Posts Tagged ‘buses’

  • Another Reason To Ride The Bus

    Date: 2009.11.02 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Guy standing in the aisle of a crowded bus: Okay, everybody! Nut to butt!

    16 Bus
    Overheard by glad I was sitting.

  • H1N1 Is Still Worse Than Crazy

    Date: 2009.10.29 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Mom: Rub that [hand sanitizer] on your hands! Gimme some of that! Don’t touch the window! Don’t touch anything! Keep your hands together on your lap or else you’ll get the flu! Why you talkin’ to her? Do you know her? Why you talkin’ to a stranger? Don’t worry ’bout what your sister doin’, worry ’bout what you doin’!
    Little Boy: You cwazy. You a good mom, but you cwazy.

    4 bus, Uptown
    Overheard by sxoidmal.

  • COLUMBUS DAY ISN’T REAL?

    Date: 2009.10.13 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Angry young man: I don’t feel bad for people killin’ themselves on alcohol, cigarettes.
    Angry young backup: That’s right! And heroin!
    Angry young man: People sellin’ you cigarettes. If they can sell you death, they can sell you anything.
    Angry young backup: That’s right!
    Angry young man: If they can sell you death, they can sell you anything. People be stupid, believin’ all sorts of fairy tales: Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Columbus Day.

    Minneapolis, Back of the 4G, northbound on Lyndale
    Overheard by sxoidmal.

  • Want To Talk About Kanye?

    Date: 2009.09.22 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Grade-school girl #1: I think Michael Jackson looked better when he was young. You think he looks better now?
    Grade-school girl #2: I don’t really want to talk about politics.

    Minneapolis, Campus Connector
    Overheard by QuoteRadar.

  • Someone Always Does

    Date: 2009.09.10 | Category: all | Response: 0

    University Student: …and he was like, “There are no stupid questions.” But that’s a lie; this girl had a TON of stupid questions!

    Minneapolis, Route 113
    Overheard by An Invisible Fiend.

  • You’re In The Minority

    Date: 2009.09.07 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman at the back of the bus: I took a shower today and used deodorant even!
    Clearly-not-impressed friend: Really? For the Fair?

    I94 Park and Ride bus to the State Fair
    Overheard by Chronic Fair Visitor.

  • Do You Like Long Walks On The Beach?

    Date: 2009.08.30 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman talking to some guy she just met on the bus: I have been beaten up a lot, so I am not as pretty as I used to be.

    17 on the way to St. Louis Park
    Overheard by Minding my own business.

  • Oh, That One Is So Sneaky

    Date: 2009.08.30 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman on her phone with T-mobile customer rep: Ya’ll been charging me with hidden fees! (pause) Oh, Minnesota state taxes, yeah that’s a good one, I’ve never heard that one before.

    Minneapolis, City Bus
    Overheard by the fees that get us all.

  • It Will Be Awkward At The Bus Stop Tomorrow

    Date: 2009.08.11 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman #1 to Woman #2, unhappily: We’ve met on the bus before.
    Woman #2: Oh, well, good to see you again. (a minute later) How’s your summer going?
    Woman #1: Good. Yours?
    Woman #2: It’s always good with Jesus.
    (Woman #1 gets up and moves to another seat.)

    Minneapolis, the 17
    Overheard by Jesus.

  • TL;DR

    Date: 2009.07.31 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Frat Boy #1: Dude, you have no idea how great it was. You just don’t have any idea.
    Frat Boy #2: Oh man! You two are just like Romeo and Juliet!
    Frat Boy #1: Exactly!

    Minneapolis, 2C Bus
    Overheard by Modern Shakespeare.

  • Today’s Theme Is “Complicated”

    Date: 2009.07.23 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Girl on the phone: I’ll just go over there and smoke with him and then when I’m done I’ll come over and smoke with you.

    Minneapolis, Northbound 19 bus
    Overheard by That’s a lot of smokin.

  • This Will Probably Work Out Well

    Date: 2009.07.23 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Petite butch woman on cell phone: We’re not even together. You’re with someone else. And you have someone else on the side. Then you have me on the side, too.

    Minneapolis, No. 6 Bus
    Overheard by Buster-Buster.

  • What’s Your High Score?

    Date: 2009.07.21 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Bus driver: Do you ever play Halo?
    Old Guy: I don’t play games. I play Photoshop.

    Edina, 6 Bus

  • Time To Fight For The Ethical Treatment Of Inanimate Objects

    Date: 2009.07.14 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Guy in plaid flannel cap and matching vest: A free range compass is happier than a caged compass.

    6 Bus
    Overheard by Thx, Mr. Bus driver for listening to this guy the whole time.

  • Everyone Knows That

    Date: 2009.07.12 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Guy on bus: Yetis have Tibet citizenship, not China citizenship.

    Minneapolis, Campus Connector
    Overheard by QuoteRadar.

  • That’s The Healthier Option Over A Big Mac

    Date: 2009.07.12 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Kid: Mama, can we go to the McDonalds?
    Mother on phone: No, you have to ask Grandma.
    Kid: It’s right there, Mama.
    Mother on phone: (ignores her)
    Kid: Mama, you goin’ make me starve. Then when I be starvin’, I can say you don’t wanna feed me.
    Mother on phone: Shh, I’m tryin’ to talk on the phone.

    17 bus
    Overheard by child services.

  • Are You Sure?

    Date: 2009.07.09 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman to her very young children: We’re not fucking ghetto! I don’t have to yell at you to do everything!

    Minneapolis, on the bus
    Overheard by Well, you’re halfway there.

  • Yeah, We Don’t Have Any Catholics Around Here

    Date: 2009.07.09 | Category: all | Response: 3

    Man sitting behind me: The only bad thing about St. Thomas is it’s a Catholic college.

    The 16 bus
    Overheard by will you be my new best friend?

  • She Gets Credit For Knowing What Year It Is

    Date: 2009.07.07 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Bus driver: This route will be on detour because of the parade.
    Woman: Is that because of the Michael Jackson Parade?

    17 Bus
    Overheard by Yes, Yes it is.

  • He’s Just Disappointed With His Current Allowance

    Date: 2009.07.07 | Category: all | Response: 0

    7-year-old: I want a disability! I want a disability!

    University of Minnesota bus
    Overheard by NikkiW.