Lesson 5 Exercise

Overheard conversations that captured my attention.

“She always returns anything you get for her.  Ya know what I mean?  I’m so tired of it.” 
I would use this for an older person, mother-in-law, etc., complaining about someone who never appreciates the gifts received by friends and family.

“Uh huh, uh huh.”
Two teen girls sitting at coffee bar in mall.  One girl never lifts her eyes from scrolling through her cellphone, while the other girl chatters non-stop.

“I told my husband to just cremate me.  That way he can put my ashes into an hour glass timer and every so often turn me over.”
Heard by my BFF.  I will use this one day.  Maybe worded slightly different between a husband and wife argument.

“That’s the best fun I’ve had in a long time.”
A comment made by a young woman after buying bags of sale merchandise in Macy’s.  She got a lot of unexpected laughs.  I could see using it as a dark humor phrase, such as, in a zombie, vampire, or ghost antics type of story.

“Let’s pop the tabs on these bad boys.”
Two guys talking about beer cans in a convenience store. Before paying.  Heard that way, could use it that way.

“It’s about time my husband learns to cook.”
A woman in Kohl’s plops down a fry pan on the counter and looks at the cashier making this statement.  No one argued with her.  I could see using it in a story about a wife wanting to take gourmet cooking classes with her husband.

“You made this diet, right?”
Plump short woman in track clothes buys a double chocolate latte in Starbucks.  I would probably use it in a similar way. 

Man:  “What’s for dinner?”
Woman:  “You buying?”
Overheard in department store.  Middle-aged couple strolling through cutlery.  This made me smile.  I could see using it between a couple that are comfortable with each other.

This took place in a bookstore/café.

Son:  “Ready to go?”
Dad:  “Who me?”
I had to smile at this one, because the dad was serious.  The son was a teen and didn’t even roll his eyes.  I could see me using this with my own son, because secretly I do say stuff like this to my family just to see if they are listening.

“Oh—you can’t touch platinum anymore!”
Overheard by two women taking about jewelry.  One was a know-it-all who was talking about redesigning her wedding ring from like 40-50 years ago.  The conversation was very one-sided.  I could see using this line of conversation in a situation with a busy body.