Archive for November 2005
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005
The Tumultuous Life of the Gray Market Curtain Dealer
Mr. Smalls’ office, Millvale:
Businessman: And with that amount of money in cash, I’m going to need you to fill out a 1099 form.
Independent Contactor: A what?
Businessman: A 1099 form. For tax purposes.
Independent Contactor: [pale and nervous] No, no, I don’t do those.
Businessman: What do you mean you don’t do them? Are you in trouble with the government?
Independent Contactor: …No… Uh, well, that is, not yet…
— Overheard by Etzel
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
Overheard in Pittsburgh Life Lessons˜: Be a Problem Solver, Not a Problem Maker
South Park Post Office:
Postal Worker 1: Well, at least I got rid of the Hannukah stamps yesterday.
Postal Worker 2: Someone asked for Hanukkah stamps?
Postal Worker 1: Nah, this lady wanted birthday stamps. I showed her the Hannukah stamps. I said, “How about these? They have candles on them.” And she bought them.
— Submitted by KGB
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
Angelina Jolie: The Early Years
Outside a Lecture Hall, Chevron, Pitt Campus:
Loud Chick on Cell: They’re adopting him and they already have, like, four kids. It makes me want my parents to adopt someone because they only have two.
— We’re moving into a new house.
— No, he would have the guest bedroom.
— Submitted by Sophie
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
Those are actually the four food dwarves.
7-Eleven, Oakland:
Counter Guy: Hey, you’ve got all four food groups: salty, sweet … chewy … and drinky.
— Submitted by M. Davies
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Monday, November 7th, 2005
“Sir, if you want to buy drugs, you’ll have to be more specific.”
Gus Miller’s Newsstand, Oakland:
Counter Guy: Is this is all?
Customer: Yeah … and gimme one of those 99-dollar pretzels.
— Submitted by M. Davies
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Sunday, November 6th, 2005
He’s not looking at him from close range.
Biology Class, Clapp Hall, Pitt Campus:
Smart-Ass Student: Wait, can we go back to the baby example?
Biology Professor: Sure.
Smart-Ass Student: How are babies made?
Professor: What?
Smart-Ass Student: My dad tried to explain it to me, but he wasn’t much of a biologist.
Professor: [indicating Student’s existence] He obviously was enough of one.
— Submitted by Sophie
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Sunday, November 6th, 2005
“…particularly the home plate on the first floor.”
Seminar class, Fourth Floor, WuhWuhPosvar Hall, Pitt Campus.
A screeching, elevator repair-related noise has been disrupting the class for about 10 minutes.
Forlorn Professor: This building is the Soviet Union.
— Submitted by Robin H
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Saturday, November 5th, 2005
Overheard in Pittsburgh Life Lessons™: Be a Role Model
54C, West Oakland:
Bus Driver: We’re changing buses!
Man Waiting with New Bus: `d someone puke?
Bus Driver: Yeah, and then a few sympathetic ones did too.
— Submitted by Static Clang
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Saturday, November 5th, 2005
The Score at the 100
Here’s a listing of the Top submitters to the site:
Robin H — 13
McArdle — 11
The Connor — 10
M. Davies — 6
Moose — 4
Bwzimmerman — 3
Ben — 3
Thanks again to all the submitters for helping Overheard in Pittsburgh come this far!
Stay Alert,
OIP
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Saturday, November 5th, 2005
For added irony, the article was about accidental double entendres
Fourth Floor, Hillman Library, Pitt Campus.
Roofers are carrying bags of debris into the hallway from the roof-access stairs. A female student, contributor Robin H, is photocopying an article out of Ms. Magazine:
Gruff roofer: [Appraising the female student] I should have stayed in school.
[The student, thinking he meant to avoid manual labor, looks up and smiles.]
Gruff roofer: [realizing Robin H heard him] Oh, I just meant — it’s not that I had to stay in school to be a roofer — and that’s what I love — but I what I mean is that you look very … well-studied.
— Submitted, of course, by the comely Robin H
Overheard in Pittsburgh is proud to announce that this is the 100th Overheard posted on this site. I want to thank everyone who has submitted so far, and we look forward to serving up even more slices of life in the future.