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Who says old people can’t get down?
Overheard of the Week
In the dining room at Ripple on Saturday:
An older couple are eating dinner.
Man, loudly: “You wanna go to a strip club after this?”
Woman: “What are the contraindications for your medicine? I should probably know stuff like that.”
After the jump: government workers, bros, and interesting questions.
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Locations are hard!
Swedish Embassy rooftop during the EU Open House, Saturday afternoon:
Young man, maybe in high school, to his friends: “I just texted my friend, ‘I am so excited for the Swedish Embassy.’ He asked, ‘Where are you?'”
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Government work is awesome!
At a community table in a federal building:
A 30-something woman joins a tired looking man at the table.
Woman: “Hey can I sit with you?”
Man [nods]
Woman: “So how are you doing these days?”
Man: “Well, it’s complicated.”
Woman: “Really, how?”
Man: “I’m seeing four shrinks at once.”
Woman: “Because of this place?”
Man: “Partly.”
Woman [awkwardly checks her phone, probably looking for an excuse to leave] “Oh hey, I gotta go…”
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Good luck with them at karaoke.
At Merriweather Post Pavilion:
20-something guy talking to girlfriend about an hour before showtime: “Normally I’d be three beers in at this point. It’s just not the same with Sigur Ros.”
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Tell me more
Leaving the REI in NoMa Friday afternoon:
A late 20s bro type and his friends are leaving. He is holding a Patagonia bag that he just bought.
Bro: “So you know about the unwritten rule where if you are going to a concert, you can’t wear that band’s t-shirt to the show? Like it’s not cool.”
Friends: Nod in agreement.
Bro continues: “So is that the same thing if you go to Patagonia with a Patagonia bag? Cause we’re going to Patagonia and I don’t want to look stupid with this thing.” (holds up bag)
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Take that!
One 20-something woman is talking to another as they leave work downtown:
Woman 1: “I can’t hang out this week. I have to watch Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu before my ex realizes I’m still using his account and changes the password.”
Woman 2: “Just get your own account. Isn’t that the point of Handmaid’s Tale? Feminism?”
Woman 1: “I’m dismantling the patriarchy from within.”
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This is pretty good advice
Friday afternoon outside of the Clarendon Trader Joe’s:
Two female employees are talking.
“Ask him what his favorite Snapchat filter is, and if he says puppy dog ears then don’t hire him.”
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Yikes
Wednesday around 4:50 p.m., at a federal building in Chinatown:
Two co-workers are whispering to each other.
“That’s your kill people face? Why does your kill people face look so happy?”
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Hate it when that happens
11 a.m. on a Saturday in Clarendon:
Two couples are walking out of Lyon Hall after brunch.
One of the women is holding a baby and is talking as they walk down the street: “So I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’m wearing a shirt covered in dog poop!”
