20-something bro #1: So, I was at this party place…
20-something bro #2, interrupting: Dude, fuck yeah!

Stinson ave., Rainbow foods parking lot
Overheard by rjc.

Girl #1: So, which do you want to get? Mild or medium?
Girl #2: Mild is the hotter one, right?

Rainbow Foods, Uptown
Overheard by wow.

Mother to daughter: I wanted to like yogurt growing up, but I hated it. I just kept trying to like it, but I had to eat it over the toilet because I just kept puking it up.

Rainbow Foods, Apple Valley, MN
Overheard by Melissa.

Ditsy girl on cell phone really loudly: I’m in line. This is ridiculous, there are, like, 2 cashiers and 1 person in line in front
of me. OMG, did you know they make pineapple poptarts?

Minnehaha/Lake Rainbow
Overheard by The one guy in line.

Not Pregnant Girl: Oh, so my period was, like, a day late. I was drawing the water for my suicide bath when I got it.
Not Pregnant Girl’s Friend: How Sylvia Plath of you. Promise me if you ever decide to actually kill yourself you’ll place a copy of the Bell Jar next to your body because I would laugh forever over that.

the cookie aisle of rainbow foods
Overheard by hide all sharp objects.

Rainbow Foods cashier #1: Should I tell Rick you’re cheating on him with Craig?
Rainbow Foods cashier #2: Hell, no. What stays at Rainbow, stays at Rainbow.

St. Paul Midway Rainbow Foods

Overweight black ghetto teen: For some reason I like reading books about drugs, ‘cuz I don’t got too much weed.

Central High School
Overheard by Julia.

Frazzled woman to automatic checkout machine: Yes, I hear you!

Rainbow Food, Eagan
Overheard by your mom.

Old lady: Where do you people keep your eggrolls?
Young Asian lady who did not work at the store: Excuse me?

Quarry Rainbow Foods
Overheard by Customer assistance needed in Aisle 3.

College boy #1: So why didn’t we get a cart?
College boy #2: Because we’re fucking men!

Rainbow Foods - NE Mpls
Overheard by girlface.

Drunk man: Hey there little girls.
Three teenagers turn away
Drunk man: (to checkout person) Mmmmm you fine. (pause) Don’t be shy, you can be ethnic, I teach girls of all races, I’m on a PIMP-STREAK!

Midtown Rainbow

Child to sibling: I can’t have any kind of ravioli. Ravioli gives me the shivers.

Uptown Rainbow
Overheard by JfA.

Little old man: I can’t remember where I am.
Little old lady: WHAT? I CAN’T HEAR YOU.

rainbow

Office girl: Why do gay people have to use rainbows? (sigh) Children like rainbows!

office hopkins
Overheard by no music with headphones on.

Mom(in authentically excited tone) to 4yr Old Daughter: Look! Astrology for your Cat!
Daughter: Whats that?
Mom: It tells your cat’s horrorscope.

Uptown Rainbow
Overheard by eyeontheskyway.

Father: Look at the rainbow!
Son: Wow!
Father: You know, some people have rainbows on their cars. But they’re not normal people.

Great Minnesota Get Together
Overheard by a47danger.

Cracked out lady: Excuse me, when you come back out can you give me a ride?
Guys: No, Sorry.
a little while later…
Cracked out lady (to guys on their way out): Excuse me you’re going to give me a ride right?
Guys: No!
Cracked out lady: Well you guys just need to get your penises out of your butt.

Lake Street Rainbow