Fri 2 Mar 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Game, Mellon Arena:
Two men are speaking Russian, intermittently screaming at the players.
Yinzer: Yinz from Canada?
Russian Man: Nope. Russia.
Yinzer: Same thing.
— Overheard by Pens Fan
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Fri 16 Feb 2007
University Center, Carnegie Mellon.
A few people talk in a group near the revolving door:
Asian Guy: [to Blonde Girl] Can I be your girlfriend?
Blonde Girl: Are you Jewish?
Asian Guy: Mmhmm.
Blonde Girl: Then yes, you can!
— Overheard by Connor
Wed 7 Feb 2007
Second-Year Japanese Class, Benedum Hall, Pitt Campus:
Professor: Sometimes I lie — just to keep you on your toes.
— Overheard by m.j.
Tue 2 Jan 2007
Sutherland Hall, Pitt Campus.
Three girls in skimpy clothes and heavy makeup finish their Chinese food:
Girl #1: OMG! I love fortune cookies!
Girl #2: I know, right?
Girl #1: I wonder how they get the fortune inside.
Girl #3: I have no clue.
Girl #2: Maybe they bake it inside.
Girl #1: Wouldn’t it catch on fire or something?
Girl #2: Yeah, they probably have some kind of tool to put it inside after they cook it; Chinese people are really smart like that.
Girl #3: [laughs] Maybe it’s Chinese magic.
Girl #1: That would so explain why my fortunes always come true.
Mon 28 Aug 2006
Habachi Table, Young Bin Kwan Restaurant Korean Restaurant, Bloomfield:
Yinzer #1: You think they got ice cream here?
Yinzer #2: What do you think this is, Isaly’s?
— Overheard by McArdle
Thu 15 Jun 2006
Bus Stop near Hillman Library, Oakland:
Guy #1: Okay, are you from Mexico City?
Guy #2: No.
Guy #1: Okay, well it’s fuckin’ crowded as hell, and it smells horrible. And the traffic is horrible.
— Overheard by Michael Davies