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A couple of weeks ago, Bostonist sat at the Chinatown RMV for an hour and a half, waiting to get our driver's license. While we waited, a man tried to get an ID card using the wrong proof-of-address. The RMV examiner sent him away, only to see him return 15 minutes later with a slightly less dubious proof-of-address. What transpired was almost worth the $90 cover charge.

We here in the Ist-A-Verse know that we're sensational, but it's very rare that we get a chance to be sensationalistic. This week, we've decided to have ourselves a little fun and try our hand at tacky tabloid headlines, using nothing more than our favorite posts from this week. Torontoist Special Report: Rosie to Trump: "Fire 300 Bicyclists for Fraud!" On DCist: Students Go Wild for Slogans, Secrets and Sexual Harassment The action was thick...

slight pause, and then in a small voice, "I don't have any."

Utterances about the weather aside, it hasn't been very eventful in the eavesdropping department. Unless you're part of the NSA – they've got a whole lot of eavesdropping action and numbers to process. We again open the call, especially on these wonderful spring like days when you're not huddled in your cube but outside rubbing elbows with real live people. Listen up and listen in, you're bound to hear something great. For the fashion...

Sitting outside on a grassy patch next to flip-flop and business suit clad Bostonians seems like a recipe for snippets of wonderment. Sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t. As the weather turns from Spring to Winter to Summer (it’s New England, right?) we’ve got our ears open and hope you do, too. When you hear something, say something. Send in your nuggets of out-of-context statements, outrageous pickup lines, and nonsensical musings to us...

We don’t really know what’s going on with the New York folks. They’re always up to something crazy. We thank Michael Malice who’s let us become his partner for “outside New York.” Now you can find the New York crazy conversations at NewYorkOverheard.com, while in Boston check in with us (your ears permitting) every Thursday for what nutso conversations we’re overhearing. Join the fun by sending in the things you overhear on your commute,...

It’s been a while, but now we’ve got to do some spring cleaning. Bostonist is cleaning out our ears and putting them to good use eavesdropping. We hope you’ll help us by sending in the things you overhear on your commute, at lunch, or as you’re waiting for your TurboIce at Gate B of Fenway Park. Drop them into an email and send it off to us cyber-space style to the address overheard –...

Girl2: I’m going to Baltimore.

Bagger: If my own brother was getting murdered, I wouldn't stop 'em. Well, my younger brother, at least.

“This is the same as last month. Even Russia color codes the monthly passes”

Guy 1: you can't pee on my eye.

Woman: So I saw them, the wife and the - well, he used to be the husband, but now he's a woman - and the woman who used to be the husband had a tote bag from some biotech company, and it said, "TransMorph."

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It’s still sweater weather. Damn it. Bostonist refuses to bust out the jacket and scarf quite yet. We’re hoping that the rest of Boston will join us in the no bundling crusade. Smothered with your muffle it’s harder for Bostonist and our compadres to overhear those great comments you’ve been making. Before it gets too cold outside we’d like to remind you--when you hear something say something. Drop Bostonist a line: bostonistoveheard @ gmail.com...

Girl 1: What? I meant he wasn't vegan!

Last week, before we started shedding tears of sorrow for the Red Sox, Bostonist had overheard some stuff in the city. We asked if you had overheard some things to. Apparently you had. Crazy guy sitting alone at outdoor table by City Hall Plaza Starbucks As ugly as I am, people still love me! I'm not angry. Two twenty-somethings walking down Newbury Street First Girl: I'd rather have cancer than be pregnant. Second Girl:...

Kid Two: Nah, just fat.