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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, and check out the archives here.
The Pope! He was here, causing a lot of excitement and a lot of teleworking. People waited in lines, took crowded trains, waited in more lines, and so on to see him. And people were enthusiastic in different ways.
Overheard of the Week
At the Papal parade near the Ellipse on Wednesday:
Group of older ladies near the front: “Quick! He is almost here. He’s kissing babies. We need a baby.”
Younger lady in the back: “I have one!”
Older gentleman near the front: “We need a cuter baby!”
After the jump, lil’ kids, more Pope shenanigans, and funny people.
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He has the mannerisms down already
Evening rush hour on the Red line from Dupont:
A mother, father, and about 2-year old son are riding together.
Son: “I wanna be a dinosaur for Halloween!!!!”
Father: “I still think he should be Donald Trump.”
Son, screaming: “BOYS CAN DO IT LOUD!!!!”
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Ya think?
At the National Zoo, around noon on Friday:
Crowds are gathered in awe of the orangutan climbing up the ropes above.
Teenager girl: “Look! An orangutan out of its natural habitat!”
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Are all D.C. sports teams cursed?
Section 321 at Nats Park during the bottom of the 4th of the Nats-Orioles game:
Three elderly gentlemen are discussing the state of the Nats In the top of the 8th, after a 2-run home run gives the Orioles a 5-4 lead:
Man 1: “This is how it’s been all season. Everything we touch turns to shit!”
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He’d support you
Early in the morning on the Papal parade route:
One 30-something woman to another 30-something woman: “Do you think it’s inappropriate to Tinder while waiting for the Pope?”
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Agreed
Saturday afternoon at the flea market area of Eastern Market:
20-something woman to her female friend: “D.C. is a nice starter city.”
A nearby eavesdropping man to his friend: “Did you just hear what she said. She called D.C. a ‘starter city.’ Fuck her.”
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14th Street problems
At Trader Joe’s on 14th around 3 p.m. on Sunday:
A man in his late 20s to a woman around the same age: “I can’t be drunk after brunch in Trader Joe’s.”
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Is there, though?
On 11th Street NW near the corner of Monroe Street, outside of The Coupe:
Person 1: “What’s your favorite cupcake in D.C.?”
Person 2: “My favorite cupcake place in D.C.?! Oh God! I know there’s a right answer to this question…”
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Burn
In the TSA line at DCA:
Male TSA agent checks boarding pass: “Mr. Nussbaum… Are you any relation to Emily Nussbaum?”
Businessman: “Who?”
TSA agent: “You know, the famous writer.”
Businessman: [Blank stare]
TSA agent: “Yeah, you know, in the New Yorker. She’s a famous writer.”
Businessman: “The New Yorker. What’s that, a magazine?”
Young woman: “Yes, it is. But it’s a very highbrow publication. You wouldn’t know it!”
TSA agent: [Beaming] “That’s right. Tell him again!”
Young woman “It’s for the literati.”
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And finally, have fun with that
Saturday night, corner of 14th and U NW:
Man: “What bar are we meeting them at?”
Woman, looking at iPhone: “The one on the corner of 11th and Northwest.”
