Photo by Andrew Bossi

Occupy D.C. and the movement in general has been big news around the city and the world. You could debate its impact, and there are definitely a lot of people that strongly believe in it and others that decry it, but maybe something else will come of it. Like the plot for a lame romantic comedy.

Overheard of the Week

At Occupy D.C. a few days ago:

Early 20s man to early 20s blonde woman: “My mom saw us together on TV this morning.”
Blonde woman: “Yeah.”
Man: “She said ‘I did not know you were into blond girls.’ She thinks you’re cute.”

After the jump, boobs, butts, confusing things from our past, and teenagers.

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Beer snobbery starts at home

In the beer aisle of the Adams Morgan Harris Teeter, 1:00 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday:

A 30-something mother has her two-year-old son in the seat in the cart facing the fridge.

Child: (pointing towards a row of Dogfish Head 60-Minute IPAs) “Fish!”
Mom: (laughs, to self) “Haha. Fish. (To child, slowly enunciating) Dog-fish-Head!”
Child: “Dogfish Head.”

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Thwarted

At The Passenger after the Lunar New Year parade:

Four 20-something guys and a girl are talking loudly at a table.

Guy: “You don’t want to see any boobs?”
Girl: “Nah, I see them every day.”

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History is hard

On the first floor of the Longworth House Office Building:

Two guys are talking near a bank of former telephone booths which (mostly) are empty but provide visitors a place to make a private cell phone call. One guy seemed like a visitor, the other might have been a staffer or intern.

Guy 1, excitedly: “What are those things?”
Guy 2: “Those are called telephone booths. I think you’re supposed to just sit in there.”
Guy 1: “Oh I remember, Superman used one.”

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True that!

Two late-20s guys walking by 13th and F in suits:

“If you’re gonna put something in my butt, at least ask first then….”

(Guys walk out of earshot.)

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They pay for other things too, like the impound lot

At 19th and M Streets NW just before rush hour:

Late 20-something son with his middle-aged dad are standing next to their parallel parked car. Son asks whether or not he will put money in the parking meter.

Dad: “Meters are for tourists only. It’s what we pay taxes for.”

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Lawyer guy should be careful, or he’ll get a motion to dismiss

Monday morning on the station platform at Judiciary Square, getting on the escalator:

A woman and man, both around thirty years old, are talking.

Woman, exasperated: “And then he sends me a screen shot of his mobile phone, showing that he texted me.”
Man, shaking head: “That’s lawyers for you.”

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Amazingly, this might actually work for teenagers

At the Tycho show at Rock and Roll Hotel:

A seemingly teenage kid is talking with a teenage girl: “I can’t believe you haven’t explored NOVA. I mean, there’s a California Tortilla.”

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Resume builders, for sure

On the 96 bus Tuesday evening:

Woman on the importance of her daughter’s dance recitals, “Putting on a full face of make-up and doing up your hair, those are transferable skills a girl can USE!”