Posts Tagged ‘sports’

• It Should Work That Way

  Date: 2008.04.08 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Little boy to his mother: Oh yes, he broke his bat!  Now the other team doesn’t have as many bats as the Twins!

  Section 127, Row 119, Metrodome
  Overheard by Happy that the innocence isn’t lost.

• Ice Is Weird

  Date: 2008.03.27 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Hockey Mom #1:  I don’t know why they have to have it so cold in here.
  Hockey Mom#2:  Seriously, it’s absolutely freezing in here.

  Northern suburb ice arena
  Overheard by 2 ingredients of ice, water and COLD.

• Back When I Was Just A Kid

  Date: 2008.02.12 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Tiny 8-year-old swimmer to an experienced older swimmer: Are you doing butterfly in the relay?
  Experienced swimmer: Yes.
  8-year-old: Are you good at it?
  Experienced swimmer, pausing: No, not really.
  8-year-old: Oh. That’s ok, I started out like that too.
  
  St. Michael swim meet
  Overheard by older swimmer’s friend.

• Filed Under: Speak First, Think Much, Much Later

  Date: 2008.02.11 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Minnesota fan: Goldy must be a woman today, he’s very slender. Goldy’s a lesbian today!
  
  Minnesota/Iowa basketball game
  Overheard by Proud that I am an Iowa fan.

• And Replaced It With Alcohol

  Date: 2008.01.31 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Early 20s “Dude” in line for beer with his buddies: I USED to smoke and chew… but then I quit one.
  
  Wild Game
  Overheard by now you will live half as long!

• To Mask The People Smell?

  Date: 2008.01.25 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Pretty blonde making a disgusted face: I hate people smell.
  Suburban mom with family: I knew I should’ve brought my trail mix
  
  In the crowded skyway after the Timberwolves Game on Jan. 23.
  Overheard by Don’t they serve food at the game?

• It’ll Be Our Little Secret

  Date: 2007.11.27 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Girl holding up Gophers t-shirt which reads “Z is for ZAMBONI”: Z isn’t for xylophone anymore! (pause) Wait…
  Boyfriend: Let’s keep that between us.
  
  Gopher Game
  Overheard by Good lord.

• Does It Matter Anymore?

  Date: 2007.11.09 | Category: all | Response: 0

  High School Girl who obviously knows nothing about football: Whoo-hoo!!! Oooohhh… boooooo. I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing right now guys!
  
  Vikings/Chargers game
  Overheard by can’t believe that girl owns an official jersey.

• Santa, The Easter Bunny And The Tooth Fairy Aren’t Good Enough Anymore.

  Date: 2007.08.23 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Liberal preschool-aged baseball fan: GO SAINTS! You can do this!!!
  Conservative preschool-aged baseball fan: GO USA! You can win the war in Iraq!!!
  Liberal preschool-aged baseball fan: What is WRONG with you?!?!
  
  Saints game at Midway Stadium

• Later, The Least Coherent.

  Date: 2007.08.07 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Guy returning from the concession stand with three enormous beers: These [nods to indicate beers] were enough to make me the most important person on the walkway.
  
  Midway Stadium during Saints game
  Overheard by unimportant guy with one regular sized beer.

• Well, You Gave It Your All.

  Date: 2007.07.20 | Category: all | Response: 0

  Young African American girl playing tennis: I’m gonna be like Serena Williams! (commence playing for 1 minute) I’m so done with this.
  
  NE Tennis Court
  Overheard by Serena Probably Wouldn’t Have Gotten that Far with That Attitude.