Man on his cell phone in the baby aisle:  No, not that kind of Mexican!  The cowboy hat and boots kind!

SuperTarget in Midway
Overheard by juju.

Drunk Guy: I need some beer RIGHT NOW, or else I’m going to DIE.

u of m- superblock
Overheard by that does sound like a dire emergency.

Exasperated Dad to child, who is repeatedly using a toy to make horrific screeching noises: If you do that one more time, I am going to take that thing and throw it across the UNIVERSE!

Target off Suburban in St Paul
Overheard by Jeremy Q. Afterglide.

Homeless guy yelling at another homeless guy after sharing a parting hug: You a pervert, Ceasar! You a pervert! Ceasar, man, walk away. You’s a pervert, man!

Sidewalk-Franklin & Nicollet-Minneapolis
Overheard by ceasar is quite a name for a homeless guy.

Guy: I heard about this guy who was sueing the government for a quadrillion dollars. There’s even a lawyer who took the case.
Girl: Why would anyone do that? It’s not even a real number!
Guy: Yes it is, it comes after a trillion.
Girl: It sounds made-up.

4th street, dinkytown, outside the Varsity Theater
Overheard by nerd.

College boy: I’m gonna go to the bathroom. (pause) The bathroom door’s locked. (pause) Hey! Is there a reason the bathroom door’s locked?

Caribou Coffee at Snelling and Grand
Overheard by the guy on the toilet — please just go away.

One very serious young man to another as they chained their bikes to a street sign: It’s true, man. Everything *IS* relative.  (pause) Einstein was the shit!

In Dinktyown outside of a coffeeshop.
Overheard by some nerd.