My daughter occasionally posts what she calls “Conversation Collages” on her blog or Facebook page. I’ve long thought that was neat, and thought that was something I’d like to do, but I don’t have her ear for statements which sound interesting when taken out of context.

I’m old school. I tend to pick up comments that sound interesting when taken in context of the moment. Although some of the things that catch my ear work pretty well out of context.

I’m not trying to copy my daughter here… but I did, while cleaning off my desk, find a list of things I’d made of things I’ve overheard since the beginning of the year. I thought I’d share them now.

Walking through the aquarium, Mall of America, St. Paul, MN.:
“Ewwww. It smells like fish in here.”

In the men’s room of same:
“Time to wash your hands, sport.”
“But I didn’t touch my wiener.”

Walking out of a museum showing dramatic plaster casts of victims of the Pompeii eruption – several humans and a dog:
“That poor dog.”

A young boy playing church before church started:
“Turn to Psalm 52. It’s a song.” (sings) “Happy birthday to you, you belong in the zoo…”

A colleague at work, acknowledging my recent craving for fish:
“Maybe we should get some fish on Monday instead of Friday. That would make us Reverse Catholics.”

On the phone to a government agency, navigating an automated menu:
“For state information, press one. For federal information, press two.”
(I press two)
“You pressed two. If this is correct, press one.”

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