Late night female curator to another: I LOVEEEE my cameltoe.

College of Visual Arts
Overheard by ick.

Fat kid in front of a vending machine: But I want it now.

Forest Lake Sr High School

Blondie: I looked for inner beauty in my belly button, but all I found was lint.

The Poolhouse, St Peter
Overheard by BAFO.

College Girl: You fucking cheated on me!
College Boy: But I said sorry!
College Girl: You cheated on me TWICE!
College Boy: I know, but I said sorry. Twice.

U of M, spring jam
Overheard by Second Times the Charm.

Ghetto girl #1: I’m going to the back of the bus.
Ghetto girl #2: What’s goin’ on in the back?  I don’t wanna get shot.

#16 at the Metrodome
Overheard by is there a party back there?

Tall blonde girl talking loudly to middle aged coworker: I’m not wearing my glasses for the wedding. Glasses are just so tacky for weddings.

Roseville Target dressing room
Overheard by your face.

Random Chick: Dolphins don’t eat people.
Random Dude: Yeah, they do, they spin you around and…
Random Chick:(interrupted) elephants can’t swim.
Random Dude: Yeah, they can, giraffes cannot.

Jefferson High School in a mythology class
Overheard by random person who was bored.

Middle aged woman on cell phone:  Yeah, he screwed up his neck, so they gave him some Percocet.  He looooves that stuff. He LOOOOOVES that stuff!

Cottage Grove Walgreens
Overheard by Not so sure about filling this guy’s prescription now…

Recent newlywed girl to her husband at 2:00 a.m.: I told you, I don’t do that!

Through walls in an apartment in St. Paul
Overheard by Sleepless in St. Paul.

Emo guy: Seriously… about ‘patio’, why isn’t it pronounced like ‘ratio’? Like, hey, let’s go eat lunch on the pay-shee-o.
Equally emo girl: Yeah… learn about soft sounding T’s, bitches.

gas station in anoka
Overheard by good grief guys, go home.

Girl #1: You don’t seem like a ‘hat’ person.
Girl #2: What are you talking about? Are you toking the gange?
Girl #1: Um… first off, no. And I guess my question is, ‘are you partial to hats?’
Girl #2: Why do you ask in such a sudden matter?
Girl #1: I thought I’d ask to verify.
Girl #2: Well, depends on the hat. But I find little opportunity to wear them, regardless.

a subway in anoka
Overheard by it’s a legit question i guess.

Guy: Well… you know what they say: ‘If at first you don’t succeed…’
Girl: You get a bat.
Guy: You’re fantastic.

Anoka High School, Anoka
Overheard by that’s what i call romance.

Clueless girl: Hey, you should sign up for Beginning Tennis with me!
Wannabe fratboy: Beginner’s tennis? Are you kidding? People compare my serve to Andre Agassi!
Clueless girl: Who’s that?
Wannabe: (stunned silence)
Clueless girl: Ya, well they compare MY serve to Anna Kournikova!

Dining Center @ Bethel University
Overheard by JAG,

Guy #1: C’mon, guys. Ingosoc? Hello! 1984? Orwell? Political system of Oceania?
Guy #2: Oh yeah! The minute you said 1984 I knew what you were talking about.
Girl: How should I know? I wasn’t even alive in 1984!

BSA Office @ Bethel University
Overheard by JAG.

Overly excited man regarding Smuckers Uncrustable sandwiches: They just have the perfect amount of peanut butter and jelly in them! They’re like… mouth heaven!

Wedding in St. Cloud
Overheard by Wish I got that excited about sandwiches.

Heavyset middle-aged woman: That’s why I like movies, instead of books. Because you can find out what happens faster.

An office on Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis
Overheard by Max.

Lady #1: Well, isn’t Mary a vegetarian? I don’t know what she’ll eat at the Potluck.
Lady #2: She is??  Then how come she’s so fat?  Don’t vegetarians just eat lettuce?
Lady #1: (very all knowing and certain) Yeah, that’s all they can eat. I don’t know how she gained so much weight on just lettuce.
Lady #2: (Laughs heartily) Well, I’ll just ask her when we go back. Wow, I don’t think I could be a vegetarian and eat lettuce forever.

Fitness Locker room of Corporate office in Eagan
Overheard by S.S.

Coworker (calling potential employer to cancel a job interview): I need to cancel our meeting tonight. I guess it’s my son’s birthday.

Mortgage Lender in Richfield
Overheard by walkonred.

Kowalski’s worker, referring to Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi playing from the overhead speakers: Who is this singing?? She’s butchering that Counting Crows song!!

Kowalski’s break room
Overheard by ashamed by my generation.

Girl #1: Jesus, stop messing with my Facebook.
Girl #2: Yeah, for serious.

U of M
Overheard by What a sad world.