Talkative woman to two boys with accents: Where are you from?
Two boys: (inaudible)
Talkative woman: Oh, I went there once. We saw men just go up and grab women’s butts. Do they still do that there?
Two boys: (laughing) No.
Talkative woman: You know, because we don’t do that here.

84 bus into st. paul
Overheard by admiring her tact.

Girl doing crossword puzzle: What’s a word for young deer?
Friend: Fawn.
Girl doing crossword puzzle: How do you spell that?
Friend: F-A-W-N.
Girl doing crossword puzzle: Hmmm. It’s five letters. I’ll just spell it F-A-W-N-E.

u of mn
Overheard by that’s not how it works, blondie.

Bona fide sorority girl: I got on the scale today and it was like, ew. I haven’t weighed this much in my whole life, ever. I need to diet hardcore. If I could afford it, I’d do coke.

journalism school, u of mn
Overheard by speechless.

Redheaded metrosexual to tall guido, from behind: Hey, I thought that was you!
Guido, turning around: Oh hey! Um, how did you recognize me from back there?
Redhead: Oh, I recognized your dad (who is sitting across the table) from your pics on Facebook.
Guido, creeped out: Oh, that’s… um… cool.
Guido’s dad: Haven’t changed a bit have I!?
[seconds later]
Redhead: So, yeah we’re just here for my birthday.
Guido: Oh yeah, that’s right.
Redhead: Huh?
Guido: Oh, I saw it was your birthday on… uh… Facebook.
Redhead, also creeped out: Oh, that’s… um… cool.

Fogo de Chão @ Downtown
Overheard by Facebook is for stalkers.

Two guys reading the marquee for Broadway Musical Sweeney Todd playing Feb 5th-10th: So it only shows at 2, 5, & 10?

Walking by Orpheum Theatre
Overheard by Theatre Fan.

Pseudo Political Frat Boy#1: Where is she? Is she coming?
Pseudo Political Frat Boy#2: No. She went to play beer pong.
Pseudo Political Frat Boy#1: She went to play beer pong instead of Caucusing?
Pseudo Political Frat Boy#2: Yup. Beer pong is the American Way, much more than Caucusing.

Plymouth Congregational Caucus
Overheard by Beer pongless line waiter.

Early 20s girl, about soon-to-be ex-husband: He’s like a potato. He can be all warm and stuff, but you can’t really have a conversation with him, you know?
Friend: (nods)

Highland Park Middle School - during Caucus
Overheard by Friend of the Dems.

Republican: Which line is this?
Democrat: DFL. The Republicans are downstairs.
Republican: Oh. I should have known, your line has all the good-looking people in it.

Jefferson School caucus
Overheard by Leigha.

20something with porn ’stache, phat pants, and his parents: Cranberries are the Ninja Fruit!

St. Anthony Cub Foods
Overheard by ceramic atheist.

Girl in bathroom bathroom stall at Matchbox Twenty concert: Oh my God, Rob Thomas’ jeans are as tight as mine!

Xcel Center, St. Paul
Overheard by I didn’t see her pants.

Obnoxiously loud and drunken bar patron: I went to the Cardinal U!

Cardinal Bar, 38th Street and Hiawatha Ave.
Overheard by maybe that’s your problem…