Anson Stevens-Bollen
A reader suggested that we compile a list of some of the best submissions to our Overheard eavesdropping this year. We thought she had a great idea. From happy hour to hiking trails, Santa Fe has been listening. Occasionally these come from our staff, but most of time, they’re regular people who take the time to tap out a message. And it turns out, it’s as good a way as we can think of to remember 2015 and kiss it goodbye. Send your tidbits to overheard@sfreporter.com, and don’t forget to tell us where you heard it.
"I can tell by the way you wear your rings you are spiritually bankrupt."
—Overheard at the Tea House (Dec. 2)
"If I was going to waste calories, I wouldn't waste them on a Frito Pie."
—Overheard at a ZPlaza food stand (Nov. 18)
"Hold on, let me ask the lady if it's GMO salt."
—Overheard at World Market (Oct. 28)
"And now we're fucking stuck in the desert."
—Overheard at La Casa Sena (Oct. 21)
"Are we shitfaced yet?"
—Overheard at the Wine and Chile Festival Grand Tasting (Sept. 30)
"Could someone, please, take the 'whisper' sign around? There are Texans in the iron pool."
—Overheard in the Ojo Caliente (Sept. 2)
"I don't need sunblock. I'm submerged in the water. Have you ever seen a jellyfish with a sunburn?"
—Overheard in the pool at the Rancho Carrera Apartments (Aug. 11)
"These aisles are too wide now."
—Overheard at the (newly expanded) Traders Joe's (July 29)
"Kazakhstan was there, Uzbekistan was there. I feel all the 'Stans' were really represented."
—Overheard at the International Folk Art Market (July 22)
"Me and Tim are really starting to have a connection. ... I'm afraid George RR Martin is going to kill him."
—Overheard at Pollo Asado (July 22)
"Their plants look so conscious."
—Overheard at the Farmers Market (June 24)
"I guess if you're Catholic, seeing a new archbishop get installed is like seeing the Rolling Stones."
—Overheard in front of St. Francis Cathedral (June 10)
"We don't get this vibe in El Paso at all."
—Overheard at Cowgirl BBQ (May 27)
"How did the cowboys survive out here without Chapstick? Or Q-tips?"
—Overheard at Casa Fina (May 20)
"I used to walk to Chimayó on Good Friday for penance, but I've decided that it's easier just not to sin."
—Overheard in the Christus St. Vincent parking lot (April 1)
"Yeah, I know my first mistake was signing for the rattlesnakes."
—Overheard at the downtown library (March 25)
"I can't go now. I'm meeting someone here for brunch at three o'clock."
—Overheard at Cowgirl BBQ (March 18)
"When I die I want all my pallbearers to be wearing Dallas Cowboy jerseys."
—Overheard from Grandma at Boot Barn (March 11)
"The youngest guy on my tennis team is the same guy who just got a double knee replacement."
—Overheard on E Palace Avenue (March 4)
"So, where's North Meadows Road?"
—Overheard at the Airport Road Walgreens (Feb. 18)
"He's a two comma kid, you know, rich kid, million dollars, one comma, two comma; of course he does not care!"
—Overheard at Second Street Brewery Railyard (Feb. 4)
Teacher: "If you're not breathing, you're not doing yoga."
Student: "If you're not breathing, you have a whole lot more problems than that."
—Overheard at Santa Fe Community Yoga Center (Jan. 28)
"I'm half lowrider, half hipster and half Mensa."
—Overheard at Downtown Subscription (Jan. 21)
"I always eat my sopapilla first because I never know when I might die."
—Overheard at La Choza (Jan. 21)
"Let me try it. I'm a duck aficionado."
—Overheard at Talin Market on dumpling day (Jan. 13)
Send your Overheard in Santa Fe tidbits to: eavesdropper@sfreporter.com
