Morgan Baskin
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 20-something bros on the Red Line at 6 p.m. on a Friday, openly drinking beers:
Bro 1: Dude, I was in a music video once.Bro 2: No way, really?Bro 1: Yeah we were in a pool and I totally ruined the shot by puking. It went everywhere. And then just disappeared.
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Teleportation, brought to you by Lime Bike
Four or five guys walk to brunch in Georgetown.
One with a British accent says to the group: “I had half a dozen martinis. Then I was drinking before you got there. And then I was teleporting across the city.”
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Ten hours later
At a local college, an undergrad student is presenting their final at the top of their voice and can be heard out in the hallway:
“So, the history of the right to vote — I’ll have to be really brief here—”
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Bring the Schnapps
In elevator, one co-worker looking down at their phone, to another:
“She moved our team meeting to the middle of our holiday event?”
A man on an electric scooter is racing down 24th St. in Foggy Bottom at speed, shouting at the top of his lungs to be heard over the phone:
“That’s INSANE behavior!!!”
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Seitan has entered the chat
Man is reading a posted menu outside of DC Vegan:
“Why does this place have chicken? It’s supposed to be vegan!”
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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.
