Overheard....

Whilst traipsing about the Las Vegas airport yesterday and today, I happened upon some conversational gems, courtesy of my fellow mid-week travelers. Take a listen:

Scenario #1 - So there I was..... heading toward baggage claim when I heard two women gabbing behind me as follows:

First Lady: We should call Dorothy and tell her that we're here. I wonder where they are?

Second Lady: Well, I brought my cell phone, but I don't think it works in Vegas.

First Lady: Why wouldn't it?

Second Lady: I don't know. I just didn't know if it would work away from home.

!!!! God bless Second Lady! She doesn't think her cell phone works outside of Middletown, U.S.A.! That reminds me of a certain someone I know who used to turn off her cell phone because she thought that every minute it was powered "on" was counting against the total number of minutes on the service plan. Ok, it was me. But in all fairness, it was in 1997, so.... Yeah.

Scenario #2 - Sitting at gate, waiting for plane to Oakland. The boarding area is shared with a flight that's bound for somewhere in the South, and all of the passengers nearby have heavy Southern accents.

Seated Lady: (to just-arrived standing lady) Oooh! What'd you get? (gesturing to cup in standing lady's hand)

Standing Lady: It's pomegranate blueberry (something drink). I don't really know what it is, but Oprah says it's real good for you.

Oprah? Seriously? Ugh. 'Nuff said.

Scenario #3 - And last, but not least, this nugget came from a fellow Southern passenger whose husband was taking his daughter (who was doing the pee-pee dance) to the bathroom.

Husband: (yelling back at wife, while trying to quickly move with daughter toward bathroom) Honey, do you want me to get you a Diet Coke?

Wife: (clearly oblivious to the fact that daughter is dragging father into bathroom and there's no time for debate) Maybe.

Maybe?! Maybe?! What kind of effing response is that? I dunno. It just really annoyed me. Maybe it's because I didn't get enough sleep .... or maybe it's because she is just dumb!

So, in sum, I'm a judgmental eavesdropper. :-) Good night!