Overheard in Pittsburgh

East Carson Street, South Side.
Two metal heads are walking down the street, singing in a high-pitched voice, a la Rob Halford:

Metal Head One: BRING YOUR DAUGHTER—
Metal Head 2wo: — TO THE SLAUGHTER!!!

— Overheard by ndlzkn

Prefuse 73 Concert, Carnegie Mellon:

Short Student: This band is, like, so far beyond its genre, its post-itself.
Tall Student: I’m, like, post-excited.

— Overheard by TheConnor

Elevator, One Chatham Center:

Woman: — I said to her, because the Steelers played for so long, it
felt like winter was really short!

— Overheard by Brian J. Parker

Smiling Moose, South Side, Happy Hour.
A band coming soon to the bar is on TV, and the bartender has raised the volume so everyone can hear it. Some people who don’t care are talking loudly:

Metal Fan: STOP TALKING OVER THE MUSIC!
Chatty Cathy: WHAT?! I CAN’T HEAR YOU OVER THE MUSIC!

— Overheard by Paul Tabachneck

Eat ‘n’ Park, Squirrel Hill, Late-Night.
Two elderly couples are having a heated discussion about favorite game shows and the slot machines in Atlantic City. One of them mentions the slots in Las Vegas:

Old Man: Oh, speaking of Vegas, have you seen that movie Casino? That movie is the absolute truth! That’s what’s really going on; those people are running the country. Those people are corrupt AND running the country. They’re behind everything, people like in that movie! That’s exactly how the whole country is! And I’ll tell you, it’s a damn shame what they’re doing to this country. They’re running this country into the ground, they’ve got all our money, and they’re taking more.
Old Woman: OH, Robert DeNiro, I just LOVED his dancing in that movie where he was the blind guy!
 
— Overheard by the fox

Basic Art and Media Class, Antonian Hall, Carlow University.
Students diligently work on their projects:
 
Girl 1: Does anyone have a cellphone!?
Girl 2: No.
Girl 1, shocked: You don’t have a cellphone?
Girl 2: No one in my family does.
Girl 1: Do you have a car?
Girl 2: No. I live on campus.
Girl 1: Do you have a TV?!
 
— Overheard by Marilynne

McCormick & Schmick’s, South Side.
A family with older children is eating dinner:

20-something son: You should buy some soy milk.
Mom: Why?
Son: Because I heard it gives you wicked gas!

— Overheard by Stasia

Q&A with Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Mosaic 2006 Annual Conference, CMU:

Lecture Organizer/Question Reader: Yeah, I got some really weird questions. One person asked, “Should my robots have sex?”

— Overheard by Ginger

Cinema Class, Point Park.
Alanis Morrisette’s “Ironic” can be heard from a nearby computer:

Cinema Girl: I don’t care what you say, that isn’t ironic. Sure, it’s bad luck, but a fly in your wine is not ironic.

— Overheard by err

Parking Lot, Whole Foods, East Liberty:

Cell Phone Guy: Yeah, Mom, I’ll be there on time. Anyways, how’s dad?
— Yeah, I KNOW he’s dead. I was just joking!

— Overheard by pudhaus