Overheard In The Slope: Dog Days Of Summer Edition

We’ve been quiet since our debut of Overheard in the Slope back in January, but you certainly haven’t been. If you keep your ear(s) to the ground, you’ll hear some interesting things around the neighborhood. These snippets of conversation below are just a small sampling.

If you’ve overheard something, please let us know! Email us at editor@bklyner.com. Let us know where you were, who the “cast of characters” are, and anything else you’d like to share.

And keep listening…

In the seating area in the back at L’Albero dei gelati, 341 5th Avenue (near 4th Street).

2 Thirtysomethings are at breakfast surrounded by a roomful of parents with toddlers. The kids are loud.

Thirtysomething woman: Do you have Fage yogurt?
Waitress: It’s from Seven Stars. It’s very good.
30SW: Good. I’ll have yogurt with granola and blueberries. And add chopped up Park Slope children’s legs on top.

Near President Street around 1pm on a Sunday.

Young man to his (assumed) girlfriend: I ate more bacon than I had planned.

Submitted by Rick Moss.

At the Garfield Tot Lot in Prospect Park.

Woman 1: …and we finally got him into a German-immersion daycare.
Woman 2: That’s great. I didn’t know you guys spoke German.
Woman 1: We don’t.

Submitted by John Woods.

At Deli & Smoke Shop, 439 5th Avenue (at 9th Street)

Two guys are getting sandwiches.

Sanitation Worker 1: So what are you going to do when we win Powerball?
Sanitation Worker 2: I have no idea. Take a lump sum. For sure.
SW1: Yeah, but what are you going to do with it?
SW2: No idea.
SW1: You have to think about these things.
SW2: What are you going to do with it?
SW1: First, I’m going to buy my wife a pool. Second, I’m going to buy my wife a pool boy.

At Bagels and Wraps, 523 5th Avenue (near 13th Street)

Lady with toddler: Can I get my bagel toasted one more time through?
Counterguy: No problem.
Lady with toddler: You know maybe you should turn up the toaster so they can be toasted better.
Counterguy. Ah.

[FIN.]