Photo by Mr. T in DC

Tourist season or not, kids are everywhere in town. The city is a great place to take kids, what with all the history, museums, statues and things to do. And there’s always an opportunity to teach them about something.

Today, in the park with the baseball statues next to the Federal Reserve at 19th and Virginia:

Mom and two kids are waiting for their father to meet them for lunch. Older child (4 years old or so) runs over to the statue of the catcher.

Kid, pointing to the catcher’s knee, yelling: “MOM! What’s this?”
Mother: “His knee!”

Kid, still yelling, points to the butt: “Mom! What’s this?”
Mother: “His…leg!”

Kid, running his hand around the butt and then underneath the catcher and
pointing to the groin, yelling: “No, WHAT’S THIS? Mom? MOM!”
Mother: “…”

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At the PR at Partners Hair Salon in Tenleytown, about 12:30 on Friday afternoon:

A female college student in chatting away with her stylist and then busts out with “my friend just found God. I hope she loses him again.”

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Occupy Hershey Park!

At 13th St. NW and Pennsylvania Ave. at Taste of DC on Sunday afternoon:

Constantly rhyming/rambling late twenty-something protester with a very loud megaphone standing amid the Taste of D.C. crowd, away from the rest of the protesters on Freedom Plaza.

While he is rhyming, some guy walking past him hands him a bag of chocolate.

Protester: (abruptly switching from rhyming/rambling about corporate greed) “I am very thankful for this blessing of chocolate…”

(People in the crowd start laughing)

Protester: “…yes, this is a very delicious piece of chocolate indeed. God bless you all. Everyone join in the God blessing game, because that’s what it is, a game…” (returns to his rambling protest, not making much sense)

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Medical office space is just so hard to find these days

Bathroom of the Saloon on U Street:

Thirty-ish guy walking out of the bathroom, shouting over his shoulder to someone in the stall: “…yeah, dude, I’m a urologist…”

Guy in the stall: “…what a f*cking coincidence… “

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No, but the burritos are great

Outside Mehak Indian restaurant in Chinatown:

An older man, walking by, asks the hostess: “Do y’all serve egg rolls?”

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And yet, women in D.C. complain about the men here!

In Dupont Circle:

Three twenty-something males walking in the circle.

One: “Man, she had orangutan titties.”
Friend: “Dude, you can’t be blamed for that, you can’t predict that type of thing.”

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Zoo = Romance

At the Zoo on Saturday:

The lion cubs play and wrestle with one another (there were about seven of them out, all being very active and playful, and lots of tourists around taking photos.)

A young married couple is watching the lions play.

The wife said something about the lions being scary and a little too close for comfort, and her husband turns to her and says, “I get money from work if you die, you know.”

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Nutrition begins at home

Mom and seven year old son in line at Giant in Van Ness:

Mom is putting groceries on the belt and adds Velveeta singles to a heap of other groceries.

Son: “Mom, is this real cheese?”
Mom: “Of course it is.”

Son looks down at packet and reads, “pasteurized prepared cheese product.”

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Jerseyites, always thinking of clever stuff

Forty-something mother with approximately 10 year old son, outside the U.S. Capitol:

Mom (in heavy NJ accent): “I’m gonna need some lipstick for this tour.”
Son: “Me too!”
Mom: “Okay. I’ll put it on and then I’ll kiss you on the lips.”

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How are you at singing Rick Astley?

In the Van Ness Giant:

A toddler shouts to his mother, “Mommy! Can you put me on YouTube?!”

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And finally…

Red Line at Dupont Circle on a crowded Thursday evening:

A group of deaf mid-20 year olds enter the train and start signing and laughing to each other.

At the next stop:

Woman sitting behind deaf group: “Excuse me.”
Deaf people: ……
Woman: “I said excuse me! I need to get off here.”
Deaf people: ……
Woman shoves a couple of them and starts walking off the train ranting.
Woman: “I said excuse me and you just standing there. So rude!”
Deaf People: …..