Private Conversations in Public Places
A service of the International Center for Limerick Studies. Don't you just hate listening to people talking on their cell phones? I love eavesdropping. What are these people talking about? Dr. Michael J. MacArthur, Executive Director and Private Ear.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Cell phone overheard in a popular quick service restaurant
Male, 70s: Bob died? . . . That’s a shame. That’s a dirty shame. . . . Which Bob?
Friday, August 19, 2016
This is probably the best one ever!
Overheard at a popular quick service restaurant
Male, 20s: How about, I give you kids clothes and toys instead of cash? . . . No, I’m not expecting a full pound . . . Now, it’ll be nice stuff, probably from K-Mart, not Target . . . I don’t know about meeting at the mall. The mall is kinda hot right now . . . I’m on my bike. It has to be somewhere close to here. I don’t want to ride all over town with a bag on me . . . If you know someone who will pick me up, I can give them some for gas . . . What sizes are you kids? . . . 8 to 12? What does that mean? . . . Do they like Power Rangers or Transformers? What about Hot Wheels. I still have some of my Hot Wheels.
Male, 20s: How about, I give you kids clothes and toys instead of cash? . . . No, I’m not expecting a full pound . . . Now, it’ll be nice stuff, probably from K-Mart, not Target . . . I don’t know about meeting at the mall. The mall is kinda hot right now . . . I’m on my bike. It has to be somewhere close to here. I don’t want to ride all over town with a bag on me . . . If you know someone who will pick me up, I can give them some for gas . . . What sizes are you kids? . . . 8 to 12? What does that mean? . . . Do they like Power Rangers or Transformers? What about Hot Wheels. I still have some of my Hot Wheels.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Overheard in a health care facility
Female, 20s: I
wore the wrong bra today . . . I didn’t know it would be so cold.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Overheard in front of a grocery store
Female, 30s, holding cell phone in one hand and a 12-pack
of beer under the other arm while holding her pajama pants up: Where are you? . . . Hurry up. My pants are falling down and you know that I
don’t have any underwear on.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Overheard in a department store
Female, teen: Here’s
shoes at 30 per cent off. That’s over
half. How can they do it?
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Overheard at a cell phone store
Overheard at a cell phone store
Male, 30s: Of
course, everyone knows that Ronald Reagan was the best President ever, even if
he was guilty of that Watergate cover up
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Cell phone conversation overheard in a quick-service restaurant
Female, 70s: The
paper says that someone named Rabbit just died.
Isn’t that hysterical?
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