Three women strolling in conversation.
Woman: "Yeah, you feel relieved when the head pops out."
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Daughters in arms
Woman, looking at her freckled, upraised arm: "A couple of years ago my mother said 'I can't believe it, I have my 90-year-old mother's arms!'."
Labels:
aging,
arms,
mothers,
overheard in Ithaca
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
At Turning Stone
Waiting for a rock concert to begin, already over an hour late.
Older woman, looking at her watch: "If it starts any later I'll miss church tomorrow."
Older woman, looking at her watch: "If it starts any later I'll miss church tomorrow."
Labels:
church,
overheard in Ithaca,
rock concert,
Turning Stone
Overheard on Giles St.
Frazzled mom walking up the hill with her two sons: "OK, Children of the Corn, stop touching each other!!!"
Older boy in ridiculously loud voice: "I LOVE touching people."
-Vikki
Older boy in ridiculously loud voice: "I LOVE touching people."
-Vikki
Labels:
Children of the Corn,
Giles St.,
kids,
mothers,
overheard,
overheard in Ithaca
Monday, June 22, 2009
Celebrations?
Woman: "How did you celebrate Father's Day?"
Other woman: "Vacuuming. That's how we celebrate most holidays, we go on a frenzy of vacuuming."
Other woman: "Vacuuming. That's how we celebrate most holidays, we go on a frenzy of vacuuming."
Labels:
celebration,
Father's Day,
holidays,
overheard in Ithaca,
vacuuming
Sunday, June 21, 2009
It really is an island
Overheard at the rain flooded Hangar Theatre after a performance of Once on This Island:
"It's a good thing we didn't come in the usual way or we would have drowned!"
"It's a good thing we didn't come in the usual way or we would have drowned!"
Labels:
flood,
Hangar Theatre,
Once on this island,
overheard in Ithaca,
rain,
theater
Thursday, June 18, 2009
First date
Young Daughter to Rapidly Aging Father: “So, he wants to know does he really have to meet you before we go out? Because he thinks you sound scary.”
Labels:
father,
first date,
overheard,
overheard in Ithaca,
scary
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Unclear on the concept
Professor: "So the student said 'I can't have gotten an F, I didn't do anything."
Labels:
grades,
overheard in Ithaca,
professor,
students
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Who do?
Three students walking down the hall.
Guy: "She's married."
Other guy: "She's married? She looks so young."
Guy: "They get married at, like, 12."
Guy: "She's married."
Other guy: "She's married? She looks so young."
Guy: "They get married at, like, 12."
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Man: "So you worked at CBORD? What was it like? I hear it's a white collar sweatshop."
Labels:
CBORD,
overheard in Ithaca,
sweatshop,
work
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