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The Lassie “E! True Hol­ly­wood Sto­ry” Was Too Con­tro­ver­sial for TV

40-some­thing suit: You know how some­times you can love a dog so much it’s, like, il­le­gal?
40-some­thing woman: (looks at him blankly)
40-some­thing suit: You know? So that it’s, like, il­le­gal?
40-some­thing woman, look­ing straight ahead: Umm, let’s look at Hal­loween can­dy.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/438564745/calling-peta.html

Over­heard by: I love my dog, but not that much

…And That He Watch­es Ac­cord­ing to Jim??

Col­lege soros­ti­tute: Well, I thought we’d been dat­ing for, like, 3 months. But then I looked at his Face­book pro­file, and it said “sin­gle.“
Non-slut­ty col­lege friend: You had to use Face­book to…
Col­lege soros­ti­tute: Al­so, did you know he had a kid?

Charleston, South Car­oli­na

Over­heard by: Nud­dles

I Just Want to Be Close to Some­body Who’ll Leave Me Alone

Chick: … So then he start­ed talk­ing about feel­ings and stuff, and how we on­ly have sex and we nev­er talk any­more! [Friend nods.] Like, some­times af­ter we do it he tries to cud­dle with me, and all I can think about is, ‘Damn, I re­al­ly just want to sleep…’ So, do I break up with him?

http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2007/07/22/only-if-he-tries-withholding-sex-one-more-time-to-watch-a-chick-flick/

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And To­geth­er, Our Geek­i­ness Is Un­stop­pable

20-some­thing girl: If any­one ever punch­es me, all of the tur­tles in west­ern Penn­syl­va­nia will get to­geth­er, form a gi­ant stack, and bite that per­son.
20-some­thing guy: Wow. Like Voltron?
20-some­thing girl: Why did I mar­ry you?
20-some­thing guy: *Be­cause* I say things like that.
20-some­thing girl (sigh­ing): Yeah, you’re right.

Wal­nut St
Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­va­nia