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It’s not always what you say, it’s how you say it.

April 4th, 2010

A brunette on her cellphone walking into the building where we just had class. She loudly asked her friend over the phone… “Is she married,… or just pregnant?” (Submitted by Elveidn)

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Tags: Eavesdropping · On the Phone · University of Iowa

No More Friends at the Office

December 3rd, 2008

Eavesdropping in the cubical farm: Hipster Office Girl: Arg! My computer hates me! Random Guy Walking By: …finally caught up with the rest of us.

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Tags: Des Moines · Eavesdropping · Workplace

Freudian Slip at the Musical?

October 27th, 2008

A young couple at the Civic Center: To her boyfriend: “I love looking through playboys.” Her boyfriend smiles and waits… She says: “…Playbills.”

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Tags: Downtown Des Moines · Eavesdropping

What’d you just say?

June 1st, 2008

A twenty-something guy to his girlfriend, overheard while walking by their apartment: “Did you just ask if you could check my prostate?”

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Tags: Ames · Eavesdropping