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You don’t really think about what’s on stamps too often. But lately, they seem to be pretty accurate.
Overheard of the Week:
Friday afternoon at the Friendship Heights Post Office:
70-ish-year-old woman to postal clerk: “Do you have any love stamps?”
Clerk, after looking through the selection: “We’re out of love. All we have is peace.”
Woman: “I’ll take it.”
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Phonetic phonetic alphabet
At BWI:
An airport employee into their phone: “Bravo Three. Bravo. B. Bravo as in Boy.”
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D.C. is truly amazing
On Massachusetts Ave. near the Walmart:
A middle-aged couple with March for Life gear is crossing the street.
The wife exclaims: “Goodness! They have a Walmart here. Can you believe it?”
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Where does one get this certificate?
At the C&O Canal at 30th Street NW:
Two men in their early 30s are walking toward M Street
One says the other: “I’m literally allowed to tell you what to think. I get paid to do that. I have a LICENSE.”
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Uh
At Decades in Dupont Circle:
Early 20’s woman in a group talking to an early 20’s guy (both obviously drunk)
“How do you know if you’re circumcised? Did your mom tell you?”
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Communication is key in relationships
At Fairfax Hyundai:
Woman talking on her cellphone: “Dude! You’ve been married to me for four years now. What makes you think I’d ever be okay with two dead sheep hanging in my laundry room?”
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I believe the children are our future
Thursday afternoon before the March for Life at the Botanic Gardens:
A group of high school students wearing March for Life beanies are walking through the Botanic Gardens along with an adult (presumably a teacher) and a nun.
Teenage boy whispers to peer: “This is honestly better than the Bible Museum.”
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Wait, I thought only millenials thought this
At a hotel bar five blocks from the White House:
A middle-aged woman sharing war stories with another during happy hour: “Everyone thinks they’re special. But deep inside, I know it’s true.”
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Metro things
Two 20-somethings get board a Shady Grove-bound Red Line train:
Train PA announcement: “This train is being held for a schedule adjustment.”
Man, frustrated: “I’ll adjust your schedule, Metro.”
Woman, also frustrated: “I wish you actually could.”
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Yep
During the Women’s March:
On Pennsylvania Avenue after having just chanted past the Trump Hotel, the group is about to turn up 11th Street.
One woman to a friend: “Oh, are we turning a corner?”
Friend: “Let’s hope so!”
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