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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.

Some things you really only hear in D.C.

Overheard of the Week

At Nats Park on the same day the House voted on healthcare:

Fan heckling Ryan Braun (who was suspended for performance enhancing drugs): “HGH isn’t covered by Obamacare!!”

After the jump, games, bros, tourists and more.

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I mean, is it about the Trump White House?:

Outside the Government Accountability Office:

Two middle-aged employees, a man and a woman.

Man: “I have this idea for a book in me. If I were to sit down and write it, it would be bigger than Harry Potter.”

Woman: *nods*

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The Pokemon market is still strong

Saturday at 12:30 a.m. near H Street Corridor NE:

Three men mid to late 20s with biceps the size of watermelons.

Man 1: “Come on!”
Man 2: “No dude! I said black, black no trade backs on that Charizard card!”
Man 3: “Harsh, man.”

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Not synonyms

Walking by the Hilton on Connecticut Ave in Dupont:

An older tourist couple wearing fanny packs is walking.

Wife: “So Dupont is the gay neighborhood of D.C.”
Husband: “Is that anything like the Red Light District in Amsterdam?”
Wife: “Exactly like that!”

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Sort of

Inside the Pentagon:

Small boy (5-6 years of age) talking to his dad who was in uniform: “Dad, it’s like the inside of the Rebel Alliance…”

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Freedom fries strike again

On the Blue line on a Saturday morning, aka tourist central:

A mother and son are talking about the upcoming stops and the son stumbles to pronounce “L’Enfant Plaza.”
Mom: “They need to change that. What is that supposed to mean? No one can pronounce it!”
Son: “Maybe it’s a person.”
Mom: “Well I don’t know who that is. Lafayette?” [Train pulls up to McPherson Square]
Mom gasps excitedly: “McPherson, see that is someone who helped us!”

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Hyperloop Metro

On a Franconia-bound Blue line Metro pulling into Rosslyn during the evening rush hour:

Man (confidently): “This is Rosslyn. The next station’s Franconia.”
Woman seated nearby who was not clearly with the man: “Mmmmmmm… no.”