"And then the marijuana smell started coming up from under the door, so I grabbed a towel..."

- the owner of the janitorial service, talking on a phone in the printer bay at work, a few days ago

Perhaps it's just me, but work seems to be getting weirder lately.

"Did you see that? What that Hummer just did? Why do I get moving violations and that guy zooms off?"
"Well, I think that's technically legal. Though not advised, and kind of a dick thing to do. Kind of like driving a Hummer, I guess."
--Two guys talking on Oxford st

"Today, my ignorance knows no bounds."
"Wheeeeeeee! I bet it feels free and floaty."
"Well...floaty anyhow."
— two girls chatting at lunch (Emeryville, CA)

"Did you see that? What that Hummer just did? Why do I get moving violations and that guy zooms off?"
"Well, I think that's technically legal. Though not advised, and kind of a dick thing to do. Kind of like driving a Hummer, I guess."
--Two guys talking on Oxford st

Woman: Hey! There's that restaurant I heard about, Food Shui ... I wanna eat there now, come on, let's go.

Man: You go ahead, I'll be over at the Walgreens overdosing on pills.

~strip mall in Austin, TX

Tall man with can of beer accompanied by wingman, smoking outside a parking structure.
-Talking to a blonde:

"So this it the way I see it, okay?... If I'm going to do anything... in life... I'm going to take it to the Max... You know? To the limit... And if that's wrong, I don't wanna be right."

"Sure, for values of 'neat' that involve you not getting your security deposit back."
--A girl to a guy walking down Fulton st

...at the Dark Horse Pub in Philadelphia...

"Do you know where the Zoo party is?"

"They never filled out a sheet, so I can only assume that they decided to assemble informally."

Woman to waiter: Is there something going on tonight?
Waiter to woman: I think there's going to be a DJ here later.
Woman to waiter: Oh, do you know who?
Waiter to woman: [missed this]
Woman to waiter: Cool - when does he get here?
Waiter to woman: (pause) I'm sorry, ma'am, I don't speak English. (turns abruptly, walks away)

"I love linguistics gatherings. Normally, people talk about beer, sports, and women. Here, you've got people talking in Portuguese about pro-drop languages. So cool."

-overheard at reception for linguistics conference; Ann Arbor, MI