Bits of overheard conversation

"Have you ever thought about the tower up here, how phallic it looks?"
"All towers look phallic."

"I did dog imagery as it related to homecoming in The Odyssey."
"Oh yeah, that was good."
"Shut up. Like you remember!"

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"Is he like a DJ of your heart?"

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"Him and this other guy are like the two constituent members of the Ann Arbor Funk and Soul Club."

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"A guy came here who ias like the grand poobah of soul and funk in the United States right now. He's like a serious historian."

"I remember myself as a college freshman. My writing was so overblown..."
"Overwrought, you mean?"
"Yeah. It was just like, BLAUGH! Off the charts. My ideas were good, though."

"He is the nicest boy ever. But he treats me like a boy, so [...]"

"Did you even show up for the test?"
"No I forgot."
"And she still let you take it?"
"She took off ten points."

"Or women... hormones and you're gonna develop breasts."
"Sweet."

"You know what he said? He said, 'I'm gonna show you Asians that not all of you Asians can win all the prizes!'"
[laughter]

"Twenty ... thirty-nine. Right?"
"Today's the 31st, tomorrow's the 1st."
"Yeah, but you're in 2039, right?"
"Oh yeah, sorry." [laughs]

"Did you play that penguin game that Eric sent out?"
"Yeah."
"Oh my god, it was so addicting. I played it for hours."
"I was like, 'get me off of this...'"

"Hey, you wanna help me memorize a monologue?"
"Not really!"

"Sonata da chiesa."
"Can I just write sonata da camera?"
"No, because that's different."

"Quit makin' a mess."
"You know, that's what I said to your mom, and she didn't pay attention either."

"We just had totally different experiences."

"You're joking. You're gonna tell me that after all of the salivating you just did, you can't make change?"

"Just as a preview of my musical writing I'd like to note that I spelled 'relationships' with three i's."

"They're also two sizes too small. So that's always fun. Yaay!"

"I'm so glad I saw you! I was like, is this real?"

"She just defended yesterday, and she's a doctor! She was my best friend."

"And he comes into my lesson and asks me to play stuff to see how it sounds on euphonium and -- this was my freshman year and I was like, 'Oh my god, I'm sitting next to Michael Daugherty!'"

"How should I start my paper?"
"By pissing on it."
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"How did she hurt her leg, anyway?"
"By, like, walking."
"Trying to play Indonesian gamelan?"
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"You just licked my compu-pu!"
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"How long is it going to take you?"
"Ten min-mins. Actually, just kidding, I'll be back in a flash-flash."

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