Photo by Keith Ivey
While New Year’s Eve has been called Amateur Night for some time, St. Patrick’s Day is making a run at the title: green beer, goofy clothes, lots of alcohol, and bad decisions. Of course, the majority of people celebrating are probably not Irish, which is odd: why not celebrate St. Andrew’s Day for Scottish people, St. George for England, and so on? Well, anyway, at least some people had fun.
Overheard of the Week
Outside The Harp & Fiddle in Bethesda on St. Patrick’s Day:
Mid-20s guy and girl leave the bar together.
Guy: “There’s an alley right around the corner where we can do it.”
After the jump, more holiday shenanigans, complaining about sucky places from sucky places, Chinatown, and more.
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Thanks, Derek Zoolander
Just after work on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Lafayette Park:
Two teenagers whiz by on Capital Bikeshare bikes.
One: “Is that the White House?”
The other: “No, it’s too small.”
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Modern day problems
In the Georgetown Whole Foods on a Friday night:
20-something woman, talking into an unseen headset: “Well, I Googled myself this morning and didn’t see anything, so I think I’m OK.”
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Does the location for this validate his point, or moot it?
At the Clarendon Pinkberry on Monday night:
Middle-aged guy comments in a knowing voice to his group: “You know, McLean really doesn’t have it going on.”
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McFadden’s in a nutshell
At a benefit for homeless children at McFadden’s:
DJ over the PA: “Yeah, yeah, we’ve got drink specials tonight. Drink specials that even a hobo could afford…or if you live in a basement apartment…”
Benefit goers:
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We give up
At the corner of 7th and H St NW, 7 p.m. on a weeknight:
A group of middle-school-aged kids stands on the corner, clearly here on a school trip from out of town.
Their chaperone: “See look, there’s a Subway, and it says ‘Subway’ in Chinese!”
The kids: “Cool!”
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Canadians: so nice they accept stereotypes
In the baggage claim area at DCA:
A man is loudly talking on the phone: “Wait, you’re asking a Canadian for advice on how to be a dick?!”
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Time is hard
On the bus, leaving a St. Patrick’s Day event:
A mom is with three young kids.
Mom: “Well, the website said it would take 112 minutes. That’s, what, 1 hour and 12 minutes right?”
Kids: ….
Mom: “Oh wait no, it’s more like an hour and a half.”
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The Presidential election described in about 5 seconds
On P St., east of Dupont Circle, 5:30pm:
Late 40s woman walking and talking loudly into her cell phone: “I assure you, there are no jobs in my uterus!”
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And scene
Two women in their 20s are walking near Logan Circle Sunday morning after St. Patrick’s day:
One woman interrupts the other, who is happily chatting away: “Look, I’m hungover, I passed out last night, and woke up in a stranger’s house, okay? I don’t CARE about you and your boyfriend!!!”
(Silence)
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