Rowdy gay man to rowdy gay compatriot while pointing at cyclist walking the aisle: See!  He’s not ugly, he’s RUSTIC!

Lund’s in NE
Overheard by flattered by the underhandedness.

Blonde woman to boyfriend: Remember that one time you told me you thought you had kidney stones? (laughter)

Annie’s restaurant in Dinkytown
Overheard by almost shot milkshake out my nose.

Coworker #1 at 2nd job: I love my job, I love my job, I love my job.
Coworker #2: Which one?
Coworker #1: I didn’t specify, now did I?

warehouse district office
Overheard by If I had two jobs, I might say that too.

White (looking) guy to other white (looking) guy: When I eventually say, “My dad’s from Iraq”, it’s almost an immediate, “You’re undatable.”

Caffetto
Overheard by You wouldn’t be undatable to me… if you weren’t a dude.

30-something white girl to same-type friend: The last time I went roller skating someone stole my pager.

St Anthony Applebee’s
Overheard by Another good reason not to rollerskate, or, why did you have a pager?

Tiny intern girl to not-tiny intern girl: They have Fresca! Fresca is old school right?
Not-tiny intern girl: Oh my god, Fresca is totally old school!
Tiny intern girl: Yeah, it totally is! Hey, do you remember Surge?

Breakroom, Northstar Building, DT MPLS
Overheard by stop making me feel old at 25 dammit!

Woman, after a guy in bear suit walked by: If Bush gets his way there won’t be any more bears.

Excelsior, MN
Overheard by C.Dugan.

Pothead teen: Man, I’m gonna get so baked at the concert this weekend!
Naive good girl: You really shouldn’t sit in the sun like that, you could get skin cancer.

Wayzata High School
Overheard by and i thought i was sheltered.

40-something guy: Man, does she have huge boobs or what?!

Hennepin Ave
Overheard by you know you all were thinking it.

Man to Target electronics employee: So, are these things the converter boxes for the TV’s? (holds up a big DVD player that says “DVD” on it)
Target Employee (curiously): Did you find that below the TV’s?
Man: No, in the middle of the DVD player section.
Target Employee (wearily): So, you found it in the middle of the DVD player section and are wondering if it’s a TV converter, correct?
Man: Yeah, is it?
Target Employee: No.

Electronics: Target Lake Street
Overheard by Lady who wishes she had that guy’s hair.

Girl, as two rambunctious gay guys run by: Is it like this every weekend?

Near Loring Park
Overheard by In a perfect world…

Abnormally suburban petite white girl to equally white suburban friend: Have you SEEN my dad react to a gunshot???

Lake Calhoun
Overheard by What’s a gun?

Young mother: Where the HELL is my son?!

JC Penney’s in Rosedale Center
Overheard by you should know these things…

50-something sculpture looker: Joan, this is a really Zen thing for me to do, being that my anxiety level has been about 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.

Walker Sculpture Garden
Overheard by Feeling very Zen myself.

Cutie queen: I’m not being judgmental but, hello, the 80s called and they want their recreational drug back.

Uptown Pride Block Party
Overheard by Alexis.

Little Boy #1:  How much do you weigh?
Little Boy #2:  I weigh 60!
Little Boy #1:  I weigh less than you, I weigh 70!

Where: MSP Airport
Overheard by: glad to see No Child Left Behind is working effectively…

Employee: It’s like small, but bigger.

Rosedale Center Ragstock
Overheard by do you mean medium?

Moviegoer: It’s like buying a BMW when you could buy a Mercedes.

The 12:20 P.M., June 27th showing of WALL-E at AMC Rosedale 14
Overheard by the message of this movie is walk.

Businesswoman: I know you don’t know anything about downtown Minneapolis.
St. Paul police officer: True.

downtown St. Paul
Overheard by protect and serve.

Blonde woman: So he said he had cancer, and I asked what kind of cancer he had. He said, “A really bad one.” I thought for a second and said, “Is that a type?”
(Blank stares from her tablemates)

Sushi shop in Plymouth
Overheard by Yeah, and Big is a size at McDonalds.