Overheard in Charlottetown

Titties

2007-08-31T23:52:00.001-03:00

Girl#1: She's as useless as tits on a bull.

Girl#2: She's even more useless than that.

Girl#3: What do you mean?

Girl#2: Well, at least the bull's tits would be fun to play with.

-Overheard at Wendy's. Submitted by CW.

Walk With Me

2007-08-31T23:50:00.000-03:00

Make exercise a part of your daily routine, walk with Jesus everyday.

-Sign on Church in East Royalty

Resolved

2007-05-30T09:24:00.000-03:00

Girl taking about co-worker: "Oh he is fucking psycho, definitely a Sideshow Bob"

AND later that day...

Girl flipping out over a customer's angst: " I swear to God I'm gonna go fucking COASTAL on this guy's ass."
- Overheard at a call-center. Submitted by MAY.

Punching

2007-04-21T15:22:00.001-03:00

Guy 1:"I hate mustard."
Guy 2:"How come?"
Guy 1:"It's like, too much for me...it's like a punch in the mouth."
- overhead at the Subway by UPEI. Submitted by James M.

Popping the Question

2007-03-22T16:10:00.000-03:00

Boy 1: I am going to tell her I am busy on that day.
Boy 2: What day?
Boy 1: Whatever day she wants to go on a date!
-overheard at the UPEI cafeteria

Travelling Soldier

2007-02-28T15:05:00.000-04:00

Woman 1: Do they have normal food down there?
Woman 2: In South America? Well...
Woman 1: I am NOT a traveller. PURE Islander.
-overheard at work

Fortune

2007-02-18T11:25:00.000-04:00

Girl 1 "Oh my god Lisa. I'm so jealous you got that job at Wal-Mart. You're gonna get discounts you know." -overheard at Piazza Joes

Convenient Truth

2007-02-10T13:29:00.000-04:00

Girl: I fucking hate winter. Thank God for global warming. Global warming will take care of winter thank Christ!
-overheard at the Charlottetown mall

Island News

2007-02-08T18:49:00.000-04:00

102.1 spud fm: there was a fire today in ... cause by a burning pot on the
stove ... luckily the home owners weren't in the house at the time,
therefore no one was injured.. five goldfish perished in the incident.
- overheard in the car on the way to the magic work. Submitted by SL.

CrackerJacks

2007-02-07T09:25:00.000-04:00

Sister: Daniel stop!
Brother: What is he doing?
Sister: He shoved a toothpick in my buttcrack......I hope I don't get a
splinter.
-overheard at home while I was in another room surfing Facebook. Submitted by HM.

A new Age

2007-02-05T18:38:00.000-04:00

Person one: Hey, did you hear about 'so and so?'

Person two: No, what about them?

Person one: Well I think she and her boyfriend broke up!

Person one: No way!

Person one: Yeah, I checked her Facebook profile this morning, and her marital status says 'single'....

-Overheard in a hipster store downtown. Sumitted by Anonymous.

2007-02-03T13:02:00.000-04:00

Woman "I didn't like the Carribean. It is just like Cavendish. Tourists"
-overheard at Cora's

Fowl

2007-02-02T13:58:00.000-04:00

Lady "OHMIGAWD Barb lookitsh!... what is it now, a bird.... oh yeah, you must have done a bird before... Barb lookitsh!..."
-overheard at Community School

Glass Ceilings

2007-01-31T17:02:00.000-04:00

"Used to be that only muskrats wanted to live in swamps. Now- a-days only executives do."
-Overheard at a Real Estate Open House. Submitted by WL.

Busted

2007-01-23T22:02:00.000-04:00

Girl 1: I don't want to run into anyone I know in here?
Girl 2: Why not?
Girl 1: I don't want anyone to think I am a business major!
-overheard in Kelly at UPEI

What's in a name?

2007-01-17T15:59:00.000-04:00

Woman: You have one of the most common names ever!
-overheard at work

Chillin's

2007-01-12T17:13:00.000-04:00

Man: God damn it Louis, I am not trying to adopt a child here, I just want a Passport!
-overheard at the Post Office on Kent St.

The Mall

2007-01-12T11:45:00.000-04:00

Father to his son in university...

Father: Hello, I'm coming to Town later on, do you need anything?
Son: I dont think so...
Father: I'll bring you a Tower's bag full of pototoes
-submitted by MRB

Double Whammy

2007-01-05T14:34:00.000-04:00

Girl 1: My hips are really sore, and I don't know if it was from going to gym today or all the sex I demanded last night...

Girl #2: It is from the sex. Your hips would not be sore this soon after. Happened to me last week. I actually stretched before on session.

-Overheard in Charlottetown

Island Girl Dreams

2007-01-05T13:52:00.000-04:00

Girl "OMI GAWD! Let us see the diamond, wah?"
-overheard at GNK

Stunned

2006-12-20T10:44:00.000-04:00

Outside the Basilica. Casket being carried out. Two passerby's stop.

Man 1: "Oh too bad. Guess someone died"
Man 2: "Oh really, how do you know?"

Running From the Rail

2006-12-18T23:04:00.000-04:00

Woman 1:" Fuck, why aren't these people all in Church instead of shopping? It's too crowded."

Woman 2: " Church lets out at 12 o'clock."

Woman 1: "Yeah, well, I see a lot of church goers who said they would never shop on Sunday."

Woman 2: "It's not a sin, if you go to church first."

-Overheard at Sears on Sunday afternoon. Submitted by JET.

Ferris Wheels

2006-12-12T09:25:00.000-04:00

Girl to another girl: "My dad's so old, he still calls this the Bill Lynch Show."
- Overheard walking at Old Home Week in the summer. Submitted by ap.

Issues

2006-12-10T19:39:00.000-04:00

Girl: "My bedroom looks like the ones you see on intervention!"
-overheard at home

Swift

2006-12-06T16:14:00.000-04:00

Woman 1: How do you like your new Swiffer?
Woman 2: I hate it. I can't control the God damned thing!
Woman 1: What is there to control?
Woman 2: .....................................
-Overheard at Beanz

Switch Hitting

2006-12-05T09:04:00.000-04:00

Man to other man: "Remember when we first started, we swung both ways."
- Overheard at golf section of Sportschek. Submitted by bp.

Ka-B

2006-12-02T13:01:00.000-04:00

Taxi driver to passenger: "Christ!! She's turning slower than the fucking leaves."
- Overheard on Queen Street behind an old lady driving. Submitted by bp.

Give A Hoot, Don't Pollute!

2006-11-25T14:58:00.000-04:00

Man: "Are Hummers even allowed to be here?"

-overheard in Farmer's Market parking area

Those City Lights

2006-11-24T21:26:00.000-04:00

Girl 1: WOW! I feel like I am in a big city... except I can still see the Peter Pan corner.
-overheard at Boston Pizza

Tongue Twisters

2006-11-23T10:35:00.000-04:00

Girl 1: What language do Muslim's speak?
Girl 2: Um... Mulseemee?
Girl 1: Um... no, I think it is Arabic.
-overheard at UPEI

Birdies

2006-11-15T23:11:00.000-04:00

Girl 1: Do you like my new CD player? I got it at Hitler's.
Girl 2: Hirtle's
Girl 1: What?
Girl 2: It is Hirtle's, not Hitler's
Girl 1: Well are we the word bird!
-overheard in the past

Tiles and Grout

2006-11-12T13:17:00.000-04:00

Girl and guy making out in the bathroom. They left the door open.

Girl: "Stop okay. Look. I don't think I can do this again."
Guy: "Why?"
Girl: "My mom says she dated your dad in university."
Guy: "Really. What's wrong with that?"
Girl: "Just thinking perhaps last night was perhaps incestous or something."
-Overheard at a party last night in Lewis Point. Submitted by CM.

Oh the niceties!

2006-11-11T23:10:00.000-04:00

Guy 1- "She is such a whore,but man she treated me nice"

Guy 2- '' ohh man she was NIIICCEEE''

Guy 3- ''Kinda like your mom..''

Guy 2- " Hey..shutup..."

Guy 3- '' Well..it's true.."

Guy 2- " yea...it is "

-overheard at China Garden. Submitted by RH.

Wood

2006-11-11T19:19:00.000-04:00

Man: I like my dick like I like my drinks...stiff.

-overheard at the Olde Dublin Pub. Submitted by BP.

Faces

2006-11-11T13:32:00.000-04:00

Girl 1: "Why haven't you added me to Facebook?"
Girl 2: "Why haven't YOU added me to Facebook?"
-overheard at Burger King

Emancipation of Mimi

2006-11-02T15:54:00.000-04:00

Girl 1: This display is so artsy.
Girl 2: Yeah, but the mannequins look really emancipated
-overheard in front of Brennans window display. Submitted by MR.

Run Freedom Run

2006-10-30T22:07:00.000-04:00

Like overheard this at the Subway across from the Confed Centre today at
noon. Like two girls okay.

1 Missed you at the parties. Where were you?
2 Getting Laid.
1 All weekend?
2 Pretty much.

A few minutes later

1 You look tired.
2 Probably. Ran a marathon on my back.
1 Geez, for real.
2 (she yawned) Yeh. It was exercise I guess.
-Submitted by CM

Quickies

2006-10-30T13:42:00.000-04:00

Girl "God I wish Wendy's had gift cards!"
- overheard at the UPEI cafeteria

In Sickness and in Health

2006-10-23T09:03:00.000-03:00

"Jeez, what a place. There's sick people everywhere."
-overheard at the QEH. Submitted by JT.

One of these things just doesn't belong

2006-10-22T16:46:00.000-03:00

Girl: "We just don't belong here"
-overheard at the Blowout Sale. Submitted by SS.

Rainy Days

2006-10-20T19:20:00.000-03:00

Boy: "Leave me alone. It is my day, ok?"
Girl: "Everyday is your day!"
-overheard at home

No sex in the champagne room

2006-10-18T23:01:00.000-03:00

Girl "I just got my period. No sex for me"
Girl 2 "Well that is good. At least you are not pregnant"
Girl 1 "Yeah... I like it when biology creates boundaries for me!"
-Overheard at the UPEI Student Centre

Thanks for the Tootsie Rolls

2006-10-18T21:00:00.000-03:00

Signed:
John "you now own my first born child...seriously you can have it..I fucking hate kids" Doe

-overREAD in a thankyou card. In Charlottetown.

Waves

2006-10-16T20:35:00.000-03:00

"She's so ugly, the tide won't even take her out!"

-overheard at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mummy Dearest

2006-10-11T21:04:00.000-03:00

5-year-old: "But I saw you take it!"
Mother: "Don't you ever accuse me of spending your fucking money ever again!!!"
-overheard on Kent Street. Submitted by Jason M.

The Clampets

2006-10-09T12:25:00.000-03:00

Goth guy pushes a guy from the country in overalls out of the way in a line
up at the cash at Future Shop then goes ahead of him. Old guy is looking
stunned.

Sales Clerk: "Jeez, that wasn't very polite!"
Goth Guy: "It's okay. He's old and he didn't notice anyway."
-Submitted by CM.

Bleeding Hearts

2006-10-08T18:40:00.000-03:00

Girl one: "What's that on your foot?"
Girl two: "OMG - what is that - is that blood?"
Girl one: "Your foot is bleeding!!!"
Girl two: "It's not my blood - someone elses blood is on my foot!!"
-Overheard at an after party, after leaving the Velvet Underground. Submitted by Ballz.

Fancy Walking

2006-10-08T12:16:00.000-03:00

"Mom likes shopping at the Dollar store because she doesn't have to get all dressed up like when she goes to Wal-Mart."
-submitted by JT.

Olives and Tappas

2006-10-07T15:51:00.000-03:00

Girl 1: (to lady behind counter at Superstore) - "yuck, I'm returning
this cause it looks like here is poop in my salad"
Superstore Staff: "wow, yuck"
Customer standing nearby: "maybe it's a black olive"
girl 1: "no I'm pretty sure it looks like poop
-overheard at the Superstore. Submitted my iBug.

Technology Doesn't Always Work For God Either

2006-10-03T23:32:00.000-03:00

"Sign is broken. Go inside for message"

-overSEEN on a church's marquee in East Royalty

From New York to L.A.

2006-10-03T18:06:00.000-03:00

Girl 1 "Where do you think her accent is from? New York?"
Girl 2 "Nah... Tignish?"
-overheard at Subway

Memories

2006-10-01T11:38:00.000-03:00

Girl "I am watching Philidelphia. I love that movie. Have you seen it?"
Boy "Yeah, I saw it in the theatre"
Girl "YOU SAW IT IN THE THEATRE? God you are old!"
-overheard at home

Redemption

2006-09-28T17:14:00.000-03:00

Boy "It is hotter than hell in here!"
Girl "I know"
Boy "But you wouldn't know anything about that because you are Jewish!"
-overheard in the computer lab, Main building UPEI

Weeds and Flowers

2006-09-22T00:51:00.000-03:00

Girl "Yeah, that was just after the crazy drug period"
Man "And now you are level... well A level anyway!"
-overheard at the Chtown Mall

Trotting

2006-09-20T13:44:00.000-03:00

Man "I was running into the wind"
Woman "Oh... aren't we all?"
-overheard on the corner of Kent and Queen

Ball Knocking

2006-09-18T11:21:00.000-03:00

Worker 1: Man, where did all the sports equipment come from?

Worker 2: Donno.

Worker 1: Does everyone think they're in shape now that the summer's over?
-overheard at Cash Converters. Submitted by AM.

The Guardian

2006-09-16T19:50:00.000-03:00

Father: " I am convinced the only reason I pick up the Guardian is to read the deaths and do the crossword puzzle."

-overheard at home. Submitted by T.M

Snakes and Ladders

2006-09-16T15:02:00.000-03:00

Older Woman "When you get to be my age dear, they are all pink and wrinkly"
-overheard at Cora's

Be Gone

2006-09-13T23:26:00.000-03:00

Girl "I love how you are best friends with everyone when you see them at the bar and then ignore them when you see them at the Farmer's Market"
-overheard at Superstore

Snorfle

2006-09-13T09:14:00.000-03:00

"I'm hungry and horny and don't know which end to feed first...I'm just sayin'."

-Overheard on Victoria Row. Submitted by JT.

It's not you, it's me

2006-09-11T21:33:00.000-03:00

Woman ""I don't know what's worse, this shit or you"
- A cleaning lady to another cleaning lady. Submitted by JD

Are you the new K-Rock 105.5 $10,000 fugitive?

2006-09-11T00:15:00.000-03:00

Man 1 "Let's go man. I've pissed off enough females lately"
Man 2 "I hear you brotha"
-overheard outside Tim Hortons on Kent St.

Big Brother

2006-09-10T00:58:00.000-03:00

Girl "I wish our lives were on reality tv so we would not do so many embarassing things"
-overheard at Hunters

Skilled Labourer Wanted

2006-09-09T14:47:00.000-03:00

Girl "Oh look! They are hiring!"
Man "The sign is upside down"
Girl "I bet it is a fun place to work!"
-overheard at the Dollarama

Taste

2006-09-09T14:46:00.000-03:00

Girl "He doesn't like any songs with a guitar"
-overheard at the Farmer's Market

Payments

2006-09-08T19:23:00.000-03:00

Man "That is as queer as a 2 dollar bill"
Woman "We have 2 dollar bills"
Man "3"
-overheard at Timothy's

"Keep on rocking in the free world..."

2006-09-06T14:46:00.000-03:00

Thanks to K-Rock for the shout out.

Keep the comments coming!

Preserve

2006-09-02T11:24:00.000-03:00

Caller from Ontario: "What are ya doing?"

Answer: "Making mustard pickles."

Caller: "Jeez, that's such an Island thing. Can't ya afford to buy them?"
-Sumbitted my JT.

Drips

2006-09-01T15:05:00.000-03:00

Daughter: "Mom, you have a stain on your shirt"
Mother: "It doesn't matter dear we are in sketchy territory"
-overheard at the Dollarama

Le Drink

2006-09-01T00:35:00.000-03:00

"I once took a trip to Europe as the result of a drunken promise"
-overheard at the Gahan House

Jackpot

2006-08-31T16:21:00.000-03:00

Little boy: "Mom, how did we end up at winners?" Mom: "umm... we got lost" -overheard at Winners. Submitted by Bambi.

Health Care

2006-08-30T17:08:00.000-03:00

Girl 1: "No, but honestly. He was a good kisser!"

Girl 2: "Did you not notice he smells like manure?"

Girl 1: "Manure? I dont care. Im a nurse and we are supposed to marry farmers!"
-overheard at the Velvet Underground. Submitted by AP.

Busted

2006-08-28T16:57:00.000-03:00

"Honey, I have had men in me I couldn't identify in a police line up!"
-overheard on the corner of Queen and Grafton. Woman on cell phone.

Get your hair did

2006-08-28T08:55:00.000-03:00

"Look at you and your big city hair!"
-overheard at the Confederation Centre

Seafood

2006-08-22T13:20:00.000-03:00

Girl: "Do you eat clams?"

Boy: "I'll eat clams, but I don't request clams"
-overheard at the Delta. Submitted by NW.

Spots

2006-08-21T09:31:00.000-03:00

Woman #1: "You're in my spot".

Woman#2: "What do you mean? There wasn't anyone near here when I arrived an hour ago."

Woman#1: " Me and my kids have watched the parade for years from this very spot. Now... move on."

Woman #2: " Not in this f**kin life time."

Woman #3: " Are you from away or something?"
-Overheard at the Gold Cup Parade. Submitted by JT.

Veggies

2006-08-14T13:17:00.000-03:00

Woman to male companion: "Do you think these potatoes are local?"
Male to Vendor: "Excuse me, do people grow potatoes here?"
-overheard at the Farmer's Market. Submitted by AT.

Tears

2006-08-14T09:08:00.000-03:00

Girl: "I was so drunk I cried"
-overheard at the Gahan House

Pork

2006-08-13T15:05:00.000-03:00

Teen Girl: " Yee Haa! The midways is in town! This means lots of fresh meat, do ya hear me...lots of fresh meat!"

- overheard at the Exibition. Submitted by JT

Shots

2006-08-12T18:16:00.000-03:00

Girl 1: "I am only going to get as drunk as a normal person tonight"
Girl 2: -Silence- "Wow!"
-overheard at Capt'n Subs

Some People!

2006-08-12T16:47:00.000-03:00

Man: "I hate people"
-overheard at the Farmers Market

Street Meat

2006-08-12T13:23:00.000-03:00

Drunk Woman: I want two dollars worth of weiner!

-overheard at the hot dog stand on Kent St. Submitted by A.D

Vive le Canada

2006-08-11T11:39:00.000-03:00

Possibly drunk french tourist : "I AM NOT A QUEBEC SEPARTIST. I LOVE CANADA ! THAT'S WHY I AM DRINKING CANADIAN BECAUSE I AM CANADIAN!!"

Man sitting beside her: "Umm, ma'am you're actually drinking blue"

-overheard at the Rodd Hotel. Submitted by Bambi.

Stuffing

2006-08-10T10:37:00.000-03:00

Woman: "Can you believe that woman? They were putting new debit machines in
the TD today and the old one was sitting on the sidewalk. She
actually tried to put her card in the one on the sidewalk!

-overheard outside the TD Bank. Submitted by J Dubbya

Transfer Payments

2006-08-09T10:01:00.000-03:00

1st tourist:"Yeah, I understans the Islanders get paid to keep their lawns mowed right to the highway"

2nd tourist: " Doesn't surprise me. It is probably part of qualifying for their EI cheques. Just like they all take turns flagging on the highway."
-overheard at Smitty's. Submitted by JT

It's a keeper!

2006-08-08T21:24:00.000-03:00

Girl #1 - "So he said if i got pregnant he'd pay for the abortion"
Girl #2 - "Aww, that's so sweet of him"
- overheard in UPEI Main Building Language Lab
Submitted by Bambi

Yo soy...

2006-08-08T11:11:00.000-03:00

Man "What is that?"
Girl "It is Jessica Simpson at the Latin Grammy's"
Man "So she is singing in Latin?"
Girl -Silence-
Man "SPANISH! I know she is singing in Spanish!"
-overheard in an apartment on Queen St.

Birds

2006-08-04T14:14:00.000-03:00

Man 1 "I miss jail man! I was in shape when I got out.
Man 2 "Yeah, I was really ripped. Now I am just soft sitting around doing nothing. Check out the tat I got last time I was there.
Man 1 "Maybe we should join a gym"

-overheard at a Scotiabank. Submitted by DM.

Sagging

2006-08-02T09:30:00.000-03:00

Girl "I am all sad because when I get older I will get all unattractive
and guys in car's won't stop and let me cross in front of them
anymore"

- overheard in a downtown office building. Submitted by M.

Yeux

2006-08-01T14:15:00.000-03:00

Girl 1 "He has crossed eyes"
Girl 2 "I think it is adorable"
Girl 1 "Have you tried to talk to him?"
-overheard at Cafe Diem

Townies

2006-07-31T16:40:00.000-03:00

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

Pullin'

2006-07-30T13:47:00.000-03:00

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

- Overheard at the Crapaud Exhibition Tractor Pull

TV

2006-07-29T12:50:00.000-03:00

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

Giblets

2006-07-27T20:42:00.000-03:00

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

Spritzing

2006-07-26T18:42:00.000-03:00

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

G -Parents

2006-07-26T11:11:00.000-03:00

"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.

Woozy Boozy

2006-07-25T09:18:00.000-03:00

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.

Zzzzz...

2006-07-22T09:45:00.000-03:00

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

Scorcher

2006-07-20T12:04:00.000-03:00

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

Dorothy

2006-07-19T09:47:00.000-03:00

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