Chick: (looking at video arcade) Aurora Borealis? What’s that?
Guy: Um, I think it means Northern Lights.
Chick: Oh. For a minute I thought it said ‘Areola’.

MSP Airport, C terminal
Overheard by the night sky just got more interesting…

Ghetto-fabulous mother to her daughter: You’re acting stupid.
Daughter: No, I’m not!
Mother: Hey! It’s “no you ain’t!”

Midway Target
Overheard by maybe homeschooling wasn’t a good choice.

Student: Can we replace the parentheses with commas?  Because I’m more of a comma person than a parentheses person.

Metro State
Overheard by (sxoidmal).

Young mom with small baby: Are you serious?  I have to go out to a special place in the parking lot to smoke a cigarette? I have a BABY with me.  I don’t want to take him out in the parking lot.

Mall of America
Overheard by Strolling Amok.