Andrew Wiseman

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• Posted Overheard in D.C.: Careful What You Wish For to DCist
  Photo by chesapeakelover It can be fun to think about things you'd like in an ideal mate. But sometimes, things sound better than they actually are. Overheard of the Week At Asylum, Thursday night: Female Waitress: "For some reason I have wings coming out my ass tonight!" Male Bartender: "That would be a real selling point for chicks. Dude, if you could shit out buffalo wings, I'd marry you." After the jump, musical instruments,...
• Posted Overheard in D.C.: Turf Wars to DCist
  Photo by erin_m Generally when we hear about turf wars, it's something to do with law enforcement, intelligence or the military, or maybe something related to finance. Usually turf wars are fought in courtrooms, hearing rooms, Congressional chambers, and rule-making sessions. Usually. Overheard of the Week In the Library of Congress Madison building: Library employee in the hall on her cell phone: "You tell that bitch at the Smithsonian that I'ma crack her head...
• Posted More on Dr. Dremo's Potential Return to DCist
  On Saturday we posted about Dr. Dremo's, the much-beloved and missed Arlington bar that closed in January 2008 -- they were looking for investors for a potential new location in Clarendon. Since then, a few others folks picked up on the story: you can read interviews with owner Andrew Stewart by blogger Tom Cizauskas and our own Missy Frederick in the Washington Biz Journal. Stewart, whose father Bill opened Dremo's predecessor Bardo's, says he's...
• Posted Overheard in D.C.: A Strange World to DCist
  Photo by lovedc There's a lot of weird things in the world: Snuggies, hairless cats, Glenn Beck's Christmas book for kids, for example. And some things just defy explanation. Overheard of the Week Wednesday Night at at Duffy's Irish bar: Guy 1: "If he were as broke as he said he was, why did he keep buying Segways?" Guy 2: "He couldn't give up the lifestyle." (Pause) Guy 2: "I think he paid for...
• Posted Overheard in D.C.: Weird People Edition to DCist
  Photo by mofo Lots of presumed weirdos were overheard this week saying bizarre things. Perhaps Halloween has gotten everybody acting strange. Sometimes you just wonder if people ever think before speaking. Overheard of the Week At the corner of 18th and Columbia: A guy in his mid to late 20s is walking with a groomed poodle. A much older woman holding a lapdog approaches him. Woman (friendly): "Is that your dog?" Man: "Yeah." Woman...