Overheard: NPR Edition

  • Freak No. 1: I heared about the China folks making all the t-shirts in China for the US of A.
  • Freak No. 2: What?
  • Freak No. 1: I said I was listening to NPR. They had this thing about China. They make all the t-shirts for th’ US of A now. All of em.
  • Freak No. 2: For real?
  • Freak No. 1: Oh yeah. This guy says, he says, “My wife work at the Wal-Marts and we is looking through the t-shirts tags and they all says Made in China, Made in Mexico. Oh, and this one British guy makes a lot, too.
  • Freak No. 2: What British guy?
  • Freak No. 1: Sir Lanka.
  • Freak No. 2: You dumb fuck. SRI Lanka.
  • Freak No. 1: Hey, fuck you. It’s Sir Lanka. He said so. On EN-PEE-ARE. You need a book.
  • Freak No. 2: You need a map.

[To Freak No. 1’s credit, I heard the same broadcast and the man did indeed say “Sir Lanka”]

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22 comments:

  1. tian, 28, April 2005, 0:38 |  

    Good lord…

     
  2. wantwit, 28, April 2005, 0:46 |  

    OmG EN-PEE-ARE

     
  3. Vicus Scurra, 28, April 2005, 1:16 |  

    I can confirm that Sir Lanka is a member of the British aristocracy. Great friend of Duke Airandattention.

     
  4. kismet, 28, April 2005, 1:19 |  
    kismet

    You hear the weirdest conversations.

     
  5. Esther, 28, April 2005, 2:24 |  
    Esther

    I think my I.Q. just dropped another couple of points.:sad:

     
  6. wantwit, 28, April 2005, 3:38 |  

    i hope all of you learned something: The NPR that you covet so dearly is trash.

     
  7. Anna, 28, April 2005, 3:43 |  
    Anna

    The NPR should be replaced by the NRA.

     
  8. Spud, 28, April 2005, 4:32 |  
    Spud

    I gotta go with kismet on this one, daveidge, you do hear and see (photos)the strangest conglomeration of people on the planet, all within walking distance of the royal and ancient oak.

    very observant number one…

    :twisted:

     
  9. Davezilla, 28, April 2005, 6:46 |  
    Davezilla

    That is one of the staying points of Royal Oak. Even the homeless people and freaks have the most amazing conversations in the coffeehouses.

     
  10. Mike, 28, April 2005, 8:15 |  

    Hey Anna, maybe Freaks no 1 and 2 listen to NPR because they think it is affiliated with the NRA.

     
  11. Merth, 28, April 2005, 8:54 |  
    Merth

    Maybe Sir Lanka is the Ron Mexico name for China folk? My Ron Mexico name is Papa El Salvador.

    http://gorillamask.net/ronmexico/

    Every name comes with thick green discharge! :evil:

     
  12. CJ, 28, April 2005, 10:56 |  

    My Ron MExico name is Dr. Fill

     
  13. JFLY, 28, April 2005, 11:05 |  
    JFLY

    Sir Lanka was knighted by the queen for his outstanding contribution to the British t-shirt industry…..what’s wrong with you people? :razz:

     
  14. simoon, 28, April 2005, 11:22 |  

    I’ve noticed that a lot of the things that I buy are from this town called “Hecho” in Mexico. Yup. Gotta get down and visit “Hecho” sometime! Hah!!!

     
  15. Natalie, 28, April 2005, 12:17 |  

    If all t-shirts are made in China, as these guys are saying, then I suppose that Mexico and SIR Lanka are part of China.

    Sort of on the same topic: I have a lot of shirts from American Apparel, which are made in the U.S., but ironically the company is owned by a Canadian.

     
  16. Esther, 28, April 2005, 12:27 |  
    Esther

    You all know that the t-shirt industry is ruled by the all mighty and powerful evil Midget Clown Ninjas, right? :twisted:

    Right?

     
  17. rust, 28, April 2005, 14:01 |  
    rust

    Thank god that the world production of MOOSEPANTS is based in Canadia.

    Hail EXPORT “A”!

     
  18. wantwit, 28, April 2005, 16:29 |  

    click my name to see “foot sculpting”!

     
  19. Mandy, 29, April 2005, 0:23 |  
    Mandy

    My Ron Mexico name is Juliet Laos! :kiss:

     
  20. joe, 29, April 2005, 5:41 |  

    You might be a redneck if…you listen to NPR

     
  21. wookiee, 29, April 2005, 15:23 |  

    Depending on the accent, Sri Lanka sometimes sounds like Srrh Lanka. And sometimes it sounds like “Ceylon”.

     
  22. Fellow Eskimo, 30, April 2005, 19:45 |  

    Hey! I heard that too!