19th September 2008

Filling Out My Application

Female Grad Student: What have you been up to?
Make Grad Student: Oh, I just got back from go-carting.
Female Grad Student: Another hard day working at Target, eh?

Minneapolis, Food For Thought, UST
Overheard by work can be fun, too?!

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19th September 2008

I Lost A Lot Of Money On That Game

Middle-aged Man #1: Who’d the Vikes lose to this week?
Middle-aged Man #2: Eden Prairie.

Minneapolis, Happy Hour at Champps Alley
Overheard by I’d believe it.

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19th September 2008

This Is What I Like To Call A “Red Flag”

Crazy Kid (shouting): IF SOMEBODY COMES TO SCHOOL WITH A GUN, I HOPE THEY SHOOT YOU FIRST!

Anoka High school
Overheard by Randi.

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19th September 2008

We Still Don’t Know

Older co-worker #1, to co-worker #2 about dog sitting: Isnt there a song about that? Who let the dogs out, woof woof?
Co-worker #2: They keep playing that at Curves. Who let the dogs out, who, who, who?

Minneapolis, A cubical maze
Overheard by Wow, is it the 90’s again??

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19th September 2008

It’s His Glorious Hair, Isn’t It?

One elderly man to another at Wednesday’s matinee of Little House on the Prairie: I didn’t want to come to this. My wife dragged me. I hate Michael Landon.

Minneapolis, Guthrie Theater
Overheard by I’d hate it if Michael Landon showed up today too

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19th September 2008

When You Get It Right

Impassioned college girl: When will the gods stop punishing me for cutting my own bangs?!

Duluth, library bathroom
Overheard by This too shall pass?

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19th September 2008

I’ll Be In The Other Room

Serious college boy to friend: I was too busy to wipe my ass this morning.

U of M campus
Overheard by …but you weren’t too busy for the preceding action?

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