Man #1: Did you get the grill?
Man #2:  What?
Man #1:  (pause)
Man #2:  Are you talking to me?
Man #1:  Is it in your trunk?
Man #3:  I think he’s bluetoothing.
Man #2:  Worst invention ever.  All it does it make people look like they’re crazy, talking to themselves.

St. Paul office
Overheard by LB.

Pious friend: Do you think God is happy with you?
Concerned girl: I don’t know.
Pious friend: Well do you at least fast for [religious observance]?
Concerned girl: [Indiscernible]
Pious friend: You’re a terrible person. I love you, but you’re a terrible person.

Downtown Target dressing room
Overheard by I thought this was a fitting room, not a confessional.

Minneapolis dweller: Are you happy that you moved here?
Enthusiastic newcomer: Yeah! I’m almost, like, jealous of myself!

Brit’s Pub
Overheard by waiting lawn bowler.

Kid #1: Ole! Ole!
Kid #2: What does that mean?
Kid #1: You know like, ‘vamonos?’ That means ‘hurry up’ in Spanish. Ole is the way you say it in French.
Kid #2: Ohhhh… Ole! Ole!

Lake Harriet
Overheard by Lost in translation.

Young woman on cell phone: Who is this? (pause) He is my baby, not my boyfriend! I told you that. (short pause) What’s wrong with you?!?

#5 bus downtown Minneapolis
Overheard by Yikes.

Tie-dyed t-shirt guy: I’ve got a LOT of cannabis in my pocket. Like, everything.

Oak & Washington
Overheard by nothing in my pockets.

Older woman going through a dumpster: An oven mit. Hey, do you have one of those nice fancy kitchens? The kind you can cook things in?

Uptown alley

Young black male, clutching the front of his pants: Yo nigga, where the nigga bathroom at?  I gotta pee!

Block E Theater lobby after The Dark Knight
Overheard by Um…I think society did away with those a few decades ago.

Daughter: Let’s buy water!
Mom: Who needs water when you have Crystal Light!

Target, Ridgedale
Overheard by wow.