Customer: Do you have any colored paper?
20-something woman: You mean paper of color?

U of M office
Overheard by Da provida.

College student #1: Vietnamese, Chinese, what’s the difference?  And why doesn’t Japan have their own food?
College student #2: I think it’s called Sushi.

University of Minnesota
Overheard by Scott.

Guy #1: Dude, I gotta tell you about this lemon coffee cake.
Guy #2: I SAID NO!

Anoka High School
Overheard by oh geeze.

Superblock Gal: I like how we already paid so we don’t have to wait!!

Minneapolis, Noodles
Overheard by Yep, that’s generally how Noodles works.

Misbehaving child pointing at elderly man leaving, crutch and cane in hand: Mum, look. Look he can’t walk! Look he can’t walk!
Young Mother: (silence)

St Paul, DQ
Overheard by teach your kid some respect.

Old woman (after three-hour Rosh Hashanah services): At least when I go to the Guthrie, I get an intermission.

Saint Paul, Mount Zion Temple
Overheard by sxoidmal.

Female College Student to Female College Friend: Dayum. (a minute later) Dayum! It is colder than a frozen biscuit out here!

University Avenue, U of M
Overheard by are frozen biscuits really that cold?

Clerk #1: Oh no! The Canadians are here!
Clerk #2: Nooo! I won’t be able to get anything done for the next hour!

Lino Lakes, Kohls
Overheard by Are they that demanding?

Girl on cell phone: Hey Dad. Yeah, I overdrew my checking account. It was just once. (A few minutes later) So, I think I finally figured out what I want to do with my life! Yeah. I want to be a poet. No, dad, let me talk. Let me talk.

MCAD
Overheard by Nylon Jacket.