Monday, November 06, 2006

overheard in vancouver



This is definitely making it into my daily reads. A sample:

Your Typical Vancouver Public Service Announcement
September 29th, 2006

Overheard at the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s concert
Guy gets up on stage to do a PSA, Vancouver-style:
“If there’s anyone in the crowd tonight smoking marijuana cigarettes, please remember to share, as not everybody brought some.”
*crowd cheers & gets high*

And this is a must-see video for those of you, like me, who are in need of a smiley-face intervention. It's a 12-step program worth its weight in cat chow.

15 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for mentioning us on your site Andrea!

6/11/06 9:36 p.m.  
Blogger Caroline said...

Funny video and guess what it really did make me LOL

;-)

!!!!!!!

(I haven't got a cat so I'm working hard for one later...)

7/11/06 12:32 a.m.  
Blogger joyce said...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:) :) :) :) :) :)
lollollololollollol

Andrea, what a priceless one that is! I am SO telling everyone to come over here and get the laugh that I did.
I HATE THOSE JUMPY SMILEY FACES!

7/11/06 5:45 a.m.  
Blogger Reluctant Nomad said...

Thanks for that, I've passed it on. It got me wondering if you ever came across those spoof airport announcements that were doing the email rounds a few years ago. Go here and have a listen. They're funny enough to listen to again if you have heard them before.

7/11/06 8:21 a.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I tend to use those :):):) a lot at the end of my messages - Silly me.The video was cool.

7/11/06 9:46 a.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That was hilarious, Andrea! ;0)

7/11/06 12:24 p.m.  
Blogger Ces Adorio said...

That was funny :-) Ooops!

Do you know that last year when I joined a collector's message board, I actually had to obtain a computer jargon dictionary. I felt so dense because I did not understand any of the abbreviations. Thankfully at work, our email still follows the corporate memo style. I will file a harassment claim if an analyst sent me an email with ROTFLMAO.

7/11/06 4:08 p.m.  
Blogger andrea said...

Scott: My pleasure. If only you were the kind of blog that could return the favour... :) (oops)

Caroline: I'm sure I have you beat...

Joyce: I'm a chronic and compulsive perpetrator of the dreaded :) but *hate*hate*hate* LOL. I never said I was consistent.

Swampgrrl: Holy Scheiz indeed.

Nomad: Those are good -- they remind me of the infamous and hilarious talking cats video.

Sheri & Cream: I get it right sometimes ... until I do this :) that is.

Ces: I have to ask my 12 year old what half of them mean now. I feel so *old*.

7/11/06 4:17 p.m.  
Blogger LDahl said...

I want my cats NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love cats and wish I had one:(

7/11/06 5:09 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Andrea you said, "If only you were the kind of blog that could return the favour... :) (oops)"

I do mention from time to time sites that link into Overheard in Vancouver in site news posting which I only do about once a month. So you have to be patient.

Another way to get a link is to submit an overheard conversation and include you website in your submission and I will include a link with your submission credit.

7/11/06 6:30 p.m.  
Blogger Bibi said...

Re the TS Eliot Equation in the smiley face intervention ... I'm stopping use of all said offensive digi-grams with immediate effect.

... couldn't handle all those cats ;-O ... ooops

7/11/06 6:46 p.m.  
Blogger WithinWithout said...

Good one, Andrea! Oops, exclamation points not allowed.

The only thing I really use a lot of is :-) or ;-) when I'm particularly enamoured by a female.

I will never say LOL or ROFL if I can help it. I promise.

;-)

7/11/06 9:14 p.m.  
Blogger Susan Schwake said...

tee hee. no lol here. love the concert reference.

8/11/06 3:14 a.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That was hilarious and yes, I too laughed out loud. Loved the equation!

8/11/06 6:36 a.m.  
Blogger valerie walsh said...

haha i love what was overheard at the concert!

11/11/06 9:25 a.m.  

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