It’s arrived, ladies and germs — time to review the year in eavesdropping. There were so many verbal faux pas this year; alas, we only have time to feature some of our favorite who were part of the exclusive “Overheard of the Week” club. (Of course, you’re always welcome to dig deeper into our vast archives anytime you’d like.) So, no further hesitation: here’s the best of Overheard in D.C. from the last twelve months.

Overheard of the Year! (August 8):

At the Rosslyn Metro at 8:30 a.m. during morning rush hour:

Tourist family crams into a very crowded Metro car as the doors close.

Mom: “Wow, we actually made it! Wait, where’s Grandma?”
About 7-year old son: (points at platform) “Over there.”
Mom: “Oh no! We forgot Grandma! We need to go back. What are we going to do?!?!?! Grandmaaaaaaaa!”
Mom (angrily, to son): “I thought you were holding her hand.”
Son: “You said to get on the train. So I let go of her hand and got on.”

After the jump, the best of the rest, in no particular order, including: Metro, more Metro, and plenty of passive aggression.

Oh, and if you don’t like what you see here, listen harder! Remember: you make this engine run. Keep those submissions coming — send them to overheardindc [at] gmail [dot] com.

Photo by volcanojw.