Young blonde woman: The day I found out I’m going to the Republican Convention was the best day of my life!

IDS Crystal Court
Overheard by Whatever makes you happy.

Girl #1: Oooo, we should get some Fosters to commemorate Heath!
Girl #2: Yeah, let’s do it!! Fosters: It’s Australian for water.

Dinkytown liquor store
Overheard by Mourning Mr. Ledger.

Girl: I found out that his cutting himself was him getting angry and breaking a glass. No band-aid needed! [A minute or so later, about the same guy] He got angry at me so he fell down and faked a seizure and started shaking and rocking back and forth, and I was just standing there like, “I do not believe this.” In the process though, he knocked over a mocha. It left a stain that was there for a year so I had to walk by it each time. The Stain of Shame.

Espresso Exposé, Washington & Harvard
Overheard by ORLY.

Female Student: I have dyslexia and I’m 24.
Male Student: Strange, you don’t look 42.

Century College/White Bear Lake, MN

Museum Employee: I have SO MANY books about animal sex. It’s really embarrassing.

Bell Museum of Natural History
Overheard by well it IS almost valentine’s day…

Trendy, white, barely 20 something adding to conversation on pregnancy and adoption after too many glasses of wine: Yeah, you know I’ve always wanted to adopt a black baby so that I can dress him up in Adidas track suits!
Other 20 something white woman: Well, I want to adopt a black baby, too, but I had not considered the fashion possibilities.

Downtown St.Paul
Overheard by Glad I’m not a black baby up for adoption.