Posts Tagged ‘eagan’

  • Put The Paper Boy On Alert

    Date: 2010.05.19 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Man #1: Well, what would you do if a teenage boy came to your door tonight and asked to take your daughter out?
    Man #2: I would rip his head off.
    Man #1: No, I’m serious.
    Man #2: I am, too. My daughter is eight years old. If a teenage boy comes to my house tonight I will rip his head off and put it on a spike in the front lawn.

    Eagan, Caribou
    Overheard by You go, vigilante soccer dad!

  • I Don’t Kick For Anything Less Than $50

    Date: 2009.11.28 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Highschool Dude #1: Did you hear Johnson found a 20-dollar bill this morning?
    Highschool Dude #2: Dude. I totally saw that happen. I was, like, two feet behind him, I saw it laying on the floor right as he bent over to pick it up.
    Highschool Dude #1: (in all seriousness) Why didn’t you kick him in the ribs and grab it?

    Eagan High School
    Overheard by I would’ve.

  • You Should Have Seen The Children’s Faces

    Date: 2009.10.28 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Luncheon participant #1: I don’t think that was funny.
    Luncheon participant #2: It was hilarious. I mean, she had a hook for a hand.

    Eagan, ThomsonReuters
    Overheard by It’s all about context.

  • I Know Even Less Now

    Date: 2009.10.15 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Office Grunt #1: The India people slowly dropped the ball on that one last week.
    Office Grunt #2: Yeah?
    Office Grunt #1: Yeah. And this week they kicked it off the soccer field and they’re drinking tea on the sidelines.

    Eagan, ThomsonReuters
    Overheard by Smirking.

  • I Read That On The Internet

    Date: 2009.07.11 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Walmart Floor Sweeper: If I was going to get sick from anything it would probably be alcoholism. The alcohol kills all the other germs I think.

    Eagan, Walmart
    Overheard by Is that why he has given up showering…

  • It’s A Start

    Date: 2009.06.29 | Category: all | Response: 0

    College boy #1, playing football with College boy #2: I think I want to go into marine biology.
    College boy #2: Oh?
    College boy #1: Yeah, I want to work somewhere warm, like the ocean. But I can’t get that at UMD.
    College boy #2: Why not?
    College Boy #1: Because they don’t have marine biology classes.
    College Boy #2: Do they have, like, regular biology classes?

    Eagan, beach
    Overheard by Oh the kids these days…

  • So I Added “Eavesdropper” To The List

    Date: 2009.06.20 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman coming out of the elevator: I think she heard me call her a Nazi troll.

    Eagan, Thomson Reuters
    Overheard by: Oops there goes the promotion!

  • When Did They Expand?

    Date: 2009.06.14 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Slightly drunken father-of-the-graduate: Well, Andy’s got a job over at Best Buy. He works in the electronics department.

    Eagan, Graduation Party
    Overheard by not the fabric department?

  • Ah, To Be Young And Optimistic

    Date: 2009.06.14 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Blonde, tanned, teenage male: I’m not getting married young; none of my friends will be making enough money to buy me cool stuff.

    Eagan, Target
    Overheard by Because really, why else get married?

  • Is It My Purse?

    Date: 2009.06.08 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Daughter: Daddy, were you always a daddy?
    Father: What do you mean?
    Daughter:  Were you ever a mommy?
    Father: No, I’ve always been a daddy.
    Daughter: Are you SURE?
    (pause)
    Father: I’m pretty sure.

    Eagan, Wal-Mart
    Overheard by She clearly suspects something…

  • That’s True Of Some Guys Too

    Date: 2009.04.22 | Category: all | Response: 0

    College-aged girl: Jet-skis are better than boys. If a jet-ski dumps you, you can still ride it.

    Eagan, Cub Foods
    Overheard by hypothetically speaking.

  • Time To Retire

    Date: 2009.04.17 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Disheveled woman wrapping up a meandering, depressing rant: …and I’m 65, so I’ll probably have a heart attack any day now.
    Cashier: Uhh… yeah. So, what is it you do?
    Disheveled woman: I’m a psychologist.

    Eagan, Kowalski’s checkout line
    Overheard by Jeremy Q. Afterglide.

  • You Start Out Feeling Bad For Her

    Date: 2009.04.13 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Girl #1: I don’t get it; what’s a bunny have to do with Jesus rising or whatever?
    Girl #2: (sarcastically) It’s the Easter bunny because Jesus was carrying a rabbit when he ascended.
    Girl #1: Oh, really? That totally makes sense!
    Girl #2: (in disbelief) Yes. And we color eggs because… the rabbit hatched from an egg.
    Girl #1: No way! God, you’re so smart.
    Girl #2: And you’re an idiot.

    Eagan, St. John Neumann Catholic Church
    Overheard by at least you’re trying.

  • For All The Wrong Reasons

    Date: 2009.03.31 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Overweight coworker #1: Marilyn Monroe was a size 16, so I don’t feel bad about my weight anymore.
    Overweight coworker #2: Oh, that’s true!!

    Eagan, Cubicle Land
    Overheard by But she was gorgeous…

  • We’re Not Sure We Want To Know

    Date: 2009.03.27 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Coworker #2 to Coworker #1: I just want to specify that when I said I cooked her an omelet, I didn’t mean that I “cooked her an omelet”.  She was hungry, I had eggs.  End of story.
    Coworker #1: Dude, what else would it have meant?

    Eagan, Thomson Reuters
    Overheard by I’m wondering that too.

  • Did I Mention Why I Was With A Lawyer?

    Date: 2009.03.12 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Guy #1: It cost me $500 to spend an hour and a half with a lawyer.
    Guy #2: I hope his daughter was cute.

    Eagan, Work
    Overheard by Get me out of here.

  • It Might Not Work With Your Brain

    Date: 2009.02.06 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Student asking the teacher about the differences between a Mac and PC: Will my iPod work with a Mac?

    Eagan, IT Training Center
    Overheard by How come he has a tech job and I don’t???

  • There’s Only One Way To Do That

    Date: 2009.01.29 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Project Leader to pee-ons: We can try that but I’m not sure it will relieve the gas problem.

    Eagan, Research Center
    Overheard by Gas X Works right?

  • Good Thing It’s Your Neighbor’s House

    Date: 2008.09.26 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Overweight suburban woman, talking about her neighbor’s new landscaping: I look at those 21 steps and I’m like, I’m not walking up them!

    Eagan, Cubeland
    Overheard by fireyram.

  • We All Know You Now

    Date: 2008.09.15 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Pigtailed 4 yr old girl to the couple in line behind her at the checkout: Do you know me? Do you?
    Tired mother: Hush, honey. They don’t know you.
    Pigtailed girl: Well, they should! Know me! Don’t forget me.

    Eagan, Kohls
    Overheard by that girl is going to be famous.