Archive for April 2008
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Poor, poor China
School Bus:
Girl #1: You know, Chinese people are like good at everything!
Girl #2: THAT’S COS THEY’RE POOR!
Girl #1:OoOhh
— Overheard by Dommy and Dean
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Either way, you’re F-ed.
Amon Tobin Concert, Rangos Ballroom, CMU.
Two college-age girls are waiting for Amon Tobin to take the stage :
Girl #1: I mean, it’s just herpes simplex B.
Girl 2: That’s the good one, right? B is better than A. Unless you’re in school.
—Overheard by Chr Flyr
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
“Checkmate, my little Tartans.”
Crowded 59U Outbound, Oakland.
Two Pitt students are standing in the middle of the bus as it pulls in front of CMU.
Bus Driver: Please step to the back!
Pitt Boy: Don’t. I wanna play my favorite game.
Pitt Girl: What game?
[The door of the bus opens.]
Bus Driver: [to sad CMU kids] Sorry, guys, no room!
Pitt Boy: Hurray! I won!
Overheard by SportFan
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
The purpose of the squirrel is to flip out and kill people.
Crowded Hallway, Tekkoshocon Anime Convention:
College Guy Dressed as Ninja: But I don’t want to be a ninja! I want to be a squirrel! Squirrels have all of the fun!
[Question: Why can’t he be both? Or more?]
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Madness? This is Sparta!
Gullifty’s, Squirrel Hill:
Maid of Honor #1: I am going to be on a maid-of-honor tirade if people
don’t check themselves.
Maid of Honor #2: If they don’t check themselves, you gonna wreck them good.
Maid of Honor #1: People can call me a bitch. I can take that criticism. But if anyone steps to my girl or my other girls, if anyone starts some shit with the bride, I’m gonna smack them the hell out of matrimony.
Maid of Honor #2: Mm-hmm!
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
“Do you want me to pull this bus over?”
Packed 59U Outbound, Forbes/Morewood, Oakland:
Spunky Lady Busdriver: Move it in, people! You can’t be above the line!
[People push and yell]
Spunky Lady Busdriver: USE YOUR WORDS, people! “PLEASE AND THANK YOU!” Damn, yo mamas’ be ashamed!
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Pittsburgh will not be constrained by labels!
Chemistry Class, CMU.
The professor is explaining how toxic chemicals can get into the food supply and showing a scale of health problems occurring in different areas of the country based on river pollution.
Professor: OK, here’s where the northeast is on the scale. It’s already getting pretty high up there… Do you consider Pittsburgh to be in the northeast? I don’t. We’re our own place, so we must be OK… The midwest is even higher up on the scale, but it’s OK because I don’t consider Pittsburgh to be in the midwest either.
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
State of the Site
Let’s be honest: The site’s a mess right now. It looks like something was changed in the template I’m using because I have seen other sites affected in the same way. Regardless, trying to figure out how to fix it, in addition to the requirements of grad school and work have kept me from focusing on posting for the past week or so. Of course, reduced posting is not a new thing; it’s just excessive now.
I have figured out a few ways to make my life easier so I can spend more time on the site and make it awesome again. I have a few ideas on how to make it better than it has ever been. I’d hire someone to help me with the site, but I have never made any money off the site; if anything, I have spent way more money on the site than I have made.
Among the changes I will be making is a big upgrade in the site, as well as restored access to the RSS feed. If I can’t recoup expenses from advertising, I might as well make the site more accessible
for people. I love doing the site, but I have been exhausted for months. Did you know grad school is difficult? It’s not an urban legend, like the baby in the microwave or World War II.
I am now beginning to shop the site around for book publication and as a regular feature for a local publication. These would be sister projects to the site and would afford me more time to work on the main project. If you know anyone who might be interested in licensing Overheard in Pittsburgh content, please sent them my way. If you’d like to see OIP in your favorite afternoon newspaper or alt newsweekly, I am sure editors would like to know.
Right. So that’s the state of Overheard in Pittsburgh: Renewed focus, coming upgrades, more convenient access, and possible print publication in addition to Web.
Any questions? Fire away. Thanks for bearing with me.
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
One Guess What His Sleep Number Is
Dining Room, Duquesne Club.
Three Old, Rich White Guys are having dinner at the corner table:
Old, Rich White Guy: I’ve been having a lot of non-orgasm orgasms lately. Really, it’s the best mattress I ever bought.