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Love is in the air, folks.

Overheard of the Week:

One female coworker to another, in their office on Valentine’s Day:

Coworker: “You can’t break up at Ben’s Chili Bowl, it’s a sacred place. So I’ll either ask to go somewhere else, or I’ll just hold on the conversation because I do want a chili dog.”

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Well-placed rage

Slipstream Navy Yard Friday morning, about 10 a.m.:

Lady barista: “What are you angry about?”
Male barista: “Climate change.”
Lady barista: “Makes sense to me.”

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Courage of your convictions

On the H4 bus to Tenleytown on a recent weekday morning after a group of teens boarded:

Teen girl 1 (looking at her phone pensively): “Should I proofread this essay before I turn it in?”
Teen girl 2: “Girl, I never proofread. Like, I said what I said — period.”

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Healthy!

Two 20 somethings, one male and one female, waiting for the Glenmont-bound train at the Dupont Metro station:

Man: “Have you ever have Fireball mixed with RumChata? It’s, like, really good.”
Woman: “Yeah, anything goes with RumChata. That’s why I drank it when I was depressed.”

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Denial is certainly one strategy

Two women talking at a coffee shop (not far from the White House):

“When I get subpoenaed, I don’t want to know anything about it.”

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The only conspiracy theory I’m interested in

At Wonderland Ballroom, 11:15 PM on a Tuesday:

“That’s why Biden’s not doing well, it’s because he’s a lizard person.”

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Perhaps a metaphor for the Capitol more broadly?

At Capitol Visitor Center:

Six or seven-year-old boy, presumably on a class field trip, to adult chaperone: “It just feels like we keep going ‘round in circles in this place.”

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Accomplishments

Two women in their late teens/early 20s are talking at the Anthony Bowen YMCA:

Woman 1: I have every one of my molars.
Woman 2 (admiringly): Damn.

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Sure, ok

Sunday afternoon in Arlington at Northside Social. Twenty something consultant bro talking to his female friend:

Guy: “It was a typical trip with my coworkers to Miami. Went to the club. Woke up at 6 a.m. yelling at a cabbie with nothing but a credit card. My dad bought me a new plane ticket home. Had to buy a new phone. Weekend cost me $3,000. Great trip!”

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Start them young

A young father with his toddler son on his shoulders walking by a hotel at 12th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW on Sunday afternoon:

Father: “This is the President’s hotel. It’s part of his criminal conspiracy.”
A middle aged man passing by: “Right on brother.”

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If extreme physical discomfort counts as fun, sure

On H street on a Saturday afternoon between two friends:

Girl 1 (Pointing to a building): “What’s in there?”
Friend: “Hot yoga.”
Girl 1: “That shit is fun as fuck!”

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The hustle

Group of 3 20-something woman walking on 18th Street in Adams Morgan on Sunday afternoon:

Woman 1: “So what subjects are you tutoring?”
Woman 2: “Anything! Just pay me!”

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Candid

A bunch of girls at brunch:

Girl A: “The only reason I need a personal computer is for porn and the Sims.”

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Wait till he hears about D.C.

On the Amtrak train from D.C. to New York:

Child around 5 years old to the adult with him: “Is Foggy Bottom a state?”

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Tough love

An elegant woman to one of her three dogs, while pointing at a man running with his dog on the other side of the street:

“Nobody is sorry for you Angie, nobody! Look, every one else is moving. All you want to do is eat cookies …”

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Perspective

A snappy-looking middle-aged man walks down a hallway in a federal office building, talking on his cellphone:

“This is not a software push. This is a war of attrition, if you would.”

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