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Overheard of the Week

On the Orange line

Early 20s guy to his friend: “That’s basically what NPR plays, you know—podcasts in radio form.”

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A common problem

At the corner of K and 5th streets NW,  three twenty-somethings are walking on a Saturday evening

Woman: “Really, the only options are to go to bed or to drink more, so we’ll have to evaluate that
situation.”

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One of the worst possible insults

Late afternoon on Monday, two women and one man in their early 20s are talking on the Silver Line travelling towards Rosslyn

Man: (talking about his new roommate for the summer) “He was wearing a visor this morning when he came out of his room. It was very fratty.”
Woman: “Yeah … he seems very Ohio.”

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Boo hoo

In Dupont around 6 p.m. on a Thursday evening, a 20‐something woman is walking a dog and talking on her cell phone about the challenges of job searching

Woman: “Yeah, exactly. It’s like the curse of a Harvard degree.”

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The joys of biking

On 15th Street NW near the bike lanes, Two bikers ride past

Millennial biker to the older guy in front of him: “I hope we hit the next light. Feel like my balls are gonna fall off.”

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Depends on the situation

A group of probable Hill interns walking to Union Station

Guy 1 to group: “You know if someone tells you ‘my karate background has prepared me for this moment’, it’s a lame moment. Like, okay buddy.”

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Hell yeah, bro

At Bluejacket in Navy Yard on a Thursday

Bro 1: “I had a live moth in my Sweetgreen one time. Like I had some arugula, then I went in for some more arugula, and it was like moving, right? So I was like what the fuck, what’s going on with this arugula? But then I looked and it was a live moth, like a whole-ass moth. I was hungry though, so I ate the rest of the salad.”
Bro 2: “Hey, that happens with produce sometimes.”
Bro 1: “Farm to table, bro. Farm to table.”

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So what did you think everyone around you has been singing?

Walking near Logan Circle

Late 20s man: “I didn’t know Hamilton was a musical until I saw it.”

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The younger generation is maybe better than we are

On the Potomac Water Taxi a few days ago, a dad is talking to his three year old while getting off the boat

Dad: “Was that your favorite form of transportation today?”
Kid: “Yes.”
Dad: “Better than the bus and Metro?”
Kid: ”Yes.”
Dad: “What about the car?”
Kid: “Cars are boring.”

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Neigh

Two 20‐somethings at Mezcalero on 14th

20-something: “Ok, but think about it. Horses live the b o u g i e s t lives.”

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Okay grandma

At a coffee shop in Dupont Circle during lunch, a group of college girls, clearly in D.C. for their first internships, are gabbing away

Girl 1: “Oh my GOD! we are SO OLD”
Girl 2: “Yeah! We are FIVE YEARS OLDER than TAYLOR SWIFT’S ‘FIFTEEN’!!!!”
Girl 3: “Imagine what it will be like when we are finally, ’22’!!!!”

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