys are talking.

Guy 1: “Hey, did you hear that DJ AM and Travis Barker were in a plane accident?”
Guy 2: “No, I didn’t know that.”
Guy 1: “Yeah, and I think DJ AM just had a kid with Christina Aguilera.”

An eavesdropping mid 20s woman grabbing a drink shakes her head skeptically: “No. That’s completely wrong.”

Guy 1: “What I thought that was the truth! I read it in InTouch Weekly”

The mid 20s girl shuffles away from bar, still shaking her head.

Guy 2: “Can you believe the sluts in this joint?”

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After the jump, almonds, moose, drugs and snack cakes.

Photo by payal.jhaveri