Archive for May 31st, 2007

Bar, Clark’s Restaurant, Moon Township. Friday Happy Hour:

Guy: [to friend] You’ve never heard of being “metrosexual”? It’s when you’re a guy and you really like to look good: clothes, hair, the works.
Cute Female Bartender: It’s when your boyfriend takes longer to get ready to go out than you do.

Spanish Class, University of Pittsburgh.
The professor is trying to explain the subjunctive tense to a student:

Professor: It’s used to express uncertainty.
Helpful Girl: Yeah, it’s like when things aren’t clear. Think of “Buddho”, or Tao or something.

— Overheard by Keystone

Carnegie Library, East Liberty.
A middle-aged patron approaches a reference librarian:

Patron: [enthusiastically] Is English Grammar grammar?
Librarian: Ummm… excuse me?
Patron: [still enthusiastic] Is English Grammar grammar?
Librarian: Well, yeah. Yes.

— Overheard by coreyw