Minnesota

College guy: I like salsa, but it makes me sad.

Duluth, Minnesota

Overheard by: Nic

Mother pushing stroller with three small boys at her side: Your brother asked you a question. Now answer it or stop talking!

Valley Fair
Shakopee, Minnesota

Undergrad on cell: And the paper has to be, like, 10 to 12 pages long! (pause) I know! I'm like, “I'm not writing my freaking thesis here!”

Bus
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Customer: Hi, I'd like to return these pants.
Store manager: Can I ask why?
Customer: The pants talk.
Store manager: (…)
Customer, frantically: I mean, they pop! They pop!

Burnsville, Minnesota

Overheard by: I had to return a pair of talking pants once too

Little kid #1: No, Daddy would never swear!
Little kid #2: Yeah, he does — when he drinks!

Dairy Queen
Roseau, Minnesota

Overheard by: jo

Law student: I can't wait for the future, man… I'm going to specialize in time travel law!

St. Paul, Minnesota

Overheard by: Minneapolitan

Jock #1: Yo! I've grown accustomed to your face!
Jock #2: Word!

Macalester College
St. Paul, Minnesota

50-something clipboard guy: Excuse me miss, do you have just a couple minutes for campus international?
Girl: Sorry, I don't believe in other countries.

University of Minnesota

Overheard by: Cornielius

[At computer lab.]Student #1: Try looking up “irony-“, that might work.
Student #2: Irony isn’t even a word, idiot.

Royalton, Minnesota

Overheard by: Lynn

Young girl, spraying perfume: These smell yucky. Who actually buys these, Mom?
Mom: Put those down. Those are for prostitutes.

Macy’s
St. Paul, Minnesota

Overheard by: ChasingDori