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Several years ago, I briefly overheard three young women chatting. One of them said, "And this is my sister Sunshine from Santa Cruz." That was all I heard. Here are a bunch of similar snippets that I've noted of things that I overhear. All items were overheard in Seattle, unless noted otherwise. " . . . If all I want is coffee. . .then that's my business . . . " " . . . he's adding another point of view to the sandwich board . . . " " . . . it's a big pile of . . . stuff . . . " " . . . Changing the theme. Changing the theme would be . . . " " . . . I do 50 miles [gasp], and I never even [gasp] feel it . . . " " . . . he's not gonna give you a foot massage . . . " " . . . it's so much easier to play Tetris . . . " " . . . let's get going before traffic gets bad . . . " " . . . I don't really know why I thought it would be a good idea . . . " " . . . My best friend is on her way to Australia . . . " " . . . That's enough of that. You'll either find your brake or perish in flames . . . " " . . . where's my underwear? . . . where's my left shoe? . . . " " . . . it's Aerosmith-style cheesy, but . . . " " . . . it's all based on commissions . . . " " . . . cars, computers, and food. What more do you need? . . . " " . . . so it may actually implode . . . the whole thing . . . " " . . . If I only had a brain . . . I would think of so many things . . . " " . . . and if he dies, I get the property . . . " " . . . CIA bastards . . . " " . . . because I dropped my mitten . . . " " . . . like logos . . . and . . . fun things, you know . . . " " . . . Why look at the sun when I can sit on the other side of the bus and look at a reflection of the sun? . . . " " . . . Remember when you were feeding me M&Ms and Mommy was giving me my cool haircut? . . . " " . . . as soon as they see clean clothes they think, 'This mothaf**ka got money' . . . " " . . . my homeboy's got a master key . . . " " . . . I was throwing up . . . " " . . . available? You think someone's going to be available in three weeks? . . . " " . . . A lot of masseuses are belly dancers in Seattle . . . " " . . . the Kennedy jokes. I love that . . . " " . . . I'm so not into having a relationship . . . " " . . . and I didn't have a very good experience . . . " " . . . said he worked for Phillip Morris for a few years . . . " " . . . she was one of 18 kids. They've been fighting over . . . " " . . . he bench-pressed me with one hand the other day . . . " " . . . I know a lot of sad guys, and they're all great musicians . . . It's the only way they know to express themselves . . . " " . . . if you're swimming you can get caught up in it and drown . . . " " . . . Welcome to this country . . . Welcome to this country . . . Welcome to this country . . . " " . . . so you know what I do? I drop my bag and say, 'Keep walking, motherfu**er.' That's the only language they understand . . . " " . . . I'm excited about George Bush, Jr. . . . " " . . . Sharon! Sharon! C'mon! I'm a helicopter and Amy's a bird. What are you gonna be? . . . " " . . . I'm just as treacherous as he is, but I'm not gonna hurt him, and he's not gonna hurt me . . . can't even own one . . . I gave up with his sister. He used to let his sister come play with me . . . they broke her leg and her arm and her neck. Then, in 1991, he killed her . . . " " . . . He passes the mustard with me . . . " " . . . I'm so used to being ignored, I don't even notice it anymore . . . " " . . . and this is my sister Sunshine from Santa Cruz . . . " " . . . I'm not standing here because I want to be standing here . . . Think about it . . . " " . . . Did you make the machine out? . . . " " . . . Are you God?! . . . " " . . . Would you close already? Thank you! . . . " " . . . Yo! Jesus says repent! Or there's gonna be an earthquake around here . . . " " . . . She was white, so I don't care how she felt . . . " " . . . Dive for the dogs! . . . " |
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