3 year old boy to his mom after he notices 3 police officers sitting at a table nearby: Don’t do anything bad while you’re here. Ok, mom?
Mom: Ok.

North Oaks Caribou
Overheard by an amused barista.

Manager to interviewee: So, are you confrontational? I mean, not in a negative sense, are you confrontational?

Rosemount Caribou
Overheard by your mom.

Woman on cell phone: Not to be Captain Obvious on this one, but maybe the first sign that you should not have gone home with the guy was that he pretty much thought your name was “hot girl”. And of course the second sign could have been that he was wearing a fuzzy hat in the shape of a cooked turkey.

Caribou Coffee in Eden Prairie

(In response to the Caribou Coffee question of the day, “What does the acronym “SCUBA” stand for?)
Late-Twenty-Something Woman: I totally know the answer to that. And you know how I know it? Because of Mallory Keaton on Family Ties.
(Several other late-twenty-somethings look up from their laptops and confirm that’s how they knew the answer, too.)
Teenage Barista: Family Ties? Um, what’s that?
Late-Twenty-Something Woman: Oh God. Um, it was a TV show. In the 80’s. Alex P. Keaton? Wow.

Caribou Coffee, Grand & Snelling
Overheard by Just realized that I, too, am apparently ancient.

College boy: I’m gonna go to the bathroom. (pause) The bathroom door’s locked. (pause) Hey! Is there a reason the bathroom door’s locked?

Caribou Coffee at Snelling and Grand
Overheard by the guy on the toilet — please just go away.

Girl #1: We figured out she was totally bulimic.
Girl #2: Wow. Really?
Girl #1: Yeah… [sigh] I totally want to see my bones again.
Girl #2: Me, too. Totally.

225 S 6th St Caribou Coffee
Overheard by What’s wrong with you people?!?

Girl, pouting: You never write on my Facebook wall.
Guy: You’re right. What should I write, “Thanks for the blow job”?
Girl: *pause* NEVER write on my Facebook wall.

Caribou Coffee, Downtown
Overheard by choked on my coffee at that.