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If you live in the District, it’s tough not to feel *something* when you see those Brutalist buildings. Some of us have softened to the hardened aesthetic (ahem, hi), while other folks now think about every othercategory through the lens of the hulking architecture.

Overheard of the Week

On the evening red line to Shady Grove

Man: “My favorite cereal is actually shredded wheat.”
Woman: “Oh God! That’s like the Brutalism of breakfast cereal!”

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You and me both

Three mid-20s women at Little Coco’s for bottomless brunch

Woman: “Brunch culture for me just doesn’t make sense. I’m just in it for the eggs.”

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When the differences are just so apparent

Wednesday night on 18th Street NW, two 20-something dudebros are sitting with and talking at a 20-something woman at an outdoor table at Bul

Dudebro 1: “I’m a consultant. And [Dudebro 2] is also a consultant. But we consult on different things.”

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Well, I guess I won’t sign my email “best wishes” then

At a Nail Salon in Dupont, two women talking while getting pedicures

Woman 1: “Oh my god I hate the phrase ‘e-meet’ in emails. Like, screw you trying to be cute. No thank you.”
Woman 2: “Oh my god, yes.”

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The power of a mother’s love 

Two middle aged tourists are discussing one of their teenage daughters while sitting in Lafayette Square

Woman 1: “Well, she’s a teenager! That’s what they do, sleep all the time.”
Woman 2: “Ugh, she’s such a b*tch. I love her, she’s just like me.”

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Just imagine talking to them

At a cafe table overlooking the canal in Georgetown

Undergrad girl: “Have you ever seen the finance bros?”
Undergrad guy: “Yeah, they’re awful. Just out there … making money.”

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Very few people worth braving the humidity for, to be quite honest

A man and a woman in their young-to-mid 20s are walking down Eastern Market on Sunday, and it’s a hot day

Woman: “All right, let’s scooter home because it’s far!”
Man: “It’s far…?”
Woman: “No, it’s like two blocks.”
Man: “What… You don’t wanna enjoy my company?”
Woman: “No, of course I wanna enjoy your company, but I also wanna be home like NOW!”

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So you’re telling me you pick your books sober?

A man and woman are browsing the shelves at Politics and Prose at The Wharf during Wiener 500

Woman, putting a book she was looking at back on the shelf: “I’m too drunk to make good book choices right now.”

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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business

A man in his 40’s is waiting for the crosswalk at the corner of 11th and K NW

Man, talking on his phone : “I mean, who over 40 hasn’t seen at least one Godfather?”

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