Overheard in Charlottetown

Monday, July 31, 2006

Townies

Shirley: "You from PEI?"
Man: "I am."
Shirley: "What's yer last name?"
Man: "Wilson"
Shirley: "Oh......must be from town."

-overheard at Shirley's Canteen in Brackley

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Pullin'

Announcer: "He's havin' a good pull"

- Overheard at the Crapaud Exhibition Tractor Pull

Saturday, July 29, 2006

TV

"They are like the Cosby's but white!"
-overheard at the Farmers Market

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Giblets

"Crocs are the jelly-shoes of 2006"
-overheard at Cafe Diem

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Spritzing

" Here comes Boy George with the water truck again!"
-overheard by a construction worker on belvedere ave. Submitted by Bambi

G -Parents

"I haven't seen my grandmother in 30 years ... and yes, I realize I'm only 24 years old"
-overheard on Upper Prince St. Submitted by NW.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Woozy Boozy

Drunk guy # 1 "I'd rather fight than eat"

Drunk guy # 2 "Well, I'd rather be wet than Sunburnt"

-overheard at Shoreline, Saturday afternoon. Sumitted by SC.

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Zzzzz...

"Crying yourself to sleep in the new sleeping pill"
-overheard on Love me to death

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Scorcher

Young Man: "Some weather eh wha?"
Old Man: "Oh yeah, walked to the mailbox the other day and near had a heart attack from the heat."
Young Man: "Yeah, well I was in Halifax in a UFC competition and near got my elbow broke...I was pretty good though for my weight class"

-overheard at Access PEI

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Dorothy

Girl 1 "Aren't tattoos permanent"
Girl 2 "Yeah"
Girl 1 "Isn't his tattoo a gay symbol?"
Girl 2 "Yeah"
Girl 1 "Does he plan on being gay forever?"
- Overheard on the Cavendish Boardwalk

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Breakfast Meat

Woman #1: "So I had breakfast at Smitty's and got 3 pancakes and bacon...Oh, and a sausage."
Woman #2: "Well that is good because that is about the only sausage we are getting these days!"

- overheard at Cafe Diem

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Kitty Kat

Cab driver "Is it just me or is there an awful lot of great looking pussie around? JESUS! Oh yeah, for you sensitive people; women"
-overheard in a Yellow Cab

Hairz

Boy "That guy has long hair... that is just sad"
-overheard on Queen and Water

Got

Girl "So yeah... so then I just got on his dad"
-overheard at Peake's Quay

Monday, July 10, 2006

Wanted

Man "Everyone wants to be like us"
Woman "Yet, noone wants us!"
-overheard at Just us Girls

Work it out

Man "Skipping is the new treadmill"
-overheard on Victoria Row

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Middle What?

Girl #1: "I'm English, French, Dutch and Scotish."
Girl #2: "I'm English, French, and Irish."
Girl #1: "Well the difference between purebreeds and mongrels is that mongrels have diseases and that's how Egypt fell, they all started having sex with their brothers and sisters."

- Overheard in ladies bathroom Hunter's Ale House

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Amen

Grandmother while observing an iPod:
"This would be great for church if you have long hair!"
-overheard down east

Nose

Man "Some people think I am a snob, but I am not. I just don't remember meeting people"
-overheard at Cow's

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Near Sighting

Girl "Hey, look at the hottie over there"
Guy "He is not cute. Good from far, far from good"
-overheard at the Stratford Esso