15th
April
2008
I Really Love Cake
Teenage girl coming out of world history: Marie Antoinette was so cool! I love her quote “then I will eat cake.”
Eden Prairie High School
Overheard by oh how wrong she is.
tags: eden prairie , high school , teens |
1st
April
2008
His Bathroom Is Under Construction
Woman in 20s: That’s why I don’t believe in religion! Because God shits on us all the time.
The office in Eden Prairie
Overheard by ldg.
tags: at work , eden prairie |
29th
March
2008
You’re Wasting Precious Moments
Older woman (to cashier at Kohl’s): I got the runs.
Cashier looks confused.
Older woman: I got the runs, you know, diarrhea!
Kohl’s Eden Prairie
Overheard by TMI.
tags: eden prairie , kohls |
29th
March
2008
Is There A Toll?
One teenage girl is telling her friends about her grandfather’s motorcycle trip to Alaska
Friend: How did he get there? Is there a bridge to Alaska?
Teenage Girl: Yeah, its called Canada.
Eden Prairie High School English classroom
Overheard by our tax dollars hard at work.
tags: eden prairie , high school , teens |
11th
March
2008
After What?
Woman talking to herself: I think I’m okay, actually.
Costco in Eden Prairie
Overheard by sure you are.
tags: eden prairie , shopping |
18th
February
2008
Which Removes The Point Of All Of Them
Young professional: There’s a lot of things I would do if there was no risk involved!

Eden Prairie Office
Overheard by …like what?
tags: at work , eden prairie |
7th
February
2008
Leave Sven Alone!
Male Coworker #1 (reading the StarTrib): Ha! Look! Sven Sundgaard is going to tell us what he thinks makes a romantic date.
Male Coworker #2: What, is it showing people where he hides his pot of gold?

Eden Prairie Office Building
tags: at work , eden prairie |
4th
January
2008
First Time For Everything
Sleazy Officeworker: Dude, I went to Barnes and Noble last night.
Sleazy Officeworker’s Friend: What’s that?
Sleazy Officeworker: What’s what?
Sleazy Officeworker’s Friend: Barns or whatever?
Sleazy Officeworker: It’s a bookstore. Tight as hell…
Sleazy Officeworker’s Friend: YOU? Why?!
Sleazy Officeworker: You know, like, to expand my mind ‘n’ shit.
Sleazy Officeworker’s Friend: Oh, to learn shit?
Sleazy Officeworker: Yeah, man. I walked through the whole store, man… (awkward pause) …never found anything I liked.
Sleazy Officeworker’s Friend: You’re a real champion.
Sleazy Officeworker: Yeah.

Grimy Call Center, Eden Prairie
Overheard by Me.
tags: at work , eden prairie |
4th
January
2008
Not, You Know, Like, His Pants Are Too Tight?
Some Idiot: …I don’t know, dude. It probably runs in his genes.
Some Idiot’s Buddy: (shocked) Dude! What?
Some Idiot: What? It runs in his genes!
Some Idiot’s Buddy: What’s THAT supposed to mean?
Some Idiot: It. Runs. In. His. Genes. You know, like, his genes?
Some Idiot’s Buddy: (relieved) OOHH, you mean like, it’s… hereditary or some shit.

Drab, Nameless Call Center, Eden Prairie
Overheard by Me.
tags: at work , eden prairie |
7th
December
2007
Is This About Furniture?
20-something woman: We did it a whole bunch of times, and sometimes he couldn’t get it up, either. And he tried all different directions.

Eden Prairie Office
Overheard by Snickering in my cubicle.
tags: at work , eden prairie |
3rd
December
2007
Take A Number
Deranged Kid: Hey, I want to kill someone, too!

Eden Prairie Road
Overheard by I hope that was out of context.
tags: eden prairie , on the street |
21st
November
2007
But Still Delicious
Office girl #1: Did you hear about the cow that walked off a cliff into Lake Superior up on the north shore?
Office girl #2: No! Did it survive?
Office girl #1: Nope.
Office girl #2: That’s sad. Oh well, hamburgers for dinner!
Office girl #1: More like… sloppy joes.

Eden Prairie
Overheard by Sophie Z.
tags: at work , eden prairie |
7th
November
2007
You Should Have.
Female Customer Service Rep # 1 to Female manager: Yeah, oysters are an aphrodisiac, you can ask Chris, he knows everything.
Female manager to Male Customer Service Rep: Are they?
Male Customer Service Rep: Yeah, I’ve heard that, depends who you ask I guess.
Female manager to Female Customer Service rep: He He… I think he’s trying to get you.
Male Customer Service Rep: I didn’t give anyone any oysters.

Call Center in Eden Prairie
Overheard by How about crabs?
tags: at work , eden prairie |
14th
September
2007
When You’ve Just Completely Given Up On Life.
Guy in shirt and tie: What are you doing here?
Messy-haired data tech: I know I’m late man, sorry.
Guy in shirt and tie: It’s three PM.
Messy-haired data tech: Yeah I lost all track of time cuz I haven’t slept in days then last night I took some Ambien my friend gave me and I slept like a fucking baby but then I opened my eyes and realized I was supposed to be at work like five hours ago and I could barely move so I had to take a handful of minithins just to get up. Shit, the Water cooler is empty!
Guy in shirt and tie: Didn’t you get fired a few days ago?
Messy-haired data tech: What? Hey, I’ll talk to you later, I really gotta take a dump.

Office park in Eden Prairie
Overheard by cubicle drone.
tags: at work , eden prairie |
20th
June
2007
Maybe. Were There A Lot Of Those Scenes?
Hipster teen #1: This is from the movie ‘Mallrats’. Did you see the part where they went to the mall?
Hipster teen #2: Umm… I think so.

Overheard by Brodie Bruce.
tags: eden prairie , shopping |
19th
May
2007
You’re Too Far Southwest For That.
Wasted 60 something year old man: I wanna get some ass. (to valet while grabbing his genitals) Do you know where I can get some ass?
Valet: Not here my friend… not here.

Redstone - Eden Prairie
Overheard by not looking for ass at red stone.
tags: dining , eden prairie |
4th
January
2007
This Is Why I Get Up In The Morning.
A woman, mad because the employee wouldn’t give her a picture frame for FREE: I want to talk to Michael.

Michael’s in Eden Prairie
Overheard by Baffled.
tags: eden prairie , shopping |
3rd
January
2007
Door To Door For Money? Genious!
Suburban Mom discussing liberals asking for money: So I told her, “Oh, honey, quit now. This is the only house on the block without a gun in it and that was just good luck on your part.”

Eden Prairie
Overheard by A Liberal Who Asks For Money.
tags: eden prairie , on the street |
14th
November
2006
It Happened In The Movies, So It Must Be Real!
40-something woman #1: Well my daughter saw it and she said it was really not funny at all.
40-something woman #2: I saw some clips and it sure didn’t look very funny to me.
40-something man: I saw all the clips too, and I didn’t laugh even once.
40-something woman #1: My daughter said there was a scene where the Borat guy is in an antique shop and smashes all these antiques. I mean, those were very valuable things, the kind that can never be replaced. What’s funny about that?
40-something woman #2: Oh, that’s not funny, that’s sick!
40-something man: Yeah.

Eden Prairie
tags: eden prairie , on the street |
4th
September
2006
Corporate Icons Are Never Make Believe.
Two SA employees stocking sandwiches.
SA Guy #1: So just who is SuperMom, anyway?
SA Guy #2: She’s like the best mom in the world. I know she cooks better than my mom.

SuperAmerica in Eden Prairie
Overheard by amanjo.
tags: eden prairie , shopping |