Eavesdrop DC

After a very loud argument between a couple and the female getting off the metro …
Nosy Girl- “I understand where you’re at. I was jobless for six months, and I went to Cornell!”Sad Guy – “Yeah, it has been rough.”Nosy Girl – “Seriously, I mean, I went to Cornell! An Ivy League school. You know [...]

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Waiting for the elevator doors to close inside Union Station metro -
Guy (as he jumps into elevator): “hurry up and close the doors before any wheelchairs come in!”
(chuckles to himself and looks around to see if anyone is in agreement – we’re not.)
Door closes.
Guy again: “Whew! That was close…I mean jeez, they already get free [...]

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Overheard on a train in the DC Metro on Saturday Night (12/12/09):
Two guys in Santa outfits talking to each other:
“Where are we going to say we’re from when the north pole melts?”“I dunno… Queens or something”
A few minutes later:
Random bystander: “Why are you taking the subway?”One of the Santas: “Santa didn’t get any TARP money [...]

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Overheard on the Metro Red Line:

Guy 1: Oui!

Guy 2: What is that?

Guy 1: It’s French.

Guy 2: Are you sure?

Guy 1: Yeah! I totally learned that shit from the Rugrats in Paris movie!

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On the Metro Halloween night.
Girl dressed as a crayon fanning herself sees at a guy dressed as a Taco Bell Fire sauce packet and noticed that both of their costumes were made of the same material. She looks at him and asked, “excuse me, but are you hot?”

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Orange line, Metro Center:
Woman 1: Oh my god, I want to eat your shoesWoman 2: Why does everyone keep saying that?

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Mother and two children on the train as it comes out of the tunnel to cross the river into Virginia. Children are about 4 or 5:
Child: Mama! Its the ocean! I see the ocean!Mother: No. That’s not the ocean. That’s the bay.
I might also add that it was clear they were not tourists.
–Yellow line

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Overheard on the Metro:

Man on phone: Yeah, I went and saw her at work the other day. She was looking GOOOOOOD! Thin little mustache & everything!

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Metro policeman on the Green Line platform last night:

“People move it on to the middle of the train. Let’s pack the car right Nats fans. You are not cherry-blossomers. You people know to do this. You live here.”

And before that as the crowd began to build on the platform:
Metro cop – “Sir, you [...]

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