Posts Tagged ‘dining’

  • She’s Still Waiting For Them To Come Back

    Date: 2010.05.31 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Drunk white lady in sun dress: I happen to like the West Bank, ‘cuz my spaceship landed here back in the day.

    Minneapolis, Hard Times Cafe, 3:20 am
    Overheard by Professor Leah.

  • TV Tells Me It Makes People Happy

    Date: 2010.05.17 | Category: all | Response: 0

    60-something man talking to his son on the cell phone: Did you get too much sun? Probably too much serotonin.
    His wife: You can never get enough serotonin!

    Oakdale, Green Mill patio
    Overheard by Patio patron.

  • “The Ocean”

    Date: 2010.05.13 | Category: all | Response: 2

    Ditzy mid-20s girl on first date: Hmong is not Asian!
    Guy: Yes, it is. Hmongs are Laotian.
    Ditzy mid-20s girl: What’s that mean?

    St. Paul, W.A. Frost
    Overheard by Understanding cultures is hard.

  • Repeat As Necessary

    Date: 2010.05.03 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Dad to two little boys (4 and 6): If a stranger asks you to go somewhere, what do you do? Kick him in the balls.

    Blaine, Culvers
    Overheard by Jason.

  • A New Fear Is Born

    Date: 2010.04.19 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Little boy in a bathroom with automatic flushers, very alarmed: Mommy! Why is the toilet flushing for no reason!?!?! Why is it flushing!?!?! (toilet flushes again) Bad toilet!

    St. Louis Park, Panera Bread
    Overheard by ah, technology.

  • You Could Mix And Match Those All Day

    Date: 2010.04.11 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman: That guy is a horse of a different color.
    Man: No, he’s an ass of a different hole.

    Minneapolis, Black Sheep Pizza
    Overheard by Klevage.

  • The Tooth Fairy Has High Premiums

    Date: 2010.04.05 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Mom to 7 year-old kid: No, sweetie, that’s a grown-up tooth. And when you lose grown-up teeth, you have to pay the tooth fairy to bring you a new one.

    St. Paul, Highland Chatterbox
    Overheard by Next booth over.

  • Not As Much As Last Time

    Date: 2010.04.04 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Mom to small child: Now, you didn’t drink any water in the swamp, did you?

    Forest Lake, Norman Quack’s Restaurant
    Overheard by Better get the Ipecac.

  • It’s Not Like She’ll Regret It In Five Years

    Date: 2010.04.03 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Ditsy 20-something girl: I’ve been thinking of getting a zombie tattooed on my calf. Zombies are awesome.

    Mankato, Chipotle
    Overheard by D.R.B.

  • Reason #5,932

    Date: 2010.03.15 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Teenage Girl #1: He totally dissed my mom!
    Teenage Girl #2: Well, in his defense, your mom is kind of a slut.
    Teenage Girl #1: I know, but I still felt bad for her.

    Minneapolis, McDonald’s
    Overheard by Ginger.

  • Like A Promise Ring?

    Date: 2010.03.10 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman on the phone: No, it’s just a reserve reservation.

    Minneapolis, Punch Pizza
    Overheard by Free Pizza!

  • So… Not Much

    Date: 2010.03.10 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Ham Radio Enthusiast #1: Hey, what’s Thurgood Marshall up to these days, anyway?
    Ham Radio Enthusiast #2: Well, he’s dead.
    Ham Radio Enthusiast #1: Really? Oh, wait, that’s not who I’m thinking of! I meant, what’s his name, that racist guy?
    Ham Radio Enthusiast #2: Strom Thurmond?
    Ham Radio Enthusiast #1: Yeah! What’s he up to?
    Ham Radio Enthusiast #2: Well, he’s dead, too.

    Minneapolis, Burger Jones
    Overheard by An Invisible Fiend.

  • That Should Be All The Time You Need

    Date: 2010.03.07 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Girl in her early 20s, to boyfriend: Um, it says I’m psychic for the next three weeks.

    Saint Paul, Costellos
    Overheard by Hmmm.

  • That’s Not A Topping

    Date: 2010.02.25 | Category: all | Response: 0

    College girl in line for burrito toppings: GOD, I JUST LOVE PROTEIN!!!

    Minneapolis, Augsburg College Cafeteria
    Overheard by Were you refering to sour cream or salsa?

  • The Following 12 Hours Are Less Magical

    Date: 2010.02.25 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Kid having breakfast with his family: We went to this great place called the White Castle!

    Minneapolis, Uptown Bruegger’s
    Overheard by Kumar.

  • And My Birthday Cards

    Date: 2010.02.14 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Old man to old lady: You know, back then two dollar bills were for prostitutes.

    Bloomington, Red Lobster
    Overheard by i had no idea.

  • But Sometimes Not As Easy To Translate

    Date: 2010.02.03 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Senior citizen explaining newly learned technology to friends: Texting is like sending a telegraph over your phone.

    St. Paul, Casa Vieja
    Overheard by Weierd.

  • You Still Have To Pay For It

    Date: 2010.02.01 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Customer consuming blueberry pancakes: This is a meal fit for Obama!

    Minneapolis (Dinkytown), Al’s Breakfast
    Overheard by Secret Service Nightmare.

  • More Room

    Date: 2010.01.24 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Homeless Person to Other Homeless Person: You don’t count your money while you’re sitting at the table, so why you count your money while you’re sitting on the boulevard?

    Minneapolis, McDonald’s, Dinkytown
    Overheard by He smelled like tinkle.

  • And Nobody Knows How To Pretend

    Date: 2010.01.13 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Diner in next booth: It isn’t always the big fights on stage that hurts performers; there was one case where a woman got slapped every night for one run and she went deaf in her ear on that side. People don’t realize how important fight coordinators are for safety.

    Saint Paul, Chatterbox in Highland
    Overheard by Cat.

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