Maybe it’s Barack Obama, maybe it’s the cold, maybe it’s who knows what, but alcohol and fur seemed to be on a lot of people’s minds this week. Many of today’s overheards involved one or both of those vices (or positive things, depending on who you ask). But first, here’s some pithy economic analysis.

Overheard of the Week

On Monday at the Treasury Department:

Several people have stopped to take a photo.

Passerby: “Why are y’all taking pictures? There ain’t nothin’ in there!”

After the jump, leftover Inauguration stuff, dumb tourists, and liquor and animal pelts.

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Photo by little-wings