Photo by erin mValentine’s Day has come and gone, and it certainly provided a lot of fodder for you, our army of eavesdroppers. Here’s the best of the bunch, some true romance.
Overheard of the Week
At about 8:45 am on the morning after Valentine’s Day at Woodmont Ave. and Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda:
A 20-ish woman in sunglasses walks out of an apartment complex, heading towards the Metro. 30 seconds later, a slightly older (mid-30s) man comes out the door after her, without a coat or shoes on.
Man: “Hey!! Hey!! Where are you going?” (he starts waving his arms around in the air and calling until she finally turns around)
Woman: (shrugs slightly) ‘I’ll see you at the office!” (waves back and keeps walking)
After the jump, more V-Day shenanigans, marriage, and for some reason, a lot of religion.
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Zing
At a bar in Cleveland Park:
A guy walks up to 2 girls he knows at a bar. They ask him about getting ready for the baby he is expecting in 6 weeks.
Guy: “I’m reading the books. No, the book is in my bag… I will read it though”
Girl 1: “Well, it’s like a condom in the bedside drawer… It doesn’t work by proximity!”
Girl 2: “He’s already 0 for 1.”
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Congratulations, you are their target demographic
At Connecticut Avenue and R Street NW in Dupont Circle on Tuesday night:
A guy and woman in their 20s are crossing Connecticut Avenue.
Woman (talking to guy and pointing to Church of Scientology building): “I’d, like, join any church with a cool looking logo.”
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Maybe, but a true miracle would be getting the escalators to work
Wednesday afternoon on the Metro at Gallery Place:
30-something man runs to catch train, doors close in his face and then reopen quickly enough that he can just slide on to the train. Man exclaims to no one in particular, “YESSS!!! I’m like Moses!!!!”
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Take that, old people!
Tuesday after Presidents Day on the 5:50 D6 bus:
A group of 3 late-teen girls on the back of the bus.
Girl 1: “If I don’t get married by the time I’m 35, I’m just not getting married. I hate it when old people get married. Somebody gets married and they’re 55. Why? Y’all are about to die anyway, why get married?”
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Oh, Jesus Christ
7:30pm, Monday Night in a bar on U Street:
Two twenty somethings are at the bar, clearly on a happy hour date.
Guy: “What’s the building where the Inaguration was?”
Girl: “You mean the Capitol?”
Guy: (Enthusiastically) “Yeah, right, so my gym is near there.”
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More Valentine’s fun
On Amtrak train from NYC to DC on Valentine’s Day evening:
Guy starts talking loudly on cell phone: “Did you take her to a gynecologist!? …. Listen. Listen. You take her there in the morning. This is not for a regular doctor.”
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Good choice
On Valentine’s Day on the Green Line:
A group of guys are exiting at U St.: “I had a friend who once shot a kitten with a potato gun. He’s not my friend anymore.”
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Deal with it
The day before Valentine’s Day during lunch at the Victoria Secrets in Farragut:
A man about 30 years old is awkwardly shopping for his Valentine with the help of a sales associate.
Saleswoman: “I’ll ring these up for you.”
Dude: “Yeah… and do you have a plain black bag or anything?”
Saleswoman: “Uhhhmmmm, I can look?”
Dude: “Yeah, you should talk to your marketing people about that. Men don’t want to be seen carrying this shit.”
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And finally: what?
The evening of Feb 13th in a darkly lit speakeasy-type bar:
Two 20ish guys in in dress shirts and ties are talking about the various single women they both know.
Guy: “I like [woman X]. She’s as sketchy as I am: she likes to ride the Metro.”
