11th September 2008

The Opposite Of Cultural Competency

 Post Office Employee to Somalian woman: Well, maybe if you took your headdress off you could hear me better.

Minneapolis, Post Office
Overheard by Is that ok to say?

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11th September 2008

Owning A Wood Duck Should Be Illegal

Irate teenage girl to boyfriend: You stippled the wood duck!?!?!
Concerned mother: Is that even legal?

White Bear Lake,  Century college
Overheard by does stippling have a new meaning now?

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11th September 2008

Wait, Go Back To The Cow

Dude #1: I saw a two-faced cow once.
Dude #2: Where did you grow up?
Dude #1: Western Minnesota. (pause) I guess that explains a lot.

Minneapolis, UST MBA classroom, breaktime
Overheard by about you or about the cow?

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11th September 2008

Then It Must Have Been Serious

College girl, frantically, as she runs into friend in the hall: Oh my gosh, Bri!  Are you feeling ok?!
Friend, confused: Ummm… yeah.  Why?
College girl: I saw on your Facebook status that you weren’t feeling well and it worried me!

St. Paul, Bethel University
Overheard by a.lil.

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11th September 2008

That’s Not Safe

20-Something Daughter: Mom, can you hand me the scissors?
Mom: Not right now, I’m doing kegels.

Archiver’s, MOA
Overheard by Tara.

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11th September 2008

I’m Joining The Ranks Of The Immature

Teenage Boy: She called me immature for laughing at “Lake Titicaca!”

Hopkins, HHS
Overheard by apparently immature.

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