Photo by Kevin H.Technology has changed a lot of things we do: how we meet up with friends, settle debates and meet and stay in touch with people. And there are some parts of our past that people will probably never see again.
Overheard of the Week
At the Library of Congress’ Jefferson Building open house on Presidents Day:
Teenage boy 1: “Dude, you gotta go into that room.”
Teenage boy 2: “Why? What’s in there?”
Teenage boy 1: “They have a bunch of little drawers with a card for every book they have! Like, literally every book!”
After the jump, kids, horny people, and government workers.
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To be a kid again…
Presidents Day around noon on the Mall between the Washington Monument and the WWII Memorial:
Elementary school-age boy is complaining to his mom about being tired of walking.
Mom: “Of course you’re tired. All you do is play video games all day.”
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Pretty sure there are federal regulations about buying American first
In a federal office around 2 p.m.:
A coworker speaking loudly on the phone: “I want a local baby, I don’t want to have to go buy one from China.”
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Sounds like a good story for local news sweeps week: ARE YOUR KIDS BEING VIOLENT ON FACEBOOK!?
Valentine’s Day around 8:45 a.m. on the P6 bus:
Two 7- or 8-year-old kids riding to school mainly talking about social media. One of the kids turns to the other and says very loudly, “If he posts that (on Facebook) about my grandma, I’m gonna smack his teeth out.”
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He’s terrible until the fourth quarter and gets bailed out by his defense and kicker?
At a Department of Homeland Security building:
Two mid-thirties male government employees walking out of the bathroom: “Yeah, he’s kind of the Tim Tebow of our budget.”
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Attention bosses:
Wednesday evening on the Yellow Line toward Huntington Station:
A man in his mid-50s is loudly conveying his life story to the woman sitting next to him. He gets to a part about defending his boss against a coworker who didn’t like the boss.
Man: “I think the guy thought I was a pushover because of that, but it takes balls to wear a bow tie.”
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Let’s see… tacos, avocados…
On the Red Line towards Shady Grove after a Caps game:
A guy talking about flying to Florida for a booty call, trying to be discreet: “I’m going to get some T and some A…some B and some J.”
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If only kids always talked about this at 2 Amys instead of screaming all the time
Outside of 2 Amy’s Pizza:
Small boy to his father: “Maybe our sun is in a binary system.”
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Have fun with that
On a Red Line train toward Glenmont on a Wednesday afternoon:
Girl talking loudly on cell phone about an upcoming trip to NYC: “Well, we can just stay in a hostel in Chinatown or something. If not, we could just go to Boston. Or, is Chicago close to Boston? What about D.C. and Chicago? How far is it from D.C.? Only eight hours? Great! Well, I can get some work done in D.C. and then we can just drive to Chicago since it’s so close….”
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And finally, interns…
While walking toward Union Station from Dirksen, two female interns walking through the park:
Intern #1: “So after I hooked up with the legislative correspondent I found out that another guy on staff likes me.”
Intern #2: “Oh?”
Intern #1: “Yeah, so that is why I don’t give blow jobs in the office anymore. I go out somewhere.”
