Overheard in the Blogsphere 1

"REDDING, Calif. -- On Friday July 9, 2010 a marijuana eradication operation was conducted on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Trinity County, south of Hayfork. . . . During the raid, a U.S. Forest Service K-9 team located (name withheld to protect this poor "lost" fellow), a displaced foreign traveler from Michoacán Mexico, who had tried to flee the area and hide while officers were performing entry into the marijuana garden." - press release, U.S. Forest Service 

Displaced foreign traveler? 

"Honest, Officer, I was on my way to Cancun, and I just got turned around!"

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"Overheard in the Blogospere" is a new feature I'm adding to Snippets.  Some things out there are just too good to pass up.

And you won't kill me?

First, you give us the wallet...
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Oh, is that all?

Well, that dress was an unfortunate choice. No offense, I'm just sayin'.

Hold on while I fire up my hovercraft thrusters

Loud speaker announcement from draw-bridge tender to cars stuck in traffic on the bridge: 

The bridge will be going up in one minute!  Please clear the bridge! Clear the bridge!!!

A meeting of the minds?

Wife, standing in front of a painting:  It's so simple, yet so complex. I love the interplay of form, light and color.

Husband:  Yeah, yeah, whatever.

Um, maybe...

Heard in the bleachers at a Boston Red Sox spring training game in Florida:

Where do you think you are? Fenway Pahk?

Gotta love those senior moments

Clerk:  And what is your phone number?

 Elderly customer: ... (long pause)  Oh, boy...