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BE CAREFUL ABOUT this guy who is often found in the area between Farragut Square and Foggy Bottom and uses a variety of costume gimmicks — sometimes he’s the “out-of-work construction worker”, sometimes the “flower seller”, and a friend who works nearby swears she once saw him in some kind of lab coat. There’s also […]

A few weeks ago, my coworker and I were walking in Eastern Market to get something to eat when I guy yelled, “hey pretty girls”, “look at the the pretty twins”.   We look nothing alike but both have blond hair so I guess in his eyes, we were twins.  Neither one of us felt […]

I was standing at the bus stop, and a group of men were sitting on the bench behind me — one of them with a stroller. I heard one of them suddenly shout, “Merry Christmas, baby!” and I turned and saw a beautiful woman getting out of a cab. As she walked into the Metro […]

I was sitting in the back row of the bus, and speaking quietly on my cell-phone (mostly listening to be accurate.) A man sits down next to me and after looking at me for a moment asks me a question. I didn’t hear his question – but I smiled politely and said “I’m sorry I’m […]

I was walking back to work from my lunch break the other day, and this guy who was begging for change in front of United Colors of Benetton was yelling at a guy who was with a woman. The guy was yelling mess like “Ooh! That’s what I’m talking about! Protect that prettiness! You got […]