31 May, 2007

Musta Been Those Two Pepperpots From Monty Python

Old Lady 1: 'Mrs Perkins died the other day.'
Old Lady 2: 'Oh dear. My cat's not very well either.'

OVERHEARD BY OB

30 May, 2007

Musta Been Those Two Blokes From Slings & Arrows

Guy 1: 'My God, you were bloody drunk last night.'
Guy 2: 'I wasn't in here last night.'
Guy 1: 'Really? It must have been me then.'

OVERHEARD BY OB (AND NOTE THE BRITISH PUNCTUATION IN OB'S HONOUR)

29 May, 2007

Low Self Esteem In Union Square

""I don't care, treat me like a dog, I'll be happy."

OVERHEARD BY DAN

28 May, 2007

Some Political Parties Have To Work Harder On Fundraising Than Others

Young Woman Eating A Cookie, To Another Woman On Campus, At Portland State University: "Mmmm, this is great. I got it at the Socialtist Party bake sale. They have a table over there."

OVERHEARD BY ROD

25 May, 2007

Wannabe Alternachick In The Tenderloin

Friend: "So what kind of music do you listen to?"
Girl: "Oh, I listen to stuff no one's ever heard of!"
Friend: "Hmmm, so where do you buy it?"
Girl: "I buy it from amazon.com."

OVERHEARD BY EMY

24 May, 2007

Two Music Impresarios

Guy 1: "Now that Paul McCartney's single again, maybe he should marry Yoko."
Guy 2: "Then she can break up Wings, too."

OVERHEARD BY JAMES

23 May, 2007

Woman And Supportive Friend In Upscale SF Bar

Woman: "I'm a strict vegetarian! I don't eat anything that casts a shadow."
Friend: "So every other year you get to eat a groundhog?"

OVERHEARD BY JEFF

13 May, 2007

Overheard Lines Is On Hiatus For A Week

"Take the opportunity to write down what the person sitting next to you just said and send it in."

TYPED BY TIM

11 May, 2007

Old Guy Screaming Into Cellphone

"I SAID I HAVE TO TALK QUIETLY! I'M IN A LIBRARY!"

OVERHEARD BY TIM

08 May, 2007

Dude Planning To Vote For Napoleon

Teen 1: "You see where France got a new president?"
Teen 2: "Oh yeah? So they don't have a king anymore, huh?"

OVERHEARD BY TIM

04 May, 2007

Guy On MUNI, Inventing The Freelancer's Manifesto

"I don't do status meetings. If you want me to go to status meetings, you gotta buy me health insurance."

OVERHEARD BY TIM

02 May, 2007

'I Know I Took One Of Them Home...'

Castro Guy: "Shit, I don't even remember dinner much less the waiter."

OVERHEARD BY MK