Overheard in the Burbs

Fun conversations, secrets, confessions. Want to know what people are saying and thinking in the suburbs? Listen.
Woman: (at deli counter) I'm looking for something different, Tom, what do you recommend?
Deli Guy: I don't know, mamm
Woman: Surprise me.
Deli Guy: My name really isn't Tom.
Woman: (confused) What? But your tag says, Tom.
Deli Guy: Tom was hit by a car, I borrowed his tag. Surprise.
-- Overheard in: Wegmans, Princeton NJ --
contributed by rarph on 10/24/2009 | |
Guy 1: Heard your barbecue exploded.
Guy 2: Nah. Wasn't a big deal.
Guy 3: Heard it torched Ned's house.
Guy 4: Nah, just his new extension. But he's got insurance.
-- Overheard in: Montgomery, NJ --
contributed by mbs on 10/22/2009 | |
Woman: It's a pig sty. I want it cleaned out.
Guy: But it's my office.
Woman: In our house.
Guy: I'll shut the door.
Woman: I'll know it's there.
Guy: You'll never see it.
Woman: Doesn't matter.
Guy: What? Why?
Woman: Because I'll know it's there.
-- Overheard in: Cafe, Maplewood NJ --