As everyone from here to Kerguelen knows, there was a historic election in America on Tuesday. Appropriately, a lot of the overheards sent in by our valiant overhearers are political in nature. But other than Mark Russell, no one can live on political humor alone (and Capitol Steps doesn’t count as humor), so there’s some non-political stuff, too.

Overheard of the Week:

In front of the White House gate around 1 a.m. early Wed. morning:

Two scruffy, mid-late-50s businessmen are at the center of the crowd celebrating Obama’s victory.

One man to the other: “See? I told you this is where the young girls would be.”

After the jump, less sketchy dudes, more sketchy dudes, and more election shenanigans.

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Photo by Alex Barth