Archive for January 2006
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
“Subtelty doesn’t hold much meaning for you, does it, Barbara?”
Café, Bellefield Towers, Morning, January 31, 2006.
Two women in their 50s are discussing Coretta Scott King’s death:
Security Guard Woman: How old was Ms. King?
Cashier Woman: Seventy-eight; she looked good for her age.
Security Guard Woman: I thought she looked OLD.
— Submitted by Mara Svoboda
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
Does that mean he’ll be shilling for Starbucks and Victoria’s Secret?
Shale’s Cafe, 5th Ave, Uptown
The jukebox has just switched from Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” to Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion”:
Guy 1: Thank God that shit’s over.
Drunken Crazy Girl at Next Booth: Are you telling me you don’t LOOOOOOVE Eminem?
Guy 2: Yes, compared to “Sweet Emotion,” I am telling you that song sucks.
Drunken Crazy Girl: Well, let me tell you something.
Guy 3: Yes?
Drunken Crazy Girl: Eminem is the NEXT BOB DYLAN!!
— Submitted by Wiz.
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
A teaching certificate really helps if you want to coach high school sports.
The Bar at TGI Fridays, McKnight Road, Ross Township:
Ward Jersey Guy: You know, all we talk about is sports anymore. Why don’t we talk about something like geography or science or something?
Lambert Jersey Guy: Science, eh? Here’s a fact: 75 percent of the world is covered by water. [ Long pause, dramatic chin scratch] The rest is covered by Troy Polamalu!
Steelers Polo Shirt Guy: Woah! The Steelers totally equal x in every equation!
— Submitted by annie
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Monday, January 30th, 2006
Honorable Mentions
From time to time, I like to thank the great people I find recommending Overheard in Pittsburgh online, while at the same time stroking my ego by re-posting their kind words.
The following people have linked to OIP recently:
Kyana
PghKitten
rothslovechild
Rotzi
Rufus Honker IV
Sailblades
Venangago-go (incidentally, from my hometown of Franklin, Pennsylvania.)
emzabelle — “fun stuff. enjoy.”
Somewhere in Between — “Fucking Hilarious”
Ikiterunda.com — “It made my morning. I love people.”
Bobbo — “This site is very funny and I recommend yinz check it aht.”
Awesomejuice — “There are some really nerdy CMU quotes on there. Maybe one of them is you!”
PGH Jezebel — “If you live in Pittsburgh and you haven’t visited Overheard in Pittsburgh yet, you are really missing out … It’s addictive and funny.”
Amy Kay — “I love it. I think I lost at least an hour reading through the pages and pages of silly things that people have said while they thought no one was listening.”
Unified Theories — “One of my Pittsburgh blogs that I love to read is Overheard in Pittsburgh. I couldn’t tell you if they got the idea from the NYC blog for certain, but it’s possible. That doesn’t matter, though, because ours is BETTER. And today they sealed the deal on just how much better they truly are by mentioning DEGRASSI: TNG.” [This post is located here.]
raphrat deserves some special thanks because he has been pimping out Overheard in Pittsburgh like it owes him money. Thanks, raphrat.
Overheard in Pittsburgh has found a constant home on the blogrolls of the following sites:
Bobbo
weill.org
caiticat87
isabe-ette
Lou’s List
Ohligarchy
PittDems.org
Murder Show
Flying Oyster
The Cereal Port
Meigan’s Madness
Dwight Supremacy
Natural Attachment
Somewhere in Between
Pittsburgh Cacophony Society
The Commentary and Adventures of an Italian Girl … in the Burgh!
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Monday, January 30th, 2006
Look out, ladies!
61C Outbound, 12 a.m., Friday Night.
The bus is full of drunk college students from the “crappy Ophelia party” in Oakland.
1. A Drunk Guy is sitting in a girl’s lap:
Drunk Guy 1: If I’m gonna fart, I’ll let you know.
2. Two Drunk Guys are talking about the party they’re heading to in Squirrel Hill:
Drunk Guy 2: I know this place really well. I know all the good places. I even know the best places for girls to pee. You know, `cause girls need complicated places and stuff. But I guess it sounds weird to say that, so I guess I won’t say that at the party.
Drunk Guy 3: Ha ha! Yeah, I guess guys have it easier. They can just pee on a wall or something.
Drunk Guy 2: I always try to pee my name but it never works `cause the “E” always dribbles in, ya know?
Drunk Guy 3: Yeah: Shit happens.
— Submitted by Funky Dung
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Monday, January 30th, 2006
Mr. Wizard had a much more interactive way of teaching this lesson.
Physics 101, Alumni Hall, Pitt Campus:
Professor: In the absence of air resistance, all bodies fall to the earth at the same rate. So, if we removed all the air from this room, well, we’d all drop dead to the floor, but we’d all drop at the same rate.
— Submitted by katie
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Monday, January 30th, 2006
I’m working on a cross-stitch pattern that says that.
Smithfield Street, Downtown:
Older Black Man 1: Haven’t seen you lately! Where you cribbin’?
Older Black Man 2: Wherever I hangs my hat!
[Both laugh hysterically.]
— Submitted by Jen Braun
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Sunday, January 29th, 2006
Because you have a McDonald’s receipt in your pocket.
South Side Works Parking Garage:
Chick: Why do I feel like I just ate a big alien?
— Submitted by M. Davies
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Sunday, January 29th, 2006
College is a time for experimentation.
Pitt Shuttle, Friday Afternoon:
Loud Girl on Cell Phone: So mom, I was able to add another class so that I can take my regular load of 17 credits. And I know that seems like a lot, but just wait `til you find out what the class is. It is SO cool and I’m SO excited and just guess what it is.
— Nooo, guess again… EVEN BETTER!
— No! It’s NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT!!!
— Submitted by Katrina
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Saturday, January 28th, 2006
The Office: Pittsburgh
Bus Stop, Forbes & McKee, Oakland:
Woman 1: [Explosive, chicken-like laughter] Oh, god. I just wanted to get out of that room, I was so uncomfortable.
Woman 2: He’s very outgoing.
— Submitted by zig