Posts Tagged ‘bloomington’
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College-bound Girl: I don’t need an ironing board; I got one at the Senior Party!
Ikea
Overheard by An Invisible Fiend. -
Not Anymore
Kickball player to fellow kickball players, who happen to be a roller derby girl & ref: So, do those roller derby girls date Craigslist Personals guys?
The Sports Page, Bloomington
Overheard by I doubt it. -
I Fancy Myself More Of A Sun Dried Tomato Bagel
Girl art student: Is Across the Universe a good movie?
Boy art student: Yeah, but the main girl is kind of a plain bagel.
Girl art student: A plain bagel?
Boy art student: When you work at a bagel shop you start comparing everything to bagels.Bloomington Jefferson High School – 2D art class
Overheard by trying to work on my final. -
Is He A Magic Turtle?
Blonde: It’s so hot in here, I’m all sweaty.
Brunette: I think I’m going to need my turtle.IKEA
Overheard by that’s not going to solve your problem. -
Maybe He Can When He’s Old Enough To Buy Them
Stoner Girl: (loudly in the middle of the hallway) You never give me cigarettes!
Stoner Boy: I always give you cigarettes!
Stoner Girl: (even louder) You’ve never given me a cigarette IN YOUR LIFE!Bloomington Jefferson High School
Overheard by cigarettes give you cancer. -
This Is Freakin’ Adorable
Teenage Boy #1: I just get so nervous when she touches me, man. I think I’m ready to tell her how I feel.
Teenage Boy #2: No, no, no, dude! Wait till she plays with your hair. When she plays with your hair, that’s love.Bloomington Jefferson High School
Overheard by a sure sign. -
Well, He’s Right
Dirty Old Man: Yeah they’re real, only the real ones jiggle.
Barber Shop/Bloomington
Overheard by yeah, it’s exactly what you think it is. -
Don’t Be Afraid Of Recycling
Woman in line: See, they make you pay 5 cents for the plastic bags.
Man in line: Why are they doing that?
Woman in line: They want to save a tree I guess.IKEA
Overheard by Save the plastic trees! -
I Just Got Sea Sick
Random Chick: Dolphins don’t eat people.
Random Dude: Yeah, they do, they spin you around and…
Random Chick:(interrupted) elephants can’t swim.
Random Dude: Yeah, they can, giraffes cannot.Jefferson High School in a mythology class
Overheard by random person who was bored. -
You Know What They Say About Loving Yourself
Bearded Dude: Yeah… I care a lot more about my penis than I do my friends.
Not Quite as Bearded: Oh, totally.Bloomington Bike Shop
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I’m Sorry, Did You Just Say “Bored In Your Mind”?
20 something male: Yeah, these are my sound dampening head phones I was telling you about.
20 something female: Do you ever get bored in your mind when you have these on? Man, I can’t even hear myself!Southtown Bowling Lanes
Overheard by A Mechanic. -
Happens All The Time
17 year old male: Its kind of like if you bred a cat with a donkey.
Kennedy HS , Bloomington
Overheard by Dan Hjulberg. -
As Long As His Mom Isn’t Still Preparing Them
Girl to boyfriend: Every time I talk to you, you’re eating a TV dinner.
Cub Foods, Bloomington
Overheard by Good observation. -
Truth
Republican: Which line is this?
Democrat: DFL. The Republicans are downstairs.
Republican: Oh. I should have known, your line has all the good-looking people in it.

Jefferson School caucus
Overheard by Leigha. -
A Good Reason To Light A Car On Fire
College guy #1: How can you have gone through 3 cans of pepper spray in a month!?
College guy #2 with amazingly blond curly hair to group of friends: I’ve gotten in the habit of running into creepy people on my way home from work at night. So I just kinda spray around corners now.
College guy #1 (suspiciously): What? Like where?
College guy #2 with amazingly blond curly hair: Lake Street and Hiawatha, the corner outside of Calhoun Square, downtown by the LRT station.
College guy #1 (aghast): Those are the homeless!
College guy #2 with amazingly blond curly hair: Hey, when a homeless person sets your car on fire one day just because they’re cold let’s see if you’re not a little jumpy! (mumbles) They should be in better lit areas anyway.

Bloomington Perkins
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Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Civics teacher: Does anyone know who fought in the Hundred Years War?
Super smart kid: OOOH! France and England.
Civics teacher: That’s right.
Dumb girl: (raises her hand) Wait… that doesn’t make any sense. (aside to friend) Isn’t France in England?

Jefferson High School (Bloomington)
Overheard by Appalled honors student.




