"4 legs good, 2 legs bad."
--An Orwellian message... seen on the marquee sign outside Mars Clothing Mercantile

"At the very least, I think you should be concerned that she can immediately identify burnt human fingernails."
--One guy to another, quite alarmed

"Well, would you please wear the bulletproof vest?"
--A woman talking on her cellphone on the bus

"I don't know if you could call it false advertising, but I agree, 'hearty' isn't a word I typically associate with sushi."
--One woman to another on Oxford St

"I wanted to ask, 'Are you drunk, or are you just stupid? But..."
--Guy telling a story to a girl and another guy

"Then she gets this really sad look on her face and says, 'I just don't know anymore.'"
"Sorry, that sucks. *microsecond pause* Now my dilemna is, do I want a blueberry bagel... or do I want cinnamon sugar?"
--Two guys in line behind me at Noah's Bagles

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Awww, now that's what friends are for.

"You can't be 'somewhat' head over heels for somebody! That's like saying you're 'a little' pregnant or something."
--A girl to a guy, browsing the beverages at the Cal Convenience Store

"She picks up dirt like a vaccum."
--One woman to another in a cafe

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So d'you think the woman in question enjoys gossip, or that she has issues with cleaning?

Seen:
Your typical Berkeley street punk kid, 17 or 18, spiky hair, spiky jewelrey, tattoos, etc, standing on the balcony of Pauly ballroom... blowing bubbles, while 5 children playing on the plaza below ran shrieking and gigging below, trying to catch the bubbles.

"I could fully get away with that... she worships the water I walk on."
--One guy to another, walking past my porch