31 July, 2005

Straight Dude To Another Dude

"She kisses like I think you might kiss."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

30 July, 2005

Indignant Teenage Girl To Her Sister, At Urban Outfitters

"Mom won't let me get the 'B is for Bi-atch' t-shirt!"

OVERHEARD BY CHRISTINE

29 July, 2005

Guy Who Thinks He's Charming And Server Who Thinks He's Not

Guy: "Can I get some change?"
Server: "Sure. Give me a second."
Guy: "All right. But you only get one, so choose wisely."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

28 July, 2005

Guy At Doughnut Shop Who Wouldn't Dare Return Emptyhanded

Cashier: "There's no bacon made up right now. Do you mind waiting a couple minutes?"
Guy: "My wife just found out she's pregnant with our second child and she has a craving for a BLT. I'll wait."

OVERHEARD BY SIMON

27 July, 2005

Guy To Friend On Boston Subway

"If you keep analyzing your failures, you won't have time to do anything else."

OVERHEARD BY NOAH

26 July, 2005

Woman On Cell, To Understandably Skittish Friend

"Listen, if you're uncomfortable having a gun in the house, you need to say something to him!"

OVERHEARD BY SUE

25 July, 2005

Caseworker At Group Home To Autistic Boy

"I can't understand you! Speak American!"

OVERHEARD BY CHRISTINE

24 July, 2005

Girl In Bar, On Woman They Probably Didn't Quote

"Oh, she's a total bitch. They called her a couple hours after 9/11 for a comment and she said, 'What a pain in the ass. Now they're gonna be going on about this for years.'"

OVERHEARD BY TIM

Girl In Hella Need Of Thesaurus

"He's hella smart. He made his own computer. And he's so obsessive, he has a hat to match every outfit. He's got hella hats."

OVERHEARD BY MK

23 July, 2005

Young Woman In MOMA, Recoiling From Large Painting

"Oh my god! That painting totally reminds me of something I hate about myself!"

OVERHEARD BY CHRISTINE

22 July, 2005

Scientific Bartender

"I would say 95% of people who fall off their stools are sober. Because drunk people are really, really careful."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

21 July, 2005

Street People In Love

Homeless Woman: "Why can't you touch my pussy the way it needs to be touched!"
Homeless Man: "Because it's dirty!"

OVERHEARD BY R.B. RIPLEY

20 July, 2005

20-Something Girl To Friend Upset Over How People Are. Or Is.

"Let's just remember how things are. He is who he is. You are who you are. I am who I am. OK?"

OVERHEARD BY KIRK

19 July, 2005

Guy Who Must Have Acted In The 1890s

"I don't miss acting, but I miss my actor compatriots. Such free spirits. Such joie de vivre."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

18 July, 2005

Woman Who Could Maybe Eat Chickens

"I'm a vegetarian. But I would maybe eat meat if it didn't have a brain."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

16 July, 2005

Burly Truck Driver To Dude Who Just Backed Into BMW

"Don't worry about it, man. No matter how bad you feel, I'll find a way to make you feel worse."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

15 July, 2005

Definite Guy, To Security Guard Writing On Napkin

"You gotta write it right. Put: 'This individual is my wife. I intend to take care of her indefinitely. Or until death.'"

OVERHEARD BY TIM

14 July, 2005

Sensitive Travelers On MUNI

Girl 1: "We went to Ground Zero a couple of times."
Girl 2: "That's awesome!!!"
Girl 1: "We didn't enjoy it, though."

OVERHEARD BY MK

13 July, 2005

Geek At Giant's Game Out-Geeking Other Geek

"Can you believe that dork brought a laptop to a ball game? I definitely have to blog about that."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

12 July, 2005

Twenty-Something Street Rat On Crutches, To Girlfriend

"No! I'm leaving! I'm leaving! I'm done, okay? I'm DONE! LOOK AT MY EARS!! I'M FUCKING DONE!!"

OVERHEARD BY ISAAC

11 July, 2005

Guy On MUNI

"She's the kinda chick where, if I talk shit about her, it's only gonna make me like her more."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

10 July, 2005

Guy To Woman Standing By Yappy Chihuahua

"I bet your neighbors just adore you."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

09 July, 2005

Guy With Low Standards

"Man, I just bought me that DVD of 'Ray Charles' and, boy oh boy, that thing played right through from start to finish!"

OVERHEARD BY TIM

08 July, 2005

Guy Leading Drunk Away From Friends

"We better get him out of here before he goes from 'I love you guys' to 'You know what your problem is?'"

OVERHEARD BY TIM

07 July, 2005

Man On Cell Phone Wearing Giant Blinged-Out Crucifix

"Yeah, so why don't you call some of your freaky girl friends and we'll come over to your house and have an orgy?... No, it has to be at your house, they're your freaky friends. I'll bring the liquor."

OVERHEARD BY ISAAC

06 July, 2005

Preemptively Cheap Girl Outside Restaurant

"I want to make one thing clear: Seperate checks. We split it three ways.... And, you know, the plates are really big, and you'll probably take some home for Bill, so maybe we should split it four ways."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

03 July, 2005

Irish Girl Drinking Guinness In The States

"It tastes different here. It tastes like grilled meat."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

02 July, 2005

Well-Read Guy In Bookstore

"Look, the world's leaders know when the world's gonna end. They're using up all the resources, then they're outta here on rockets developed by the Nazis..... You need to read more."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

01 July, 2005

Philosopher/Drunk Hanging Outside Bar

"Bush ain't no Hitler. Stalin was way worse than Hitler.... Bush is Stalin."

OVERHEARD BY TIM