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Welcome back to Overheard in D.C., DCist’s weekly column of funny, strange and poignant things that our readers and staff overhear and send in. We’ve been doing it since 2006, so check out the archives here.
Thankfully those idiots under the dome got the government back open – but not before people worked for free (or, maybe they didn’t.)
Overheard of the Week
After 1 a.m. on a Saturday night on Clarendon Boulevard:
An unmarked police SUV comes to a rapid stop. Four police officers jump out and stop a group of four to five guys in their 20s walking down the sidewalk. The guys are told to turn around and put their hands up against the building, as the officers frisk them. The officers then turn them around. They all talk for a moment, and the group is released.
As one of the 20-something guys starts to walk away, he yells to the officer: “Hey man, it’s alright, I get you. But they ain’t even paying you right now to do this shit.”
After the jump, kids, more shutdown, and bad smells.
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He makes a valid point
Riding on the 36 Metro bus around lunchtime:
A clearly intoxicated man drinking a Keystone Light was being disruptive before he proceeded to play kick the can with the empty. The driver stops the bus.
Driver: “Get off! Now!”
Drunk: “Go away! I’m too drunk!”
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No wonder brick-and-mortar restaurants are angry
Lunchtime at Farragut Square:
A man in a sombrero stands outside his Mexican food truck talking to a passerby.
Passerby: “Where are you from?”
Man in sombrero leans in close: “Egypt.”
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This sounds like it’s going to end well
Around 7:00 a.m. on the Red Line:
A woman in her late 30s gets on the train, talking on her cell phone: “Yeah, it’s a gang. It’s not something I would get caught up in, but she was missing something in her life, so I’m happy for her.”
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Carly Rae
In an urgent care waiting room:
Man to four-year-old daughter: “I’m in trouble, I forgot my phone.”
Little girl with toy flip phone: “You can use my phone, daddy. My phone number is 417.”
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Lolz
An older lady to her friend in Chinatown:
Lady 1: “Look at the Hertz sign, what’s underneath it?”
Lady 2: “It’s in Chinese.”
Lady 1: “Chinese? They are taking us over!”
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Or maybe it’s vice versa…
Aboard an eastbound G2 bus in Shaw, Sunday afternoon:
Adorable little girl: “MOMMY! These acorns smell like POOPIES!!!”
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Shutdown humor
In an elevator in a federal building in Bailey’s Crossroads on the day the government shutdown:
50-something woman 1: “What should I put for my out of office e-mail?”
50-something woman 2: “Just say to contact John Boehner if they have any immediate needs.”
(Both chuckle)
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And finally, what part of the city do you think this is? Let us know in the comments.
The night of October 13 on the US Airways flight from Jacksonville, Fla. to National Airport:
Woman: “Where do you live?”
Man: “Columbia Heights.”
Woman: “Oh. D.C. D.C.”
Man. “Yes. You?”
Woman: “D.C. But Virginia.”
