Archive for January 31st, 2006

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

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.

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