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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s the fallback question adults aim at kids they’ve just met, and usually you hear astronaut, president, princess, or maybe pony if the kid doesn’t quite get the question. Some grown-ups still don’t know what they want to be, but that’s OK. This guy has my vote anyway.

Overheard of the Week

Sunday afternoon on the Red line at Metro Center:

An elderly man gets on the train, and a younger guy gets up to let the older man sit down.

A few seconds later, the elderly man says: “I had my 92nd birthday yesterday, and I’m still hung over.”

After the jump, college kids, evil plots, and reasonable political discussion.

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