Man #1 complaining loudly about people who aren’t handicapped taking the handicapped seats on the bus
Man #2: Are you handicapped?
Man #1: Yes.
Man #2: How so?
Man #1: TBI.
Man #2: What’s that?
Random woman & Man #1, in sync: Traumatic Brain Injury.
Man #2: So, what, you’re like f**ked up in the head?

#6 Bus heading downtown
Overheard by wishing she was off the bus.

African American Security Guard: Ma’am, if you act that way again, you’re not coming back here.
African American woman: Because I told that kid to stop? You’d better watch how you talk to people!
African American Security Guard: Ma’am, you’ll have to leave. We can’t have language like you used a little while ago in here.
African American woman: Man! Black people!

Minneapolis Public Housing
Overheard by Um, but…aren’t you…?

Guy in white van at stoplight, motioning at me: You know if you roll all of the tobacco out of that cigarette and smoke just the paper it will taste really bad.

E. Hennepin
Overheard by Driving Away Quickly.

Waiting in line outside the Metrodome on Twins home opener
Woman #1: I hope there’s a cover in there. It’s FREEZING out here.
Woman #2: [shivering nod]

Metrodome
Overheard by how did they get those tickets?

Girl: What did you say that movie was called again?
Boy: Jurassic Park II.
Girl: Oh… should I look in the Js or the Ps?

Hollywood Video
Overheard by the girl looking in the Ms for Mean Streets.