26 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Tue, 09/26/2000 - 7:06pm. Funny
"Noooo, Razor was the original scooter."
--One guy to several others, apparently in an impassioned debate
And you know what the great part is? Its offspring and copycats have managed to retain every bit of its utter ridiculousness.
26 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Tue, 09/26/2000 - 3:17pm. Wisdom
"So why'd you quit?"
"Because if I heard that CD of Kenny G covering TLC's song 'Waterfalls' one more time I was going to go crazy and kill my boss and end up in jail."
--Two girls speaking in complete deadpan
Good answer!
And today's lesson is: given the choice of unemployment or incarceration, unemployment is the way to go.
25 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Tue, 09/26/2000 - 1:23am. Ironic
"I should be a humanities major instead. There are hardly any hot chicks in this class."
"Yeah, maybe it'll be better in upper-division."
--Two guys in my computer science class
Oh boys... If you only knew. At least in this class, "hot" or not (and that's subjective), the female to male ratio is about 1:2. When you get into upper division, you'll likely be thrilled to see a girl, period.
25 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Tue, 09/26/2000 - 1:20am. Tragic
"Excuse me! I attended that institution, and I find your shirt to be very disrespectful."
--A homeless man, to a cal student wearing a 'Fuck Stanford,' T-shirt
25 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Tue, 09/26/2000 - 1:18am. Funny
"You know, if I had a book to read, I'd come here too, the creek is so cool."
"Yeah. Pity about it being contaminated with untreated sewage."
--A guy retrieving a frisbee near Strawberry Creek, and a girl, sitting on a concrete beam spanning the water, apparently trying to read without being disturbed.
25 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Tue, 09/26/2000 - 1:15am. Um...
"There, now who says you can't wear glitter eyeshadow to a job interview?"
--A girl, putting the finishing touches on another girl's make-up in the ladies room
Um, I do?
Don't get me wrong, I like to sparkle as much as the next girl. But I don't think corporate america is ready yet.
25 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Mon, 09/25/2000 - 12:11pm. Funny
"Why do they call it Antropology lab? There's no lab! There are no safety goggles. We're in a classroom! It's not like we're even examining bones or artifacts or anything. We sit and do worksheets all day!"
"Still upset about not being accepted into the chem major, huh?"
--A girl and a guy walking by me on Euclid st
23 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Sun, 09/24/2000 - 4:02pm. Tragic
"Welcome to California love!"
--Two guys shouting from the windows of Cory Hall as folks exiting the concert streamed by
Now, I'm not one to pass judgement on one's choice of Saturday night activies, so I won't comment on their being in an electrical engineering classroom at 11pm.
I will, however, comment on the utter randomnes of what they were hollering. Those wacky engineers.
23 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Sun, 09/24/2000 - 3:40pm. Funny
"Yeah, not many bands talk much. Like at the Warfield, John hardly talked at all."
"Yeah, but he's always like that. John's kind of afraid of the fans, so he keeps quiet. John, on the other hand, was pretty chatty."
--A guy and a girl, in the huge mass of people leaving the concert
Boy, John sure sounds schizophrenic...

Except for I later heard them mention a glockenspiel... which tipped me off that they were talking about the band They Might Be Giants whose two lead singers are both named John. And the backup? Dan, Dan, Dan and Dan.
23 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Sun, 09/24/2000 - 3:16pm. Funny
"This song is kind of like something you'd hear on Mr Rogers Neighborhood, only it's about rehab."
"That was funny! Why are they not ass tonight? They weren't playing this well yesterday"
--Mark Stewart, (lead singer of the opening band "The Negro Problem") and a surprised guy standing near me in the audience