Late night Lake Street teen girls to punks: Damn you smell.  You guys protesting showers or something?

Lake street and 2nd Avenue
Overheard by: 612666

Little blonde pre-school girl: I’m stronger than Jesus!

River Hills Church in Burnsville
Overheard by Tomorrow’s lesson is on blasphemy.

Woman #1:  So, I heard you are going to be a grandma.
Woman #2:  Yep, in September and November.
Woman #1:  I didn’t know you had more than one kid.
Woman #2:  I don’t.
Woman #1:  Errrrr…

Skyway Downtown St. Paul
Overheard by Awkward!!!

Coworker: Yeah, ’cause I just LOVE watching American movies in Chinese. (laughs in enjoyment) Yeah, its awesome.

Cube neighbor Eden Prairie
Overheard by Giggling.

20s-something woman: Oooh, it’s totally going to rain on us! Look at those clouds.
20s-something guy: No, those clouds are moving east; away from us. We’ll be fine.
20s-something woman: What? Clouds can’t all go in the same direction! They’re floaty. They float around. Some could come here.  How would they know to all go one way together?
20s-something guy:  Wind. It’s called wind. Are you joking?
[blank stares]

Lord Fletcher’s on Lake Minnetonka
Overheard by but how does the wind know which way to go?

Lady on cell phone, on the bus, talking loudly, all for the sake of hearing her own voice: Yeah, they are having a Protestant ceremony at a Catholic church. Which apparently is really rare.

11C
Overheard by Luther’s 96th Thesis.

Older woman shouting:  Somebody on this bus got a skunk!  Who’s got a skunk in their purse?!

16 eastbound
Overheard by LB, who loves public transportation.

Man on cellphone: Well, I was going to have my grandma make me one,  but then I divorced her grand-daughter so she never got around to it.

Wayzata Office Building
Overheard by that’ll do it.

Teenage girl: Hey, its one of those hand-washing bowl things.
Mid-20’s co-worker: You mean a sink?

Mall of America
Overheard by Were you raised in a barn?

Woman drinking a Frappuccino: Frappuccinos are bullshit!

Roseville Starbucks
Overheard by So you’re saying it wasn’t worth the $4?

Matronly cube neighbor: A lot of boys don’t get braces. Tell your son from me, the guys who get braces are hunks.

694 and 94, Maple Grove
Overheard by Hunks?

Young Rebel Rolling a joint in his parking ticket on the back of the 12 bus: What you lookin’ at gramps? Don’t act like you didn’t smoke this shit in college!

The 12 bus- by Target HQ

Wife to husband, in a mean tone: I am talking louder! Wait until I am done, or until you can talk as loud as I can!

Science Museum, Star Wars exhibit
Overheard by Yeah, I guess you better shape up or ship out.

Lady to Co-worker: Black Friday just isn’t the same anymore, now it’s like the first day of hunting; you just got for the fun and don’t kill anything. Just not the same.

Eden Prairie Center Mall
Overheard by Smoker.

Groundskeeper lying on the lawn, to other groundskeepers: So, people keep killing themselves because the plants are emitting this pheromone that, like, makes people want to kill themselves.

outside Folwell, University of Minnesota
Overheard by worried gardener.

Woman to her friend: Girl, you makin’ my booty itch!
Friend: (silent)
Woman, leaning her butt into the friend’s face, and whispering: It itches.

16 Bus
Overheard by well, itch it!

Guy in thigh-high jean shorts and dreadlocks: Man, and I thought I did a lot of acid.
Guy #2: Yeah dude, I know.

James Gang Cafe, Northfield
Overheard by St. Olaf Grad.

Stoner Guy #1: Dude, you’re right, five dollar footlong is the best deal EVER!!!
Stoner Guy #2: Man, I told you.
Stoner Guy #3: (chuckling) Is that honestly what you guys think about?

U of M
Overheard by Stop Smoking Pot.

Business man #1 describing a projector: It’s got a lens about this big. (motions with hands)
Business man #2: It’s not the size of the lens that counts!

downtown St. Paul
Overheard by LB.

Little girl, referring to Sikh man in front of her wearing a turban and traditional clothing: What kind of man is that mommy?
Mom: I think he is Middle Eastern.
Little girl: Is he is like Aladdin?
Mom: (a quiet) Shhh.

waiting in line at SA in Minneapolis
Overheard by Wishing for more wishes.