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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. Check out the archives here.
The blizzard got a lot of people out and about: sledding, visiting a snowball fight, or buying bread and milk for whatever reason people do that. That meant a lot of people heard a lot of things. And had to make sacrifices.
Overheard of the Week
While sledding at the Capitol:
One mid-20s woman to her two friends: “Fine. I’ll sled on a pro-life poster, even though I don’t support it. Whatever.”
After the jump, more snow, and more shenanigans.
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Perhaps metaphorically
Riding a Yellow Line train to L’Enfant Plaza from Virginia, crossing the Potomac
Two young 20-something women are chatting.
Woman 1: “Ooooh look. Water.”
Woman 2: “Of course there’s water. D.C.’s an island. Right?”
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Yes, the gender of your car is the problem
Early Saturday morning during the blizzard, 7th and E Streets NW:
A small Ford SUV is getting pulled out of the snow by a large Ford 4WD truck.
Truck driver says to SUV driver: “If you had a man vehicle, you’d be at work already.”
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The bar?
Walking down the middle of 18th Street in Adams Morgan during the blizzard:
Lots of groups are strolling around looking at the snow. About 30 people are visible within a few blocks.
A man says loudly to the street: “But where is everyone going?!”
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Same here
From a stall in the ladies’ room at Kennedy Center after a Millennium Stage performance:
Mother, sounding pleased: “[Boy’s name], this is your very first time using a public bathroom. You’re almost done with the Pull-Ups! I bet Santa brings you some big boy underwear for Christmas.”
Boy: “Ewww, gross!”
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Oh really
In the men’s bathroom at E Street Cinema around 9 p.m.:
A middle-age man who was using the urinal turns to his friend who was washing his hands at the sink: “Well that’s a shitty way of telling a Holocaust story.”
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Clearly not a video game fan
Mother to young boy in grocery store: “I promise you, people’s heads do not just pop off.”
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So they’re giving mushrooms to children now?
On Barracks Row, 5:45 p.m. Friday night of the blizzard:
Mom has some supplies, two kids, and a dog with her. The girl is being pulled in a sled and her terrier is in her lap. Both are covered in a frosty layer of white.
Mom: “You’re both covered in so much snow!”
Girl, slowly from behind her scarf: “I am the snow.”
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True story
At Caps vs. Flyers game on January 27, pre-game:
Man in his 30’s is talking to a woman about the same age while walking around the arena. Neither are wearing Caps or Flyers gear and they seem to not be from D.C.
The man sees the various alcohol only stands: “D.C. seems to love its liquor.”
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And finally:
Saturday around 3 p.m. during the worst part of the blizzard:
A man is leaving the BP gas station in Takoma, which was surprisingly open, though the pumps weren’t cleared and there were no footprints around the building.
Young man sees him coming out: “Oh thank God, are they open?”
The young man goes inside and calls out: “Hey, you ARE open! You guys sure must love money!”
