Photo by ekelly80.

Despite all the talk of park conditions and people sleeping on the sidewalks, it appears that the Occupy movement is at least bringing some people together. And when that happens, the brutal honesty is never far behind.

Overheard of the Week

Wednesday morning, Connecticut Avenue, in front of the under-construction Bethesda Bagels storefront:

A man in suit and briefcase crosses paths with a construction worker.

They both stop for a moment, then the man in the suit gestures for the worker to go first, saying,

“Go ahead, sir — you work for a living.”

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Do they make anti-viral dish soap?

Two Marines Officer talking in an office:

Marine 1: “Yeah … that’s the pot calling the kettle herpes.”
Marine 2: “Hahaha!”

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Neither do douchebags, apparently

On the Mall near the Capitol Saturday afternoon:

Group of 20-somethings are walking by the Capitol and talking.

20-something guy: “Yeah, I’m not going to take any days off. You know why? Because profitability doesn’t take a day off.”

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Yes! This should be part of the training

On the Orange Line train to New Carrollton, stopped at Foggy Bottom station:

Train conductor on loudspeaker: “To the person who has their foot stuck in the train door, I saw you run down the escalator and place your foot in the closing door. This is not the train for you.”

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Surprised there aren’t more overheards from ye fest

Sunday afternoon at the Maryland Renaissance Fair near ‘Ye Olde Foode Court’. Two women in their 20s, one gnawing on a turkey leg and the other getting ready to take her picture.

Girl (with a her teeth sunk into said turkey leg): “No! You can’t take a
picture! I’m a vegetarian!”

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Yeah, that’s why it’s so expensive

At the P Street Whole Foods produce section:

Shopper 1: “Let’s be honest, ‘fair trade’ just means foreign.”
Shopper 2: “It’ll be okay, just wash it first.”

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End Tallism Now!

On Capitol Hill, Monday night, 20-something woman walking along E. Capitol Street, talking on her cell phone.

“I have lots of friends who are either gay or really short, but you’re really short, so it works out.”

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I’ll be sure to remember that next time

In CVS at M and 23rd Street at 8:50 a.m. Monday morning, lady loudly on the phone in candy aisle: “No, I bought laxatives, I don’t like suppositories.”

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Hey, Christopher Columbus might have loved pumpkins!

A Sunday in mid-October, Rock Creek Park. A mom and 7 year old son riding bikes.

Mom: “Tomorrow we are going to go to a pumpkin patch.”
Son: “Tomorrow is Columbus Day! We should be doing something that celebrates Columbus, not something that celebrates Halloween.”