Welcome back to Overheard in D.C., DCist’s weekly column of funny, strange, and poignant things that our readers and staff overhear and send in. We’ve been doing it since 2006. Check out the archives here.

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You might notice we have fewer overheards than normal. We’re taking that as a sign that folks are staying home and socially distant—good job! But as a result, we are now taking submissions for eavesdropping on video conferencing calls and all of the other newfangled ways we’re staying in touch.

Overheard of the Week 

A young girl, 7 or 8 years old, has been leading a chant of “no justice, no peace” on a march down 16th Street during the June 7 protests.

Mid-30s man: “That’s some good parenting.”

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Technology!

An older woman speaking into her phone at a Silver Spring condo: 

“This new telephone is so small I can hardly read it. I can’t even tell what the weather is.” 

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Life’s too short to count mushroom calories

A group of late 20s, early 30s women talking to each other outside Lyman’s Tavern on 14th Street: 

One woman: “I was really upset to learn that shiitake mushrooms have more calories than other mushrooms. Not by much, but there’s still a difference. It’s a bummer.”

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They’ll have cute kids (get it?!)

Young-ish man and woman walking on a Rock Creek Park trail: 

Man: “She also has a goat, so we have lots in common.”

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You do you!

A woman talking on the phone, walking near 39th and Benton streets: 

“Oh I don’t shave my legs, I was talking about my vagina.”

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Neither seems ideal

A 40-year-old woman hiking on the Billy Goat Trail: 

“It doesn’t matter if I break my arm. If I broke my leg, THAT would be a problem.” 

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As always, we rely on you to overhear the good stuff and send it our way. Make sure to tell us who was speaking to whom and in what context.