Overheard in D.C.: Devil's advocate
"Is he actually a Republican though?"
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Haha, cute. What ideas?
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Overheard between two college women interning on the hill:
Girl 1: “Is he actually a Republican though?”
Girl 2: “I don’t know, but I’m definitely planting ideas in his head. I think he just likes to play devil's advocate.”
Girl 1: “Is he actually a Republican though?”
Girl 2: “I don’t know, but I’m definitely planting ideas in his head. I think he just likes to play devil's advocate.”
Pick up! It's the call from inside the house, literally
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Overheard in the Longworth House Office Building elevator:
Girl 1: "Comms is like a sorority in the worst way."
Girl 2: "Yeah, they're so cliquey, mean, and always care about their perfect hair."
Girl 1: "It's a total popularity contest!"
(Brief silence)
Girl 1: "I hate being in Comms."
Girl 1: "Comms is like a sorority in the worst way."
Girl 2: "Yeah, they're so cliquey, mean, and always care about their perfect hair."
Girl 1: "It's a total popularity contest!"
(Brief silence)
Girl 1: "I hate being in Comms."
Probably bad
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MLK Library security guard on the phone:
"That man is a time-ticking bomb."
"That man is a time-ticking bomb."
#themoreyouknow
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Overheard in the locker room at Piney Branch Pool, Takoma Park:
Mom: "Dung beetles do like to eat a lot of poop. I don't know if they have a favorite kind of poop, though."
Child, maybe four years old: "Did you know if you eat blueberries when you're little, it turns your poop blue?"
Mom: "Dung beetles do like to eat a lot of poop. I don't know if they have a favorite kind of poop, though."
Child, maybe four years old: "Did you know if you eat blueberries when you're little, it turns your poop blue?"
