Overheard in Saskatoon

How convenient . . .

2010-01-19T23:37:00.000-08:00

Not overheard, but spotted by Rachel in the Star Phoenix . . .

WE'RE STILL HERE!

2010-01-12T14:10:00.000-08:00

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Headbanger surprise

2009-12-10T15:33:00.000-08:00

Overheard downtown between two young men . . .

Lanky guy: "I heard there’s this metal band in Germany and the lead singer like blew his head off."

Dreadlock guy: "I think I know where you’re going with this. They made a necklace out of his skull."

Lanky guy: "Well, I heard they took his brain and made chili out of it. Or stew or something. It might be an urban legend, but . . ."

Dreadlock guy: "No, it’s true."

Surround sound this, mister!

2009-11-01T16:24:00.000-08:00

Overheard at the north-end Husky . . .

Two men in a mini-van are trying to sell a home theatre system to a guy as he walks to his car.

Seller: "It retails for $2,499. I'll knock like two grand off."

Passerby: "No thanks."

Seller: "Awww, come on, man!"

Passerby (getting aggravated): "Dude! All I want is THIS coffee and THESE celery sticks!"

Mother knows best

2009-11-01T16:08:00.000-08:00

Overheard by Sailorfat at Halloween Distributors . . .

A girl in her early 20s and her mom are looking at the underwear in the lingerie section.

Girl: "I can't wear any of these with my costume. They are way too slutty."

Mom: "It's Halloween. You are supposed to look slutty."

The kids are at swimming

2009-10-27T14:31:00.000-07:00

Overheard by Eric at Galaxy Theatre . . .

Guy 1: "It's Monday night. Do you know where your children are?"

Guy 2: "They're still in my testicles."

Greetings, Dubya

2009-10-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

Overheard by Jen near TCU . . .

Protester on megaphone: "Bush is a war criminal!"

Older guy across street, in line for speech: "You're too loud."

Would you care to see my cucumber?

2009-09-19T20:15:00.000-07:00

Overheard by Veggiegirl while working in a garden . . .

Woman: "Do they usually grow this big? I've never seem them this big."

Man responds suggestively: "Thank you . . . genetics."

(*They're talking about tomatoes)

Blame your parents

2009-09-19T20:13:00.000-07:00

Overheard by Dotty at Dots . . .

Younger salesgirl chatting with older salesgirl: "Is pneumonia genetic?"

More dirty dancing . . .

2009-09-17T10:44:00.000-07:00

Overheard by Jenny in the bushes by the train bridge . . . "Stick it in me. 'Cause I love you."

The last dance

2009-09-15T11:22:00.000-07:00

Overheard at an office . . .

Guy: "When I heard that Patrick Swayze died, my first thought was, 'Nobody puts Johnny in a coffin.' "

Momma's boy

2009-09-14T14:41:00.000-07:00

Overheard by Brett in the men's washroom at Vangeli's Tavern . . .

Brett (noticing a button on the floor): "Looks like someone lost a button."

Drunk, possibly high, 50-ish guy at next urinal: "If I lost a button, I'd take it to my mom and say, 'Mom! Sew on my button.' And she'd say, 'Sew it yourself! Can't you sew your own button?' I'd say, 'Yeah, mom! I can sew my own button!' But that's just my mom. She's f**ked. She's 89."

That's doubly ignorant

2009-09-13T02:05:00.001-07:00

Overheard by "Brett" at the Muslim tent, outside the Farmer's Market . . .

A woman picked up the Quran and asked her friend, "Is this one of Obama's books?"

Say . . . swastika!

2009-08-30T22:01:00.001-07:00

Overheard by "Inappropriate" at a soiree where people are talking about inappropriate places to pose happily for pictures . . .

Man: I know someone that, when they were at Auschwitz they saw someone posing for a picture like this [*makes a huge grin and thumbs-up*]

Woman #1: Really?!?

Woman #2: It's not like you are going to the happiest place on Earth.

Man: Yeah. It's like, 'You've just won Wimbledon! What are you going to do now?' . . . 'I'm going to a concentration camp!'

That's what she said!

2009-08-30T21:52:00.000-07:00

Overheard while submitting an entry to Overheard in Saskatoon . . .

Woman: I wanna be Woman #2!

Man: In what way?

Inmates running the asylum

2009-08-21T18:18:00.000-07:00

Overheard by Bruinfan at Saskatoon Corrections . . .

Some contractors are walking past the inmates when one prisoner yells out: "Hey, go to work! You didn't want to go to jail."

A zinger!

2009-08-07T18:04:00.000-07:00

Overheard by "alistener" on Wired 96.3 . . .

"Summer tip: Family reunions are not a good place to pick up chicks. This isn't Regina."

These guys are straight shooters

2009-07-22T21:36:00.000-07:00

Overheard on the roof of The Yard . . .

30's guy: "Maccabee's is straight up the worst beer in the world. There's a reason the Israelis have never lost a war . . . it's because they can drink this beer."

Never wake a sleepwalker

2009-07-22T14:16:00.000-07:00

Overheard at New Island Sushi . . .

20's male with friends: "We were saying that if a zombie infestation hit 20th Street, you wouldn't even realize it. You see the same people walking every day. This guy was like, 'What about the blood?' and I replied, 'Like I said, you wouldn't even realize it.' "

What are they talking about?

2009-07-17T22:49:00.000-07:00

Overheard in an office . . .

Twenties woman: "Size doesn't really matter."
Forties woman: "Well, do you want to try a medium one?"
Twenties woman: "Sure."
Forties woman: "Yeah, try that and if you like it, I'll get you another one."

Have another beer

2009-07-16T22:58:00.000-07:00

Overheard outside the Yard . . .

Cat owner: "I figured out what to do with my kitties."
Male friend: "You've got two. You only need one."
Female friend: "No, you've gotta have two cats."
Male friend: "What are you talking about?"
Cat owner: "My kitties . . . my cats."
Male friend: "Oh! I thought you said KIDNEYS!"

Future considerations

2009-07-13T13:41:00.000-07:00

Overheard by Amanda in the women's bathroom at O'Hanlon's in Regina (we make exceptions from time to time) . . .

Tall girl 1: "I bought Todd two shirts today."
Tall girl 2: "Why?"
Tall girl 1: "Because he needed them."
Tall girl 2: "Because you feel guilty."
Tall girl 1: "About what?"
Tall girl 2: "About Dusty."
Tall girl 1: "I never *SLEPT* with Dusty."
Tall girl 2: "I guess that makes you a clean girl, then."
Tall girl 1: "But I'm going to."
Tall girl 2: "See? Guilty."

That's wacky tabaccy

2009-07-13T13:33:00.000-07:00

Overheard near Idylwyld Esso . . .

Older man: "Years ago, when Peter Jackson cigarettes first came out, we used to say they were made of horseshit and cabbage leaves, but they forgot the cabbage leaves."

This happens a lot, does it?

2009-07-10T13:48:00.001-07:00

Overheard at the 2nd Avenue sidewalk sale . . .

A white, middle-aged man is talking to no one in particular. He seems healthy and well-dressed. But as he passes one stranger, he lifts his pant leg and shows a scab on his shin.

"I'm getting really tired of getting beat up with a baseball bat," he says.

Hey, kid! You don't know Jack.

2009-07-07T21:43:00.001-07:00

Overheard by K-Mac at the Jazz Festival . . .

Sitting in the beer gardens, drunk young people dare one of their cohorts to approach "Jack Layton" in the audience. But it's a case of mistaken identity as the older gentleman has far less hair which is GREY not white, and he easily has 20 years on Layton. The dared individual returns to his friends and laments, "I could have totally swore that was him!"