Mother to her two kids who are acting up: I have just two words for you - behave.

Corner of Lyndale and Franklin Avenues, Minneapolis

Earnest fellow: And then I watched Scrubs, and then I watched Blade Runner, the movie.  And then guess what I did?
Earnest fellow’s girlfriend: What?
Earnest fellow (proudly): I organized my receipts.

Stadium Village apartment building
Overheard by the girls by the elevator.

Guy talking on cell phone: So yeah, about that blind date you set me up on last night. Yeah man, I know, but, uh, I’m not Richard Gere and this isn’t Pretty Woman.”

Thrift store on lake street in Minneapolis
Overheard by bemused cashier.

Small white high school girl: I am like Dear Abby, you know, in the newspaper, where people write in and ask you stuff… except gay, and Thai. It’s like “Dear Abby, why do I have flesh broccoli growing from my naughty bits?” and I’m like, “How the fuck do I know! Go see a doctor!”

u of MN campus - mall area