Guy #1 (discussing upcoming fishing trip): Don’t forget to bring your passport.
Guy #2: That’s right! Canada’s a foreign country now.

Minneapolis Skyway
Overheard by gerbil.

Cute brunette #1: I really think you should wait awhile before you go all the way with this guy.
Cute brunette #2: Dude, for sure! I’m going to wait a decent amount of time before I sleep with him.
Cute brunette #1 (smirking): What, like a week?
Cute brunette #2 (in a serious tone): No! Like two weeks.

Hennepin and 4th St.
Overheard by Good for you!

College guy: By the way, your cat shit in my car.
Girlfriend: No way!  That one night?
Guy: Yeah, dude.
Girlfriend: Well, it wasn’t my fault you brought it to the bar.  Did you clean it up?
Guy: With my tongue.

Bethel University Dorms
Overheard by a.lil.

Stoner to his friend:  Dude! Have you hot boxed your UPS truck?

Acorn Park disc golf course
Overheard by Rolling my eyes.

Dude: I heard they’re gonna put Light Rail in St. Paul.
Chick: What’s that?
Dude: Light rail? We’re riding it right now!
Chick: I know that! [long pause] What’s St. Paul?
Dude: …

Midtown Station
Overheard by Really?

Older woman studying colorful products in baby aisle with friend: Look at all these booties! LOOK! At all! These BOOTIES! Oh my GOD, they come in multiple PACKAGES!  Sets of THREE!  Look at these, they’re made to look like little patent leather shoes! She needs these, we have to get her these.
Friend: Okay.
Older woman: You know when I had Tommy*… ONE pair of booties. That’s all we bought, just one!!! Can you believe it?!?!
Friend: Gosh, you’ve got a lot of stuff for her, there.
Older woman: Yes! Obviously she needs booties, she NEEDS THEM!

Patina, 50th and Bryant
Overheard by Unschooled, ’til now, in Bootienomics.

3-year old girl trying to put on her flip-flops: Uh oh, that’s not how they go.
Babysitter: Yeah, you have to put that part between the right toes.
3-year old girl: (studies feet, sighs) There are a lot of toes here.

Lawn in South Minneapolis
Overheard by Why I Wear Sneakers.

Upset girl to chastised boyfriend: You played fucking beer pong with my MOM!
Boyfriend: Well…
Girl: NO! You play beer pong with my fucking MOM!

Dinkytown
Overheard by You go boyfriend.

20-something hipster guy: I’ve decided which celebrity I look like.
20-something not-so-hip girl: Um… okay?
20-something hipster guy: James Dean in East of Eden.
20-something not-so-hip girl: Wait, isn’t that the one where Rosie O’Donnell is the leather-clad dominatrix?
20-something hipster guy: (blank stare) I… um…

Mall of America
Overheard by maybe they don’t belong together…?

Blue Collar Dude waiting for to go order: Do you think they have DQ in Alaska?
Blue Collar co-worker: *blank stare*

SLP DQ Grill and Chill
Overheard by Alie.