Girl on phone: Yeah, I just left the courthouse. Well, the lawyer told him to just move up to Minnesota and start a new life. It seems to me he’s been on the run for… 8 months or so. The lawyer said he can’t have been trying too hard to turn himself in. Yeah, his bail was just for $7500 or so. There were two other guys there who were indicted, and their bail was for $1 million. I heard that and I was like, DAMN!

Light Rail / Warehouse District Stop

Co-Worker #1: Poopie on a stick!!
Co-Worker #2: Nice language…
Co-Worker #1: Well, it was better than saying “Christ on a cracker!” (pause) Does anyone have any glue??

College Admissions Office
Overheard by Collegiate Co-Worker #3.

Crazy Lady: Stab me in the back wearin’ a purple jumpsuit, why don’t you?
Teen: Uhm… Not today…

4 Bus, Chicago Ave
Overheard by I Really Didn’t Laugh…

Security staff on phone with someone: The lady been on vacation; I can’t make her appear.

NorthLoop

Woman: So are you a blowup doll producer?
Man: No, I –
Woman: Oh, but if you WERE one…

Downtown office
Overheard by JfA.

Woman on bus: I have two VIP tickets to a show at that theater!
(pause)
Woman on bus: (repeats excitedly) Two!
Man on bus: (long pause) Musical parody is the lowest form of theater ever created.
Woman on bus: (long pause) Well… they were free.

#6 bus

Old Guy: That looks like a good, dark German Beer.
Old Lady: What you talkin’ ’bout?! We at Perkins! They don’t serve no beer! And this is pink lemonade, fool!

Perkins, St Paul
Overheard by It definately was Pink Lemonade.