Posts Tagged ‘hotels’
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It Was A Special Occasion
Girl at party: Me and my sister were the only two white people there. It freaked me out. I’m not racist or anything, but we don’t have black people in Wisconsin.
Minneapolis, Hotel post-wedding party
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Miracles Can Happen
Middle aged woman #1: I mean, the poor girl has three uteruses, and she’s from India and-
Middle aged woman #2: Does that mean she can have three babies at the same time??Bloomington, Hotel
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Do You Want To Practice In The Car?
Mayor Rybak to a staffer, as they leave one event to go to another: Is it time for me to get yelled at about taxes?
Minneapolis, Ivy Hotel
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I Think That Might Be The Problem
Out-of-shape brah to friend: You need to shave.
Mouth-breathing brah: Man, that’s my chinstrap!
Out-of-shape brah: Then you need to tighten it.Minneapolis, Radisson TCF
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Did We Need It?
Female coworker excitedly: I finally got that string off of the radio!
Female coworker matter-of-factly: That was the antenna.Minneapolis, Hotel Office
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Hoping For His Retirement Is Not Dramatic Enough
Man watching old baseball game on TV announced by Joe Buck: Oh, I hate Joe Buck, why can’t he just be one of those guys who has a terrible accident and dies?
Minneapolis, hotel bar
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That Would Depend On Where She Got The Wheelchair
Woman: Could you play ‘Crazy Bitch’ for me?
DJ: Sure, are you a ‘crazy bitch’?
Woman: Well, I was escorted out of a Vegas club in a wheelchair.Minneapolis, Hotel Downtown
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Let’s Start With Dinner
Hotel Front Desk Girl: Will you be staying here with us tonight?
Male Guest Obviously Flustered: Yes, I will be sleeping with you tonight. Oh uhm, I mean sleeping here tonight… at the hotel.Minneapolis, 425 S 2nd
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It Might Get You Into The Bathroom
Middle aged drunk woman to tween in elevator PACKED full of people: So, what are you doing here?
Tween: We’re here for Faith on Fire, a national Christian youth convention.
Drunk woman to friend: Ohhhh Noelle! Aren’t you here for the Buddhist monk convention? (Asians in back grimace)
Tween: I appreciate your humor, lady. (immediately gets off elevator)
Drunk woman: So, do you think my Sam’s Club card will get us into the Penthouse Suite?Minneapolis, Downtown ritzy hotel
Overheard by I’m drunk now, so this may be funnier to me. -
Is That Code?
Mother, overreacting to her daughter having spilled some juice: Agh, you giraffe!!
Duluth, Edgewater Hotel
Overheard by Dare I wonder what she calls her other children? -
I Don’t Have The Time To Do It Right
Man checking in to upscale hotel to female front desk attendant: Checking in under Jane Johnson, she had to go take a leak.
Front desk attendant: I don’t see a reservation under Johnson. Is there a different last name it could be under?
Man: No, we just made it online.
Front desk attendant: Do you have your confirmation number?
Man (vaguely): 5, 6, 9, dah dah dah dah dah…
Front desk attendant: You can use the computer in the business center to check the reservation if you’d like.
Man, a minute later after checking at business center: Check under Smith. John Smith.
Front desk attendant: Yes sir, we do have that reservation.
Man: I didn’t think it would be under my name.The Westin Minneapolis
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Some Things Are Just Too Hard
Incredibly angry young woman: You wrote right here that my room number is 149! I walked all the way down the hall and back and you ain’t got no 149!
Incredibly patient front desk man: Ma’am, that’s your rate, your room number is right below your key.Depot Minneapolis
Overheard by and when was the last time you went to a hotel? -
Out Of The Question
Girl #1: Whenever I drink, my kidney hurts the next day.
Girl #2: Um, maybe you shouldn’t drink so much.In the Sheraton lobby during Convergence
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Someone Should Tell The Blind They Can Read
Young Lady #1: You know, there are a bunch of blind people staying in the hotel.
Young Lady #2: Yeah, well that explains why my TV had closed captions on it.Lobby of the Four points Sheraton
Overheard by The boy your mom warned you about. -
Blinding
Elderly woman looking for her cell phone: Did you put it on vibrate?
Woman’s husband: What do you want? The vibrator?The Westin Hotel – Downtown
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My Bladder Is Another Story, Though.
Elderly woman entering wedding reception: I’ve found since I’ve gotten older I can hold my liquor better. So I’ll drive home.
WBL Country Inn
Overheard by Hope she wasn’t parked next to me. -
She Has A Great Role Model.
Teenaged girl discussing with her friends where to get alcohol for the night: We got a homeless person to buy us alcohol in Seattle. It’s not easy to do. I mean, they’ll do it, but it’s not easy to get them to to pay attention for long enough to tell them what to do.
Hyatt downtown
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Clearly.
Very “non-judgemental” person: Those religious people are the judgemental ones!
Holiday Inn Burnsville
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The 8th Habit That Didn’t Make The Book.
Several business men sitting at a hotel banquet breakfast.
Businessman #1: I need to go home and work on my marriage.
Businessman #2: I stay at work to work on my marriage!
hotel, downtown St. Paul
Overheard by banquet server.
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