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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Overheard of the Week: 

Two men are chatting as a plane lands at DCA. One is seemingly a tourist, inquiring about what good places to check out in D.C.: 

His seatmate: “There’s this super cute little spot, Founding Farmers.”

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And that’s why they work at an animal hospital! 

Two 20-something receptionists at Friendship Hospital for Animals:

Woman 1: “School started today. That’s why I’m not on Instagram right now, it’s all just pictures of kids.”
Woman 2: “Ew, why? I hate that for you.”

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You watch one episode of Below Deck and suddenly 

An early 20s woman is walking down K Street NE, talking on her Airpods and eating ice cream: 

“Yeah I’ve been considering getting into the megayacht industry.”

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Welcome to the big city!

A gaggle of Midwestern tourists walking down East Capitol Street pass a rowhouse that’s for sale. The older teenage boy grabs a sales flyer, reads it, looks at the house, and looks back at the flyer: 

In a shocked voice: “$1.2 million? For that tiny place? I could get 100 acres and a few cattle for $1.2 million.”

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It’s time to move on, kid

A young family is eating dinner in The Dabney’s outdoor seating area on Wednesday night. They’re clearly tourists.

Father: “Who knows what we’re doing tomorrow?”
Son: “Going to Barack Obama’s house?”

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Aug. 27, 2021: Definitely never heard that one before

A man and woman are talking at The Midlands Beer Garden on Georgia Ave.:

Woman: “I didn’t even get crabs in Ocean City!”

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Aug. 6, 2021: Very bad, no good day

A plane is de-boarding at DCA after coming in from Boston. A woman is visibly confused and speaking with the flight attendants:

Woman: “The pilot said welcome to Washington … are we not in Washington?”
Flight Attendant: “Yes, ma’am, we’ve landed in Washington, like Washington, D.C., not the state.”
Woman: *stunned* “Oh no…oh no”

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