Photo by Jenna Duffy

D.C. United may finally be on the path to getting their very own stadium. We hope that doesn’t affect the atmosphere in the crowd.

Overheard of the Week

During the D.C. United match against Toronto:

The chanting dies down while United has the ball, so a dude screams out, “Press the triangle button!”

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Doing us proud

At 14th and U Streets NW:

Two drunk 20-something girls running from Black & Orange on 14th Street across to McDonalds: “I’m an American! I don’t want a fancy quarter pounder!”

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Protect and be funny

11 p.m. on the Northeast D.C./Maryland border:

Cop to very high woman involved in a medical emergency: “Ma’am you’re stressed. I’m just trying to lighten up the situation.”
Woman mumbles something incoherently
Cop: “No, I never called you retarded.”

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To be young…

On 7th Street NE just south of H Street NE:

A group of four 20-somethings is riding bikes down the street. They pass a couple and another woman in their late 30s or early 40s walking up the street.

Guy on bike: “I was drunk, he was high…”
Girl on bike: “I had on heels…”
Woman in the couple: “Sometimes I feel really old.”
Other woman: “Me too.”

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Mainly when Rex Grossman is on the field

On the patio of a Bethesda restaurant last Saturday:

Two couples are dining together and talking about upcoming weekend activities.

Female innocently says: “It’s fun to go to [actual name of the Washington football team] games.”
Male somewhat angrily answers: “No it’s not! They get drunk and angry at their team!”

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Not the best big crowd strategy

Near the Washington Monument during the March on Washington anniversary:

Man on his phone: “I’m in the middle of a goddamn field waving my hand in the air. I look like an idiot. You can’t miss me.”

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Aww, then… 🙁

In the security line for the 50th March on Washington anniversary evemt:

A girl about seven says to her dad: “Why do they have metal detectors? They should have them in the ground so they can find stuff.”

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And finally, oh, Jesus Christ.

On the Red Line, before a Nats game:

Two college-aged girls with Nats hats are discussing their classes for the new semester.

Girl 1: “My American Sign Language professor is so cool.”
Girl 2: “Really?”
Girl 1: “Yeah. He’s deaf, you know?”