PR Person to Boss: You must get tired of dealing with the crazies.
Boss: I enjoy the crazies, it’s the rational people I don’t like.

downtown minneapolis office building
Overheard by administrative assistant.

Kid: I can’t believe I’m blind.

Pediatric Ophthalmologist clinic
Overheard by patient in waiting room.

Woman #1: I think I was at a party at your house.
Man: Which one? I have three.
Woman #1: It was some punk party? (to female friend) Remember? It was totally full of mexicans. I didn’t know they had punks. I just thought they had cowboy hats.
Woman #2- Yeah! You passed out on his couch and puked everywhere!
Woman #1: Are you from (mumbles) Mexico?
Man: Huh?
Woman #1: Are you from here… Originally?
Man: Yeah, born and bred.
Woman #1: Oh.

CC Club

A girl smiling, listening to a boy on an escalator
Boy: English is the only language where you call things what they really are. (holds up a pencil) Like, what is this?
Girl: Der ist ein Bleistift!
Boy: No, no it isn’t! It’s a pencil!

Coffman Memorial Union

Older person to teen mom: Just make sure you teach him to be polite. You want him to be a good adult.
Teen mom: I don’t care how he is ‘long as he ain’t like his daddy.

North Side

Southwest H.S. grad: He’s a total ghettrosexual.

The Garage

Programmer on phone: Hab-loh inglay-say? Julio Iglesias?

office building downtown St. Paul
Overheard by me.

Girlfriend to boyfriend: Right there. You are? Oh.

Coming from their bedroom