Overheard in Austin

After a short hiatus, Overheard is back! This week's submissions come courtesy of Kenneth1, Sharon Chester, Yehudi Mercado, Nicklaus Louis, Holly Wood, Adam Schragin, Nic Poppe, and Alison Kothe. Did you hear something hilarious or just plain weird this week? Send them to overheard@austinist.com and we'll publish the best.


Girl on the phone at UT shuttle stop:	So I turned in my assignment for water aerobics, but I got points taken off for spelling "pool" wrong. (pause while other person on phone asks how stupid she is) No, no . . . I had been doing a lot with those floating noodles, and at one point I directed the class to swim the length of the poodle.

Man in bathroom stall at downtown library to man in adjacent stall, after an obnoxiously loud bowel movement:	That's gonna leave a mark.

Drunk girl unsuccessfully trying to pour popcorn over her half-eaten burger into a to-go container at the Alamo Drafthouse:	I need this, I'm single.

Cute Little Girl:	How come the Longhorns are losing?
Angry Dad:	Because the Aggies are cheating.

Someone amongst a group of people gathered around a magazine:	This is so cool! Not because of the nakedness, but because of the 3D!

One employee of the American Apparel outlet store in Round Rock to another, discussing the finer points of wearing white after Labor Day.	Winter White is different.

Hubby trading pieces of chicken with his wife:	I'd rather have the drumsticks.
Wife, accepting the breast:	I thought you liked boobs.

Guy at the Green Muse Cafe, mid to late 20s, quite average:	(muffled) What are you studying?
Girl, cute, trendy, early 20s:	(confused) Huh?
Guy:	I was curious as to what you are studying.
Girl:	Interpersonal communication.
Guy:	Oh. (walks off)

Girl to her friend at Stubb's, during the Ghostland Observatory Botanical Garden benefit show:	Man, it is SO crowded. I wish I had my Ford Explorer in here, I'd drive right up to the front and park it.

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By Allen Y Chen in Other on January 3, 2008 12:10 PM 0 Comments

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austin2k

Oh please!

How about this one:

http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=205358

50k to figure out why panhandlers ask for money? The biggest panhandlers are those getting the money for the study.

deadflowers

I still love these...so good. Always!

lownotes

"This week's submissions come courtesy of... Yehudi Mercado..."

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. If you're reading this, I went to Cy-Creek with you, "Jerry." Man, I thought for sure I'd see you on TV or in movies by now. I'd love to know what the hell you've been up to all these years.

Mowank

These things are so stupid.

kenneth1

Oh, "benefit show." (Duh!)

Allen Y Chen

err, oops -- that was a typo on my part.

and these aren't in the order of folks credited (some submitted more than one)

kenneth1

Winter white is the new black.

On the last one, did Alison Kothe mean "benefit shoot" or "benefit shout"? I'm find it hard to believe G.O.'s singer took out a rifle, said "This is for Botanical Garden," and fired it in the air.