Middle-aged woman talking to a guy on what appears to be their first date: So we got a big plate of nachos, and I noticed there was guacamole on the side, and I said, “Oh I just love guacamole, do you?” He said, “I’ve never tried it; I don’t eat green food.” I thought, you’re 35 and you don’t eat green food!? Then said, “What about salads?” He said, “I don’t eat salads.” (Laugh, laugh, laugh.) Oh, well, alright, have a good night. Nice to meet you.
The guy she’s on a date with: Ah… uh huh.

Uncommon Grounds/28th St. and Hennepin
Overheard by JC.

Girl #1, reading languages from a website: European - Polish, Russian, Romanian. These aren’t European; they’re Eastern European.
Girl #2: Aren’t they, like, Asian?

UofM West Bank
Overheard by ever looked at a map?

Bearded guy wearing shorts and winter boots:No, no, it’s 20 degrees warm outside!
Leather-jacket-clad man: But what about the windchill?
Bearded guy wearing shorts and winter boots: Nah, that’s just imaginary. For when you’re right out in the open, like if you were standing in the middle of the street where there’s wind… otherwise it doesn’t really matter.

Espresso Royale, Dinkytown
Overheard by Burrhead.

Guy: Do you know where University Ave is?
Girl: Yeah.
Guy: Do you know where the White Castle is?
Girl: I’ve never been there.
Guy: You can’t miss it. Homeless people EVERYWHERE!

Ferguson Hall, U of M
Overheard by The McD’s is better.

Barista: Espresso machines are different from coffee machines, but I’m not really sure how…

Uncommon Grounds, Uptown
Overheard by ORLY.