8th November 2007

No, They’re Laughing With You

NWA flight attendant (who has spent the entire flight struggling with the malfunctioning loudspeaker) to chuckling passengers: Don’t laugh at me! I can hear you people out there!

NWA flight 1263 arriving to the gate at MSP airport
Overheard by Careswen.

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13th October 2007

Relatively?

20-something man to his 20-something female companion after emerging from the bathroom: Wow! That’s nice, clean, and relatively senator-free.

MSP Airport
Overheard by Infrequent Flyer.

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9th October 2007

Phoenix Is Screwed.

Marathoner who probably walked: It was so hot during the marathon. What was the high, 90 degrees? It might have been too hot to be running.
Marathoner who didn’t finish: Yeah, 90 is really hot. You aren’t even supposed to go outside when it is that hot!

Airport
Overheard by What do you do in the summer??

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27th July 2007

Would The Last Person To Use The Bathroom Please Report To The Cockpit?

Flight Attendant doing pre-flight announcements: Please make sure all electronic devices are turned off at this time…(not realizing she still has mic on and broadcasting to the entire plane)…No, when I opened it before it didn’t smell like that!
(laughter throughout plane)

MSP Airport
Overheard by hope I’m not getting that snack…

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22nd July 2007

Peering Into The Lives Of Crazy People.

Woman on cell: She killed my fucking cat and now I’ll kill her.

Minneapolis/St Paul Airport
Overheard by Jetlagged.

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1st July 2007

Is This What People From LA Really Believe?

Young woman from LA: So, Minnesota is dark for half the year, right???
Minnesotan couple: …No.
Young woman from LA: Oh. Well, North Dakota is, right?

Landing at MSP Airport
Overheard by L.

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15th June 2007

Cool.

One Northwest flight attendant to another: I don’t mean to alarm you, but last night I went into cardiac arrest.

Airport

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2nd May 2007

Crawling Along.

Woman on cellphone: So, how are Jenny’s* crabs doing?

Airport
Overheard by I hope she’s talking hermits!

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26th April 2007

Where’s The Fun In That?

Lady talking to her friend on the phone: So, I prolly should go to church Sunday without being hungover.

Msp airport
Overheard by layover again.

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26th April 2007

You’re Supposed To Eat When You Take Medication.

Older woman regarding floral arrangement: Ohhhh, isn’t that lovely? Zeus is evil but doesn’t this look just so pure and nice?

next to Bertel Thorvaldsen’s “Ganymede and the Eagle” - Art Institute during Art in Bloom

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10th April 2007

I Call It Crazy.

Annoyingly loud woman: He doesn’t know what he wants. He’s not bi-polar, he’s quadruple-polar.

Minneapolis/St.Paul Airport
Overheard by Eh what?

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10th April 2007

If That Was A Joke, It Missed.

Captain: Attention passenagers, we are going to be taking off here in the next few minutes. we’ll land in Vegas in around 550pm where the current temp is 90 degrees.
Austrailian Man: Hey, is 90 warm?
MN lady: Is 90 warm, heck no!

Airplane from MSP to Vegas
Overheard by spring breaker.

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9th April 2007

I Give You An ‘F’ In Effort.

Teenager on cell phone: I don’t know where we are. We’re in Mississippi or something.

minneapolis/st paul airport
Overheard by clarodactyl.

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1st January 2007

They Do Make Good Jam.

Man making a phone call: They’ve confiscated the Lingonberries.

HHH Terminal
Overheard by They’ve got Spytech!

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27th December 2006

Depending Where He’s From, That’s Good News For Her.

Nascar dad: Well, if your sister doesn’t come to take us home, I’m not going to love her very much.
Nascar kid: Oh.

MSP Airport
Overheard by V + M.

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2nd November 2006

I Get The Feeling She Loves Her Job.

Guy who is unable to read signs: How do I get to ABC* company?
Car Rental Girl: They are right upstairs. (pointing to nearby elevator AND escalator)
Guy who is unable to read signs: Does the elevator go up?

minneapolis airport
Overheard by Still sick of giving directions.

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2nd November 2006

You’re Fired.

Guy: Do you know how to get to the humphrey terminal?
Car Rental Girl: Yes. There is a bus that will pick up just outside these doors. (points to nearby doors)
Guy: Yea, I know, I’m the bus driver.

minneapolis airport
Overheard by sick of giving directions.

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25th October 2006

All Logic Points To Yes.

Teenage Girl staring at commercial airliner: Can that thing fly backwards?

Lindbergh Terminal
Overheard by perplexed.

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3rd October 2006

October’s First WTF!

Earnest GenX female business traveler to earnest GenX male business traveler: So why don’t they just put all the eggs and all the sperm together and let THEM decide?

NWA plane waiting for a gate at MSP
Overheard by Perplexed.

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28th August 2006

It Took Airport Security For You To See That?

Thin hip-hop dude to fat hip hop chick, while watching people take off their shoes and coats prior to going through airport security: All I can say is, what this makes me think is that people are just a bunch of monkeys.

MSP Security Line
Overheard by UncleSid.

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