Overheard in Iowa http://www.overheardiniowa.com Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:29:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 At the Des Moines Social Club http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OverheardInIowa/~3/IU21GplQQf0/51 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/51#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:29:18 +0000 admin http://www.overheardiniowa.com/?p=51 During the Des Moines Arts Festival, one man holds the door of the Des Moines Social Club open for another man:

Man walking in: “Oh great, is there smoking in here?”

Man holding the door, confused: “Uh, no.”

Man walking in, annoyed: “What kind of social club is this?”

Man holding the door: “It is one in Iowa.”

]]> http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/51/feed 0 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/51 It’s not always what you say, it’s how you say it. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OverheardInIowa/~3/vZwo1qRO2d0/48 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/48#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:01:16 +0000 admin http://www.overheardiniowa.com/?p=48 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)

]]> http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/48/feed 0 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/48 People and Their Pets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OverheardInIowa/~3/WGrRVsk7zUs/44 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/44#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:01:01 +0000 admin http://www.overheardiniowa.com/?p=44 At the Veterinary Clinic…

Receptionist: And what’s the cat’s name?

Man dropping off the calico cat: Her name is “Cali”.  (Spelling:) C-A-L-I. And, she writes a little heart over the “i” instead of a dot.

Receptionist: Okay, wait. Who writes the heart?

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Old Lady 1: My grandson is such a wussy.
Old Lady 2: What’s a wussy? Like a pussy?
Old Lady 1: Much worse dear, much worse.

Submitted by Tim

]]> http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/41/feed 0 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/41 Hungry Iowan College Students http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OverheardInIowa/~3/yqIHp4z3SO8/36 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/36#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:27:52 +0000 admin http://www.overheardiniowa.com/?p=36 Two guys talking after class…

Guy 1: Jeet yet?
Guy 2: Nah.
Guy 1: You unt to?
Guy 2: A’ight.
Guy 1: A’ight, letskoeat.

Overheard elsewhere on campus, and quite possibly what these two guys ate:

“An Iowa 7-course meal: A 6-pack of beer & a hot dog.”

]]> http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/36/feed 0 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/36 Busy, for a Small Town http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OverheardInIowa/~3/oMdmxUXCt6Y/33 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/33#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:01:28 +0000 admin http://www.overheardiniowa.com/?p=33 In a Dyersville, Iowa Bar…

Bar Girl to her Friend: Wow! This place is more packed than the Sale Barn on Thursdays!

]]> http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/33/feed 0 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/33 A New Yorker’s Paradise http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OverheardInIowa/~3/eGUSbRJOJuM/27 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/27#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:51:10 +0000 admin http://www.overheardiniowa.com/?p=27 At a rest stop on I-80 near Iowa City…

A lady steps out of her car with New York license plates: “Is this heaven?!”

A trucker walking by says: “No, lady. And it ain’t no freaking movie, either.”

(Submitted by Mike)

]]> http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/27/feed 0 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/27 Sociological Fashion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OverheardInIowa/~3/XavtJcvHt38/24 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/24#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:44:15 +0000 admin http://www.overheardiniowa.com/?p=24 At a sociology conference in downtown Des Moines.

One sociologist says to the other: “I think I’ll change my jeans for the presidential address.”

The other says: “No, don’t bother. But change your sweater.”

(Submitted by Nate)

]]> http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/24/feed 0 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/24 No More Friends at the Office http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OverheardInIowa/~3/yHaNuQSvdPs/19 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/19#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:51:31 +0000 admin http://www.overheardiniowa.com/?p=19 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.

]]> http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/19/feed 0 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/19 On an Icy Road http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OverheardInIowa/~3/AivByCp61P8/16 http://www.overheardiniowa.com/posts/16#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:59:30 +0000 admin http://www.overheardiniowa.com/?p=16 While driving down Interstate 35:

Passenger: Hey, slow down, there’s a speed trap.

Driver: That’s no speed trap, that’s a grandpa-car that slid into the ditch.

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