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Overheard of the Week

At the Coupe a few weeks ago:

One 20-something lady talking to another: “Herpes?! But his face is so beautiful.”

After the jump, kids, museums, and working hard.

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Maybe Georgetown should be worried about this

Tourist at the Pentagon City Metro station looking at a Strayer University ad:

“Oh, I have heard of Strayer. They are the D.C. school with the amazing basketball program!”

Tourists proceed to take photos with said Strayer ad.

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Welcome to D.C., where you shouldn’t ever leave the office

In front of the Whole Foods on P Street NW:

A middle-aged guy in Warby Parker glasses and a turtleneck is talking on his phone: “Well if anything demonstrates how replaceable she is, it’s the two weeks she’s about to take off.”

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Interesting logic

Two college-aged girls outside the Dupont Metro station during rush hour:

Girl 1: “Whenever I don’t want to go to the gym I just think about shaving my legs.”
Girl 2: “Why?”
Girl 1: “Because I feel like if I lose weight, it will be less surface area for me to cover.”
Girl 2: “Oh, that makes sense.”

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Sherlock Holmes is on the case

Next to the Verizon Center on Monday night before the Capitals game:

A ton of people wearing hockey jerseys are walking around, and two office workers are talking.

Co-worker 1: “It’s really crowded.”
Co-worker 2: “I think it’s spring break.”
Co-worker 1: “Maybe a concert?”
They pause as they look around.
Co-worker 2: “I guess it could be a game of some sort?”
Both ponder the possibility.

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Me too. It’s complicated.

At Filter in Dupont Circle on Sunday:

Two women in their mid-20s are talking about staring gluten-free diets.
One woman to the other: “You should talk to Sally. She has a really interesting relationship with cookies.”

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Okay, sometimes kids are cute

At the Flea Market at Eastern Market on Saturday:

Two boys about six- or seven-years-old are looking at some blocks with quotes on them, mostly about drinking alcohol.

Boy 1: “Well, that says something about wine, I think.”
Boy 2: “How the heck do you know? You can’t read!”
Boy 1: “That’s not true. I can read … now!”

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D.C. in a nutshell?

Three guys are talking after coming out of a restaurant at 6th and E streets NW:

Guy 1: “Well, back to the office to work for life, liberty and the pursuit of the American Dream.”
Guy 2: “Good luck with that.”

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Not a fan of business school

On the Yellow Line entering Virginia:

Boy to girl: “The only thing more boring than a checklist is a book about checklists.”

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I guess they must think I’m an astronaut

Two girls walking near the Friendship Heights Metro station:

Girl 1: “You know, I really need to go to my museum this week. You know the Native American Heritage Museum.”
Girl 2: “Yeah, why …” (Gets cut off by Girl 1.)
Girl 1: “Because you know I’m Native American and all and can get in for free.”

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And finally, zing

Inside the Starbucks at 21st and P streets NW:

Discussing the ridiculousness of Macklemore sweeping the rap awards at the Grammys, one 20-something barista complained to another: “Rap is now just as gentrified as New York Avenue is.”