31 October, 2007

And What's With All That 'Smelling Good' And 'Looking Pretty'? What Are They Trying To Prove?

Guy: "I'm not into sunflowers right now. They're so....slouchy."

OVERHEARD BY HEATHER

22 October, 2007

Overheard Lines Is On Vacation For A Week

"Back on the 29th. Thanks for reading, and we'll see you then!"

WRITTEN BY TIM

18 October, 2007

Although, In Oklahoma, It'd Qualify

Customer: "I'm looking for an inspirational book similar to 'Chicken Soup for the Soul'."
Salesperson: "Well, those 'Chicken Soup' books are really popular. You sure you don't want to look at those?"
Customer: "No thank you, I'm buying for my friend and she's a vegetarian."

OVERHEARD BY KATHERINE

17 October, 2007

Worse Than Yelling 'Fire'

Overheard in a theater while waiting for the play to begin:
Woman 1: "I heard she's coming back to Desperate Housewives this season."
Woman 2: "Who? Britney Spears?"

OVERHEARD BY ANDERS

16 October, 2007

Man At Computer (Hopefully Not A Government Computer)

"People are exploding and I don't know why. (mutters to himself) That's never a good thing."

OVERHEARD BY TASNICKER

15 October, 2007

Girl Unclear On The Concept Of 'Funny'

"I asked her where they were eating and she said, 'I don't know, she never told me.' It was funny."

OVERHEARD BY MK

12 October, 2007

Students Divvying Up Jobs

Student 1: "Okay, so we need someone to do a biographical sketch."
Student 2: (points to another student) "You look like you can draw."

OVERHEARD BY TRAVIS

11 October, 2007

I Think I Want To Spend The Rest Of My Life Hanging Out In O.B.'s Pub

A middle-aged couple are sitting in the pub, eating breakfast, when the fire alarm goes off. Told it's a false alarm, the man says to the woman:

"Thank God for that. I thought your mother had just come in."

OVERHEARD BY O.B.

10 October, 2007

Woman Exiting Four-And-A-Half-Hour Meeting

"This morning before the meeting, I didn't know what it was supposed to be about. Now, after the meeting...I don't know what it was supposed to be about."

OVERHEARD BY CLAIRE

09 October, 2007

This Might Be A Little, You Know...

Girl: "I want a complicated man."
Guy: "I'm complicated."
Girl: "You must not be that complicated if you have to tell me you're complicated."
Guy: "But I'm complicated enough that you didn't know I was complicated."

OVERHEARD BY PSYGUY

08 October, 2007

Life Is A Joke (Especially In The Pubs O.B. Hangs Out In)

A man with a backpack walks into the pub. They chat to a regular at the bar:
Regular: "Are you OK? I noticed you were limping when you came in."
Backpacker: "My leg does ache a bit."
Regular: "Perhaps I can help. I'm a physiotherapist."
Backpacker: "Pity you're not a carpenter. It's a wooden leg."

OVERHEARD BY O.B.

06 October, 2007

Oklahoman Who's Sensitive To His Vegetarian Guests

"Well, we're about to watch the OU game, and we're going to cook buffalo steaks, and some chicken for people who don't eat meat."

OVERHEARD BY MK

04 October, 2007

The Problem With Procrastination

Woman 1: "I'm not a dilletante; I'm serendipitous. ...I should embroider that on a pillow."
Woman 2: "Yeah, but you'd only get about halfway done."

OVERHEARD BY MK

03 October, 2007

Next Week On Journeyman

Mother and Daughter Listen To The Radio For A While. Then:
Daughter: "You know this isn't really happening. This is tomorrow morning's news."
Mom: "Why do you say that?"
Daughter: "Because I turned it to AM."

OVERHEARD BY MISSY

02 October, 2007

Overheard And Overseen At A Swimming Pool

Four-Year-Old, Yanking Up Her Mother's Bikini Top: "PEEK - A - BOOB!"

OVERHEARD BY ALICIA

01 October, 2007

'Depends. Are You An Elephant?'

"If you were pregnant in February 2008, would you be due in 2008?"

OVERHEARD BY MK