Sometimes I overhear odd things. I’ve been collecting these on Twitter.<\/p>\n
“When the squirrel started crying his ears hurt.”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
“…He looked exactly like me. And in a few days he was picked up by a private jet…”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
First guy:<\/strong> “You’re like Superman flying backwards around the world.”<\/p>\n Second guy:<\/strong> “You’re like…”<\/p>\n First guy:<\/strong> “Shotgun!”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A mother to a whiny toddler:<\/strong> “You’re not being very rainbowy.”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n In a bookstore, an older woman:<\/strong> “I’m looking for Farland.”<\/p>\n A younger woman, maybe her daughter:<\/strong> “Oh, you have to go by name?”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n In the same bookstore, someone’s opinion of Neil Gaiman:<\/strong> “He’s a new writer… I’m not sure I like his style. It’s very harsh and now.”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n In a different bookstore:<\/strong> “It’s not just a monkey book, it’s also about conservation.”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Husband (enthusiastically):<\/strong> “Do you like fried okra?”<\/p>\n Wife (sternly):<\/strong> “No, I do not.”<\/p>\n Husband (plaintively):<\/strong> “Why?”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Kid:<\/strong> You wanna buy coffee table books?<\/p>\n Other Kid:<\/strong> Let’s do it!<\/p>\n Younger Kid (confused):<\/strong> Coffee table?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sometimes I overhear odd things. I’ve been collecting these on Twitter. “When the squirrel started crying his ears hurt.” “…He looked exactly like me. And in a few days he was picked up by a private jet…” First guy: “You’re like Superman flying backwards around the world.” Second guy: “You’re like…” First guy: “Shotgun!” A … Continue reading Overheard in the Last Few Months<\/span>