Edgar Allan Poe, You Get Out Of That Crypt This Minute!

Frowning little boy among kids running and playing: I wonder if this building is haunted. (pause) You should really keep an eye out for these things.

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Posted on July 13, 2009
Advice, Colleges & Universities, Fears, Kids, Magic, Washington

And by That I Mean Exactly What You Think I Mean.

20-something hot girl to friend: I'm afraid of steamed broccoli and robes.

Montreal
Canadia

Posted on April 11, 2009
Canadia, Default, Fears, Feelings, Food, Girls

After I Rolled Your Lungs and Smoked the Tar Out of Them

Nurse #1 (during break): I hope you don't mind, I took one of your cigarettes from your purse because I was really craving one.
Nurse #2: it's no problem. (pause) Wait. Was it my last one?
Nurse #1: Yeah…is that a problem?
Nurse #2 (furious): Are you fucking kidding me?!
Nurse #1: Yeah, yeah, relax! I was just kidding. There's two more in there.
Nurse #2: Oh my god. Don't joke about things like that.
Nurse #1 (nervously): Hahaha. I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't scared for my life just now.
Nurse #2 (seriously): And I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't thinking of places to hide your body.

Geneva General Hospital
Geneva, New York

Overheard by: molly guns

Posted on January 23, 2009
Default, Fears, New York, Nurses, Questions, Violence, Wishes

Since They Haven't Yet Arrested You for Wearing That Silly Human Suit

High girl #1: I mean, they can't arrest me for walking around in a gorilla suit, can they?
High girl #2: No, dude, I don't think so.

Georgia College & State University

Posted on November 23, 2008
Clothes, Colleges & Universities, Crimes, Default, Fears, Georgia, Girls, Questions, Weirdness

On the Other Hand, If I Don't Make Out with Him, the Terrorists Win

Roommate: I am afraid that if I make out with him, he'll think that I'm an Iraqi.

Memphis, Tennessee

Overheard by: Possibly…

Posted on November 6, 2008
Default, Fears, Girls, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Tennessee

Good God– He's Got a Sock Puppet!

(a group of people are standing on the steps of the station, singing about Christianity)
Man, sprinting across the road: Run for your lives! He's preaching Jesus!

Flinders Street Station
Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: Skeeta

Posted on November 6, 2008
Advice, Australia, Default, Fears, Guys, Jesus, Public transportation, Threats

But I Hear There's a Starbucks There Now

Waiter: I think it would be cool to live on the moon…
Waitress: Yeah, I don't think I could do that. I'm afraid of heights.

Texas City, Texas

Overheard by: TurboCat

Posted on October 15, 2008
Coworkers, Default, Fears, Guys, Servers, Stupidity, Texas, Women

When Spies Go on Dates

Man coming out of Tibetan restaurant: But I saw the rabbit!
Woman: No, the rabbit is dead. I promise you, the rabbit is dead.

Boulevard de Magenta
Paris, France

Overheard by: Texpat

Posted on October 14, 2008
Animals, Death & dying, Default, Fears, Food, France, Guys, Women

But My Girlfriend Definitely Is

Guy on cell: Yeah, I haven't decided yet if camels are enough like horses for them to scare the crap out of me to ride.

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Overheard by: I never knew he was afraid of horses!

Posted on October 1, 2008
Animals, Default, Fears, Guys, Maryland, On the phone

No, Dad, Joe Camel Is Not on the Ticket

Woman on phone: No dad, the Democratic congress is probably not affecting the cancer rate. No, a Democratic president will probably not make cancer rates worse.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/348841951/id-like-to-hear-his-theory.html

Overheard by: me!

Posted on September 26, 2008
Compare and contrast, Default, Fears, Health & Hygiene, Maladies, On the phone, Overheard in Minneapolis, Politics, Women

Fears