Photo by Mr. T in DC

It’s pretty well-known that children learn by mimicking adults or older kids. Sometimes that’s adorable, sometimes it’s annoying and sometimes it’s a little scary. This one seems hilarious, but with a sinister undertone…

Overheard of the Week

At Jazz in the Garden:

Four-year-old girl: “First I need a couple drinks, then I’ll go talk to him.”

Takes several sips from her apple juicebox, then approaches a six-year-old boy.

After the jump, violence, more kids, and burritos.

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No biggie

A lazy post-brunch Sunday afternoon, around 2:00 p.m. walking down 18th Street south of Lauriol Plaza:

Two early 20-something girls are talking. It sounds like they’re roommates.

Girl 1: “Oh, come on, it’s not that bad—I only hit you when I’m drunk.”
Girl 2 remains silent

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Kids are funny

In an office building in NoMa:

A woman gets on the elevator with her two daughters (around 6-7 years old). The girls look at the elevator buttons and see that after the 12th floor there’s a button marked “P”

1st girl to mom : “What’s P stand for?”
2nd girl: “Parking?”
Mom: (who didn’t seem to want to admit she didn’t know what it stood for) “Yes, Parking.”
1st girl: “Parking? How do they get a car in the elevator?”

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Nice job, Mr. Universe

In an office in Van Ness:

Coworker to another coworker: “So I decided to walk to Chipotle instead of driving to get my exercise in.”

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Get on board the sexy bus

At the southbound bus stop on Columbia Rd. in Adams Morgan:

A northbound bus stops as it passes the southbound bus which is picking up passengers. The southbound driver is female and the northbound driver is male. The two drivers begin chatting for a moment:

Female Driver: “You better come get this candy!”
Male Driver: [eggs her on]
Female Driver: “You better come get it, come get this candy!”

The door closes, and the female driver realizes a person waiting at the stop has been watching the interaction from the bench.

She opens the door back up, embarrassed and laughing, and says: “That’s the guy who relieves me!!”

Driver and waiting person both start laughing.

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Humanitarians!

At L’Enfant Plaza, Friday rush hour:

Three guys, laptop bags, IT-types. Slightly nerdy. Late 20s, early 30s are talking: “You just gotta remember, we’re not doing this for the love, we’re doing it for the breeding.”

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The correct response for anyone, from anyone

A gaggle of pre-teen girls ventured into the adult fiction/literature section of Books-a-million in Dupont Circle:

GIrl #1: “Fifty Shades of Grey?” (Pointing to the book on the shelf.)
Girl #2: “My mom read that.”
Girls, together in chorus: “EEEEEEWWWW!!”

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Hey-o!

Saturday evening at a bar along 17th street NW:

Some dudes talking about having sex at work: “I’ve never had sex at work; but I get fucked there all the time!”

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Kids are dumb

Last Friday at the Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles:

Two kids, about 10 years old, had been (obnoxiously) running back and forth on the walkway spanning the top level for several minutes. Their parents were several feet away reading about an exhibit.

One kid stops abruptly and looks across the hangar and says with legitimate surprise: “WHOA! An airplane!!!” Then continues running.

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