30-something guy carrying groceries to his 30-something guy friend: That’s not a yuppie car, a-hole, look at the bumper sticker.

St. Paul, Kowalski’s parking lot
Overheard by You’re not by chance single?

Starbucks barista: You’re with a different guy than you were last time you came here.
Female student: Yeah, this is the new replacement one.

campus Starbucks at the U of M
Overheard by Wonder how much this model cost.

Idiot #1 in bathroom stall: Have you heard of that Pineapple Express?
Idiot #2: Oh yeah! That’s that new smoothie place in the mall!

MOA bathroom

Loud girl to her boyfriend: Dude, we TOTALLY ate there.
Passerby: Totally.

MN State Fair
Overheard by ristee.

Woman in office: Stop rubbing against each other! (exits office, walking down hallway) There’s enough friction in there to start a forest fire.

Minneapolis, Downtown
Overheard by JfA.

Mother: I think I’m gonna get the fwesh shwimp.
(Pause)
Daughter: (laughing) The what?
Mother: The fwesh shwimp.
Daughter: A fresh whip?
Mother: What did I say?
Daughter: Fwesh (laugh) shwimp!
Mother: Wow!  I must be hungry.

Schweng Cheng Chinese Restaurant, Dinkytown
Overheard by I’m getting the moaw-shoaw poark

Young woman steps off the lightrail, sees guy stepping on to the lightrail: HEY! I thought you were in JAIL!

Minneapolis, Franklin Station
Overheard by Guess not…

Drunk guy in his early 20’s trying to hit on hot girl in her later 20’s: So, what do you do?
Hot girl: Not 23 year-olds!

Minneapolis, The Ugly Mug
Overheard by Snap!

Little boy at the park who sounded like a chain smoker: Mama, if you wipe my butt I don’t have to worry about dingleberries!
Mama: You’re a dingleberry!

Saint Paul, Beckett Park
Overheard by a dingleberry by anyother name…

Dad to loud four-year-old girl: You’re supposed to be tired at this time of day.
Girl: Why?
Dad: Because of all the walking.
Girl: Blah, blah, blah, who cares.

Shuttle bus back from the State Fair
Overheard by she sure told him.