Teenage girl looking at Nickeloden Theme Park poster: God, I hate that place. Look at Dora the Explorer with her stuck up smile.
Teenage boyfriend: I think you’re reading too much into it.
Teenage girl: What do you think they’d think if I punched her in the face?
Teenage boyfriend: Dora? Probably that you’re racist.
Teenage girl: Crap, that’s right, she’s Hispanic. (thinks a bit) Hmm… I could punch Jimmy Neutron, too. No way can that be racist.
Teenage boyfriend: I suppose that might redeem you.

White Bear Lake, Taco Bell
Overheard by I guess you’re right?

One 15 year-old blonde girl to her group of friends:  Yeah, it’s been my dream to, like, figure out a really cool word… like cactus!

Roseville,  A lutheran church parking lot
Overheard by WTF?

Cashier,  holding up bottle of nail polish teenage girl has just purchased: Would you like a bag for this?
Teenage girl, smiling politely: Yes, please.
Friend standing next to her (completely serious): You don’t need to waste a plastic bag for that, don’t you care about the environment?!
Teenage girl: No, I’m a Republican! *takes bag and walks away*

Maple Grove, Ulta
Overheard by She knows politics better than me…

Dark haired teen boy: Let’s just teleport over there and when he asks how we know how to teleport we’ll just say we read it in the student handbook. Nobody reads those so how would he know?

Teenage girl looking at a barn sign: Poultry…
Teenage boyfriend: That’s, like, horses, right?

MN State Fair, near the poultry barns
Overheard by weren’t you just in the horse store?

Mom: Did you take my last tampon?
Daughter (aghast): No! I would never take the last tampon!
Mom: I think you did. I had almost a full box last month, and I went this morning and the box was empty.
Daughter: Well, I may have taken all the tampons leading up to it, but I would never take the last tampon. Jeez, mom.

Minneapolis, Nordeast Target
Overheard by not to split hairs or anything…

Teen, on a porch painting a little girl’s toenails: Andy! (yelling into the house) Have you gotten that box yet?
Andy, coming out: Yep. (sets down the box and tries to run back inside)
Teen: Not so fast, Andy (little girl giggles). You’re next!
Andy: I HATE IT WHEN MOM LET’S YOU BABYSIT!!!

Minneapolis, Dinkytown
Overheard by Metro’s not a bad way to go.

Annoying Teen Girl #1: Omigod, I love it here. We could, like, live here.
Annoying Teen Girl #2: I know! We could, like, sleep in the mattress store!

Woodbury, H&M
Overheard by Like, Shannon.

Teenage boy to two teenage girls in an excited whisper: I have had 15 goats and 2 cows named after the KARE11 News team.

KARE11 booth at the State Fair
Overheard by my plant is named after Sven.

Disgusted Teenage girl: I can, like, smell the obesity here.

MN State Fair
Overheard by well…yeah.

Teenage girl on bike, to her friends on bikes: This is the hooptiest hoopty I ever rode!

In front of Midtown Target

High school girl wearing her aviators in the Mall of America: Ooh. When you’re done at H&M, let’s get craps. I love those craps.

MOA
Overheard by They really need the phonetic pronounciation on the menu

Teenage girl #1, to pack of other teenage girls in the feminine products aisle: When do you douche?
Teenage girl #2: I don’t know, when do YOU douche?
(Group of teenage girls giggle hysterically)

Wayzata, Lunds
Overheard by Personally, I prefer Thursdays.

Teen Boy: (strokes girl’s arm) How are you today?
Teen Girl: I’m good. (half-smiles, uncomfortably)
Teen Boy: I’m sorry, I’m sorry I’m so awkward! I’m hungry. (walks away.)

Wayzata, Lake Street
Overheard by what an interesting relationship.

High-school-age girl: Ughh, I think I’m delusional.
Mom: You’re not delusional, honey, you’re having a panic attack.
High-school-age girl: Oh god, mom, you’re sooo embarrassing!

Eden Prairie Target
Overheard by a-town.

Teenage farmer girl in sheep pen to group of teenage boys: I’m in with the sheep because I’m cool. (pause) So, what are your names, hot stuffs?

Carver County Fair
Overheard by Innocent bystander.

Teenage girl sitting on curb: 37!
Her dad sitting next to her: Where? I need to see it to validate it.
Teenage girl: Over there, see the woman is holding it. Sort of like, “I didn’t want to get sweat marks from my fanny pack but it’s so cute I have to carry it with me anyway”.
Dad: Oooh I see it! 38!

Uptown art fair
Overheard by fanny pack #45.

Teenage kid, to the rest of his table: I like STD’s more than STR’s

Burnsville Perkins
Overheard by dislikes both equally.

Teen Girl #1: Yeah, sometimes my, like, face spasms.
Teen Girl #2: My eye sometimes does that.

Outside Madeline Rose in Burnsville
Overheard by You had me at spasm.

Teenage boy (surrounded by girls and there’s an awkward silence): So, do you guys play the Penis Game?

Guthrie Theater
Overheard by No, I don’t.