Conversations with those around us
e b b and flow
These words shape our every-days.
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Overheard in the breakroom:
'Is that a turkey salad sandwich?'
'Yes, I was trying to avoid the left-overs,
but I can't quit cold turkey...'
Holiday schedules make this hilarious.
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Overheard in the checkout line:
"I've worked the past six days in a row
and don't have any clean underwear.
I was going to go without
but I just turned them inside out."
'Can you do laundry tonight?'
"Nah- now that I have a plan I can go for five more days..."
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Overheard in the dressing room:
"I can't buy these!
If I do I'll have to shave my legs!"
"Why? It's winter in Ann Arbor.
Everyone looks like a Yeti under their jeans.
You'll fit right in!"
~Maniacal laughter without
as I cower giggling within the changing room
wondering how I missed that memo...~
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Gramma taught me to
'be careful little ears what you hear'
and 'be careful little tongue what you say'
because you don't know who is listening.
These overheard conversations made my day.
~
Comment always welcomed: What is the best thing you overheard?
About the Creator
Judey Kalchik
It's my time to find and use my voice.
Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.
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Comments (9)
Fantastic!!! Entertaining and loved it!!!
Hilarious Judey… I actually laughed aloud… sadly, an uncommon occurrence 🙃🤣
And now they've made ours. Thank you for sharing, Judey.
There is a book in this. Too funny. Please do part 2
Hilarious Judey !! Now, about the underwear thing … The procrastinator does laundry when they’re down to the last clean pair. The ones that should have been tossed long ago. Haha
Omgggg these are actual conversations that you've overheard? Hahahahahaha! That underwear one made my haw drop! Ewwww, lol. I have overheard my share of conversations but I can't seem to be able to recall any now. Lol
Hillarious. Might try out the underwear idea! Once overheard a 14 year old telling a primary schooler that my bed was made of books with a matress on the top so that I could reach down and read whenever I wanted. TBF i may have started that rumour. I didn't expect them to roll with it 😁
This is hilarious... love it! Our family shares funny anecdotes like yours, but then they get wiped from my limited memory bank, so I can't bring any to mind. 'be careful little ears what you hear' and 'be careful little tongue what you say' was a Sunday School song I used to sing... I just looked up the lyrics & eyes; hands; feet; heart & mind all get a worthy mention too. I try to live by "If you don't want the world to know, don't say it." However, I don't always succeed in putting it into practice.
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