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Feb 02, 2024

Overheard In D.C.: Smothered In Mayonnaise

“I have to get off that horse now before I end up lost in the desert of despair.” 

Jan 26, 2024

Overheard In D.C.: Check Yourself

“When I turned 27, I realized, ‘Woah, I’ve got to check myself before I wreck myself.’”

Jan 19, 2024

Overheard In D.C.: Unforgettable Gifts

“I’m deep in Navy Yard. I’m basically in Virginia.”

Jan 12, 2024

Overheard In D.C.: L’Enfant Weirdos

“I’ve got emotions, and Taylor Swift is the happy emotion.”

Jan 05, 2024

Overheard in D.C.: It’s Resolution Time

“You can’t find anything here. I couldn’t find a German advent calendar.”

Dec 29, 2023

Overheard In D.C.: Christmas Confusion

“I didn’t know this would be religious.”

Dec 22, 2023

Overheard in D.C.: Teleportation

“I had half a dozen martinis … and then I was teleporting across the city.”

Dec 19, 2023

Overheard In D.C.: Best of 2023

2023 is nearly over and with it came year’s worth of oversharing — often very loud and very publicly — from the general populace of the D.C. region.

Dec 08, 2023

Overheard In D.C.: Suffering For Love

“Well, there are a lot easier ways to embezzle money.”

Nov 10, 2023

Overheard In D.C.: Orgy Math

“Wait, someone’s driving this? I thought these were automatic.”

 
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