Photo by Hoosiers United.

There’s been a lot said about D.C.’s cuisine versus New York City’s. Bagels, pizza, whatever other thing they’re better at because of water / people / history / whatever. Some guy called D.C. a second-tier food city, and whenever a New York chain comes here, everybody goes crazy for it.

But we finally have some ammunition in this battle.

Overheard of the Week

Passing a group of three tourists on M Street in Georgetown on a Sunday afternoon:

“Oh yeah, Georgetown is a great place for food. They have this really great Mexican restaurant here called ‘Chipotle.'”

After the jump, kids and nutrition, party time and a sign of the coming apocalypse.

Overheard in D.C. comes from the stuff you hear! So send it in and tell us who said it and in what context.

——

Love those oldies

At the Abbey Road on the River music festival, where some bands play other ’60s-era songs:

Band on stage begins playing “America” by Simon and Garfunkel: “Let us be lovers, we’ll marry our fortunes together…”

Mid-twenties girl: “Who sings this?”
Other mid-twenties girl: “Hmm… oh! Josh Groban!”

——

Next time try sand instead of oily rags

At the bar at Rhodehouse in Arlington:

The waitress working the outside tables rushes in to grab a pitcher of water and says to the bartender, “Dude, the ashtray is on fire again!”

——

He’s used to 16 ounce beers

Group of friends is at the Virginia Scottish Games and Festival Sunday:

Announcer: “These competitors are throwing 28-pound weights. That’s two stone.”
Guy: “So a stone is 16 pounds.”
Girl not with the group: “14 pounds.”
Guy: “Uh, yeah…my math was a little off.”

——

Kids are learning!

At the Columbia Heights Target:

A 3 or 4 year old kid and his dad are in the ice cream aisle and the kid is picking out some popsicles.

Kid: “Can I have one today?”
Dad: “Yes, but after you finish you dinner and eat all your vegetables.”
Kid: “But we’re doing to McDonald’s. They don’t have vegetables there! “

——

I like the logic behind this.

Four college-age guys walking into the “Really Secret Safeway” north of Tenleytown:

Guy 1, to the others: “You know, this might sound crazy, but we might want to grab a bag of kitty litter too, in case anyone gets sick.”

——

In these tough economic times, you have to save money however you can

Lighter Café downtown, just outside McPherson Square Metro:

A tourist family of four is getting lunch, with an active son and flustered father:

Kid: “Can I have a banana?” (climbing onto bar)
Dad: “Get down from there, Kirk!”
Kid: “Can I have a apple?”
Dad: “No, you ate yesterday!”

——

I’m sure that will help

Two college-age women are walking down 21st Street in Foggy Bottom:

The first woman, gesticulating wildly: “He has to learn to recognize what he likes and what he doesn’t like. He needs to realize he *enjoys* spending time with me!”

——

And finally, this is what we’ve come to?

Two college-aged girls get on the Red line at Tenleytown:

Girl to her friend: “Yeah, it was venti size, but I guess that place just calls it large.”