(Sitting on the bench at the UMD bus station waiting for the bus.)
Girl next to me:  (pointing at the Indians on the other side of the station) What are those people called?
Girl’s Best Friend:  Indians.
Girl next to me:  (gasp)  No, they’re not, they’re Native Americans.
Girl’s Best Friend:  No, Indians, like from India.
Girl next to me:  Ooh, I didn’t know they were called that.

University of Minnesota Duluth Bus Station
Overheard by Where the f*** is the bus?

College guy #1: So, I walk into Sex World and I see this poster on the wall of this girl I went to middle school with!
College guy #2: The one you made fun of?
College guy #1: Yeah… the one I made fun of. So, I walk up to the desk and ask, “Do you know her?” and the guy goes, “Yeah, she works here.” She has a tattoo that says “cumdumpster.”
[more talking about Sex World]
College girl: So, wait, they have actual women there?
College guy #1: Yeah, in booths, I think for like a quarter!
College guy #2: I don’t think a quarter would get you an actual service, dude.
College guy #1: Yeah, I think a quarter’s like 15 seconds or something.
College guy #2: So, you’ve gotta put a couple bucks in.
College girl: Oh, that’s kind of depressing… you’ve almost gotta do some prep work before you get in there!

Molecular/Cellular Biology building, U of M
Overheard by Pretending to take notes while actually writing down this conversation.

Kid standing on Rock-Hill over looking Duluth, Lake Superior and Wisconsin: Man, look how gay Wisconsin is!

Rock-Hill behind UMD dorms
Overheard by thank goodness I live in MN.

Not-quite-serious guy: We should make friends with cows. They could be a powerful ally.

UMD laundry room
Overheard by I look like I’m doing homework, but I’m really evesdropping.

Drunk hockey fan #1: (to the pep band) Let’s hear some Louie Armstrong!
Drunk hockey fan #2: You mean Neil Armstrong.
Later on, same pair, watching team parents on the ice for “parents day.”
Drunk hockey fan #1: Man, there’s a lot of parents, huh?
Drunk hockey fan #2: Yeah. I’d say at least twice as many as guys on the team.

UMD hockey game vs Denver
Overheard by My, alcohol is a wonderful thing.

College professor guest speaking on how to choose a major: …and I’d be in some sections of the library, and I’d get so excited I’d have to crap. That’s how you know what your major should be.

UMD honor student gathering
Overheard by If I was ever considering science, I’m not now.

Random guy: No, just flamboyantly straight.

UMD football game
Overheard by Guy wondering about the beginning of that conversation.

Leaving an indoor climbing wall
Guy: Can I tell you something without making you uncomfortable?
Girl: Uhh (uncomfortable expression) what?
Guy: When you were climbing, that harness made your butt look REALLY nice.

UMD climbing wall
Overheard by another climber.