And Take All The Toilet Paper

Cubicle Mate: So, no raises, no bonus.
Cubicle Manager: Yeah, I guess.
Cubicle Mate: Well, in that case, I’m just going to use the free hot cocoa in the break room as a meal replacement system.

Edina, cubicle farm water cooler
Overheard by Does our insurance cover hip replacements?

Someone Change Her Batteries

Young woman to slumped, unresponsive man: And so I was talking with them and everyone’s getting their turn at talking, but I was talking to them and we’re just talking, you know, and everything’s fine. You know? And I was talking because I’m talking, and I like to talk, I like to talk with them, and they’re talking. And I’m talking, and I don’t think I’m talking too much, because they’re talking. They’re talking, we’re all talking, I’m giving everyone their turn to talk because I don’t like to dominate the conversation.

Edina, Edina Grill
Overheard by sxoidmal.

His First Session Will Be So Confusing

10-year-old boy #1: What is a social worker anyway?
10-year-old boy #2: It’s a gay person! Duh!

Edina, Super Target
Overheard by lol.

We Know What It Means Anyway

Woman on cellphone: To verify, I had to ask her ethnicity, and she said, “I’m Lutheran.” In my head I think, “Uhhh,” but she’s 75 years old, so I guess that’s okay.

Edina, Centennial Lakes Office Park
Overheard by awkward.

What’s Your High Score?

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

Edina, 6 Bus

Reality Shows Have Screwed Up Our View Of Reality

Tween, regarding music video about cartoon reality show: It’s a reality show, but with cartoons.
Mom: How is that reality?
Tween: I don’t know, it’s probably staged. You know, like Lost, where it’s real people but they fiddle with the circumstances.

Edina, Southdale AMC
Overheard by it’s so real it’s not.

Why Should He Have To Know What That Word Means?

Kinda Skeezy Hollister Guy: It was pretty good for the sixth book of the trilogy.

Edina, Harry Potter @ Southdale AMC
Overheard by It’s… like… two trilogies…

Wait 10 Years

Trashy mom to tween daughter: Does your attitude ever not fucking suck!?!?!

Edina, walking into Wendy’s
Overheard by I’d hate life too if you were my mom.

Just Remember That Until You’re 25

Teenage girl to friend: I’m pretty sure girls don’t get horny. Because, y’know. Sex isn’t fun for the girl. So why would she get horny for it?

Edina, Birthday party
Overheard by Then what have I been feeling?

I Take It Back

Girl #1: Some people find you a little abrasive.
Girl #2: What the fuck is that supposed to mean?!

Edina, Fuddruckers
Overheard by AP.

But True

Woman: I can’t believe this, my skin is not that white.
Male coworker: I’m not saying it’s that white.
Woman: Are you calling me pasty?
Male coworker: It’s Minnesota, we’re all pasty.
Woman:  Harsh.

Edina, Grandview Square office building, hallway by bathrooms
Overheard by Does it seem relevant that she was Asian?

It’s Like A Disney Movie

Dad to 8 and 10 year old:  If we came home and the house was burned, what would we have left in this world?
8 year old:  The new car?
10 year old:  No, dummy, we would have each other.

Edina, Office building
Overheard by thankful for firefighters.

I’ve Heard That Before

Young boy in ladies stall with his mom: Mommy, can I see your butt?
Mother: No.
Boy: Come on, I won’t tell anyone.

Edina, Target bathroom

No, Of Course Not

Loud girl, right after Watchmen: That was really good! But I didn’t like it.

Edina, Southdale. 3AM
Overheard by The Paint King.

No Wonder It Didn’t Go Well With The Yogurt

Dumb Girl in Cube: Yeah, I’m not a very adventurous eater.  Yesterday *Kim made me try an apricot!
Kim:  It was an avacado.
Dumb Girl: Oh yeah, haha, whatever.

Edina, In the office
Overheard by Can’t believe she has a job.

Foreplay? What’s Foreplay?

Woman to her male friend: It’s better than the last time I brought a boyfriend lingerie shopping.  I asked him what he thought, and he threw it on the floor and said, “looks great.”

Edina, Jo-Ann Store
Overheard by DK.

Let’s Go Over What We’ve Learned: Kids Repeat Everything

Six year old boy: Less sex is so much more fun.

Edina, Target

Yeah, I’ve Blocked Much Of It Out, Too

Girl, looking up from newspaper: We chose hope over fear?!  Was it ever really in question?
Man: And how did it come down to those two choices, hope and fear.  What were the other choices that were eliminated first?

Edina, Caribou on Xerxes
Overheard by Lord Williams.

Only If It’s 100%

Semi-trashy girl to two older guys: Is it illegal to discount booze?

Edina, Oustside World Market
Overheard by Last I checked it’s called a SALE.

You Should Return It

Apple store employee: You have a laptop currently?
Woman: Yes.
Apple store employee: What are you running on it? Vista?
Woman: No, Comcast.

Edina, Apple store @ Rosedale Mall
Overheard by punch.