27 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Sun, 06/27/2004 - 12:58am. Tragic
"Less the fact that he's still with Liz, more the fact that he says Liz wouldn't freak out over something 'little' like this."
--A woman talking on a cell phone at Andronico's.
23 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Wed, 06/23/2004 - 5:59pm. Beautiful
"How do they even live with themselves? Sitting there all day, next to the corn cherry scones, knowing they're clearly inferior. Pity the plight of a mere strawberrry scone."
--A guy at Arizmendi bakery
20 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Sun, 06/20/2004 - 5:58pm. Beautiful
"It must be so sad to be a lady with a flower stand. People buying flowers for their girlfriends all day, for their mothers, for their birthdays."
"That sounds really happy, actually."
"Yeah, but no one's ever going to buy flowers for her. They'll think, 'flower lady. Doesn't need more flowers.'"
"I'll bet she's sick of flowers. With a job like that you probably want... waffles."
--A girl and a guy walking down Durant st
17 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Thu, 06/17/2004 - 5:56pm. Bizarre
"Adorable. Litigatable. Adoralitagatable."
--A woman talking on the phone at Whole Foods
14 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Mon, 06/14/2004 - 5:54pm. Funny
"If I were an adolescent girl, I could see wanting to be the Olsen twins." "Which point do we address first here?" --Two 20something guys at Triple Rock
Sorry for the lack of updates recently -- The site's not dead, I've just been busy, and again I've been plagued by the working so much I don't overhear anyone but my coworkers. I've got a good backlog of quotes though, so expect more in the next week.
11 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Fri, 06/11/2004 - 4:19pm. Graffiti
"It's never too late to say you're sorry."
"Sometimes people die."
"That would be a good band name."
--Written on the wall of the women's bathroom at Triple Rock
9 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Wed, 06/09/2004 - 4:13pm. Beautiful
"Do you know what I like? I like how whenever someone says, 'You can drink it like water,' it's always something you shouldn't be drinking at all."
"No, just not that much. Redbull vodka, for example."
"I was thinking about that guy on TV who shows how safe his organic house cleaner is."
--Two guys talking at Berkeley Bowl
7 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Mon, 06/07/2004 - 4:11pm. Funny
"No, his Achilles heel can't be his Achilles heel! "
"It's brilliant! It was my idea. Who would expect it?"
--A guy and a girl looking at a laptop at Nomad Cafe
5 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Sat, 06/05/2004 - 4:05pm. Beautiful
"Hey, some friends and I are meeting at Men's Room at 12:30 tonight, wanna come?"
"Oh no, I woke up early this morning. 12:30 is like... twice my bed time."
--Two guys on BART.
1 June 2004
Submitted by eve on Tue, 06/01/2004 - 4:03pm. Funny
"I stopped calling myself a refugee when I bought the Audi. I think that's fair."
"Wyclef has a Hummer with a fish tank in it. Refugee All Star."
"Well."
"You should go major league."
--Two guys talking at Caribou Coffee