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Maladomini  Joined: July 2005 Posts: 841 Location: United Kingdom - mostly Up-North Gender: 
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 In Passing is a gem of a project: this young lady has been compiling snippets of conversations overheard in passing for many years now.
This body of work offers a wonderful snapshot of city life in her college state, and some of the quotes are just priceless... I don't usually have many complimentary things to say about the internet, but it is sites like this* that epitomise what's good about the web in my opinion. 
*and Goth.net obviously... _________________ And now I know how Joan of Arc felt... |
| Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:37 am |
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Minauros  Joined: August 2004 Posts: 46 Gender:
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"No self respecting superhero would wear open-toed shoes"
LOL. Thats great, really made my day, hehehe. She must be in a college with some strange people, that she finds so many quirky things to post. |
| Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:00 pm |
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Maladomini Joined: July 2005 Posts: 841 Location: United Kingdom - mostly Up-North Gender:
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Strangely enough, ever since I saw the site, people around me have become a mine of seemingly lunatic quotations; I suspect we spend most of our days talking utter jibberish shorthand to each other, we just don't notice unless we're listening out for it.
I could quote In Passing until all of it was posted here; there's treasure on every page: /div wrote: "Wait, are there two Starbucks in the mall? I just yelled at my friend for being late, and there are two Starbucks in this mall?" "Maybe she knew she was late, so she went to the other one. To trick you." "What kind of friends do you have? And where is the other Starbucks?" --A girl and a barista at (surprisingly) Starbucks.  _________________ And now I know how Joan of Arc felt... |
| Fri Sep 09, 2005 1:25 am |
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Malbolge  Joined: August 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Montreal, Canada Gender:
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/div wrote: "We'll get going as soon as the rain lets up. *pause* Well, it sure is raining here. *pause* I'm in... *looking around* ...Memphis. I'm in Memphis?" --A man in a pilot's uniform, talking on a cell phone, at MEM /div wrote: "His phrasing is weird, it's offbeat. He's not pausing at the commas. Hear that? Wait a minute... Dude, he's pausing at the big words." --A girl watching Bush's press conference on the TV in the lobby of my hotel. Haha, this is great. -Glandith |
| Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:34 am |
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