Ticklenotes

. . . a collection of overheard conversations . . .

Archive for June, 2009

Pay Day

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A guy in my office, speaking with the payroll clerk:

“Pay day! Here you go. Looks like you have two.”

“Wow! I get paid twice now?”

“No, one is your severance.”

That’s About the Size of It

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A friend, talking with me in London: “God is big. Very big.”

The Biggest-est Loser

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At the buffet, Louiville, KY.  The people across from me were there when I came in. The waitress came over to their table and said, “You been here four hour. You go now. You go now.  You been here four hour.”  They left.

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Nose Bleed

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Guy on the Travel Channel / Man vs. Food: “I ate the curry, and I bled from my nose.”

God

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Bloke on the London Eye, London, 2009: “God is big.”

Crab Legs / Part Two

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After the commercial, she returned and said, “Look at the golden corn, Rich. It’s an enourmous fisherman’s platter. It’s a traditional New England clam bake! Rich, I want to dip the whole thing in some butter! LOOK AT IT, RICH!”

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Crab Legs

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Woman talking to a TV reporter about a Las Vegas buffet:

“How do you like the buffet?”

“Well, I saw these crab legs, and I said to Rich, I said Rich, look at the crab legs. So Rich went over and said, ‘Yeah, they’re crab legs, all right.’ So I said to Rich, I said, Rich, let’s have some. So now we are having some crab legs. These really are crab legs. We like crab legs, me and Rich. Nothing better than a crab leg.”

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Chickens

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Guy on the elevator, speaking with a woman: “Your chickens are about to come home and roost.”

The Hat

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A guy sitting in my office, looking out the window: “Why is that woman over there on the walking track wearing a Girl Scout hat?”