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Darren Samuelsohn

4 May, 10 tweets, 3 min read

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NEW: The Overheard District Instagram account became the hub of DC gossip and community help during COVID. Its owner is a mystery, but @thisisinsider scored an exclusive interview w/ the account manager. by @KaylaEpstein ($) businessinsider.com/overheard-dist…

Overheard District is sort of like DC's version of the pandemic breakout hit DeuxMoi, an anonymously run celebrity gossip account where users submit stories about fleeting Hollywood encounters and mundane details about the rich and famous.

Except, instead of crowdsourcing the trials and travails of Bachelor contestants, Real Housewives, and John Mayer, Overheard District shares followers' run-ins with CNN hosts and Ben Bernanke, the former chair of the
Federal Reserve.

One unverified story posted to Overheard District recounted Bernanke arriving at an unspecified meeting, cabinet official in tow, only to encounter a screaming toddler. He then, according to the tipster, stepped over the toddler.

In an email to Insider sent from his iPad, Bernanke responded, "The story about stepping over the child is absurd."
"A father myself, I would never do anything like that," he wrote.

One of Overheard District's most popular features, the Best and Worst of DC Dating Profiles, also took off last year. Residents couldn't (or at least, weren't advised to) date due to COVID risks. But they could share some hilarious or cringeworthy Tinder and Hinge profiles.

The community dissected particular DC "types" and debated ones to avoid: The "consultant", anyone who "works at Deloitte", people who live in Northern Virginia, guys who brag about going to Ben Bernanke's house.

"My safe word is 'Booz Allen Hamilton,'" reads one screenshotted Bumble profile that Overheard District put up for ridicule. (Booz Allen Hamilton is a major consulting firm headquartered in the DC region.)

Or this overheard gem: "I'm sorry but he's the same age as AOC. There's no excuse for him to not have his shit together." instagram.com/p/CNs2C80BTSH/…

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