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: 

Overheard on a bus in Dupont, between two presumably college students: 

“She’s older … she’s in her mid-20s … but she’s really cool.”

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Umm is the sky blue

Sunday afternoon, an apartment building lobby in Southwest D.C. A guy in his 30s on his phone:

“What do you need? …. Hummus? … Is it urgent?”

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An original boy genius fan

Group of 20-somethings at brunch in Adams Morgan. One person says to another:

“Don’t take this the wrong way, but you definitely strike me as someone who watched a lot of Jimmy Neutron growing up.”

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Happy for you or sorry that happened

On an otherwise tranquil morning on Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park, birds are chirping, the creek is bubbling, and a biker passes by, absolutely screaming into his Bluetooth, seemingly as loud as possible:

“WHAT’S UP BRO? I’M RIPPING A TRAINING RIDE RIGHT NOW! I SAID, I’M RIPPING A FUCKIN’ TRAINING RIDE RIGHT NOW! YEAH BRO, FUCKIN’ RIPPING IT!”

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Probably close to this? 

20-something woman overheard in West End:

“I’ll just mock myself. I’ll be like, ‘what would I sound like if I was depressed today?’ … Sorry. That’s rude.”

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You don’t know her story

A 40-something woman crossing Indiana Avenue at 7th Street NW talking on her phone:

“Seriously? She’s that upset about a cow!!!”

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Is inflation the problem here?

A group of 30-something moms on a patio having wine, talking about potty training their kids:

Woman 1: “[Child’s name] was so easy and cheap to potty train. All I had to do was give her an M&M after she pooped.”
Woman 2 talking so loudly the whole patio could hear: “I gave [child’s name] a Barbie after each time she pooped. I got a 12 pack for $50. Now that same 12 pack costs $250 because of inflation.”
Woman 1: “Did you give her all 12 barbies?”
Woman 2: “Of course! It’s all the Disney princesses.”

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An enriching cultural experience

On 17th Street on Saturday, there’s a long line at the Happy Ice Cream cart. Two people are walking by:

Person 1: “Oh, I wonder which embassy that is…”
Person 2: “That’s the line for ice cream.”

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