Overheard in Pittsburgh

Office, East Liberty. Early Morning:

Clerk: Man, we have got to have the weirdest paperboy around.
Janitor: You should see the deformed midget who delivers the Wall Street Journal!

— Overheard by corey w.

Carnegie Library, East Liberty.

An old man with shoe-polish-black hair is standing at a copier and crooning.

Old Man: [stops singing] Oops, can’t sing, it’s a library. [Sings a little more] I bet you think I’m singin’ `cause I’m happy, but I’m not. I’m singin’ `cause I’m half-broke and crazy.

— Overheard by coreyw

Borders Eastside, East Liberty.

Woman: Do I need to buy things here, or can I use my library card?
Manager: Ohhhh… You’ll have to to buy anything you want to take out of the store.
Boyfriend: [points to a giant sign that says “Paperchase”] Yeah, can’t you read? That sign says “Purchase!”

— Overheard by C.

Liquor Store near Whole Foods, East Liberty:

College Girl: [to friend] It’s not a date; I’ll be wearing my pajama bottoms the whole time.

— Overheard by Robbie

Social Services Agency Office, East Liberty:

The Office Brain: I’m gonna go get me some of the I-talian ice cream ‘cuz I really like history.

— Overheard by steele skillz

Carnegie Library, East Liberty.
A clerk is registering a woman and her daughter’s returned children’s books:

Daughter: [looking at clerk intensely] Daddy!
Mother: [looking shocked at her daughter] What!?!?
Clerk: [silently registers the books, visibly uncomfortable.]

— Overheard by coreyw

In front of the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty.
A small woman in a bright yellow coat is walking quickly. As she passes, she turns:

Canary Lady: Yeah, I’m out of my mind. What of it?

— Overheard by McArdle