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People often think of D.C. as a government town. That’s not exactly correct, it’s a town of many identities. For example, it’s also a pretty big military town. That’s a serious job, but sometimes you need to let off steam, so to speak.
Overheard of the Week:
On 7th Street in Barracks Row on Saturday night:
A group of 20-something Marines jog by.
Marine 1: “Oh man, I am way too full for this.”
Marine 2: “MY FART WILL PROPEL ME FORWARD!!”
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Truly incredible
In Dupont on Friday evening:
Two mid-20s apparent out of towners are waiting on a third to catch up.
Woman 1: “Dude, what are you doing?”
Woman 2, catching up: “There was a hair salon above a pizzeria!”
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Sounds rough
In an Uber:
Hill staffer: “I love my job; it just sucks when your boss is indicted.”
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The horror
At Earth Treks in Crystal City:
Climbing gym attendee: “I’m out of quinoa for the first time in my ENTIRE life!”
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Party time
At BWI at 6 in the morning:
One 40-something to another: “I used to have this melatonin that looked like my drug of choice. And one day I found one on my carpet and was like ‘Oh yes!’ then ‘That blows.'”
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A good question
On the 104 bus from University of Maryland to the College Park Metro:
Two women way back in the bus are having a lively conversation: “Are you still considered a single mother when you have a nanny!?”
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Sounds like a relief pitcher
Two 20-something women are walking on Kalorama Rd. in Adams Morgan:
Woman 1: “Hey do you wanna run into Harris Teeter with me?”
Woman 2: “Sure. But what’s a Harris Teeter?”
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Work is confusing!
At 14th and U streets NW:
Man in his mid 20s talking on his phone: “No, they won’t tell me when my next shift is … I dunno, something about not showing up for my first shift. Well, I would’ve called if I had known they were going be such dicks about it!”
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Kids these days
At the Lincoln Memorial:
One teenage tourist to another “Don’t call Abraham Lincoln ‘daddy!'”
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And finally, correct
At the theatre seeing Richard III:
Person 1: “They asked if the government won or the defendant, and my hot take was that the defendant won.”
Person 2: “That … that’s not a hot take.”
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