Sometimes all one needs is a little inspiration

'Dude, which way to the spin art booth?' -- Male half of a stoner couple stumbling out of the beer garden.

An oldie but goodie overheard by Neal Lambert in 1986.

Everybody's a critic

'It's overexposed!' -- One middle-aged woman to another in front of a photo in the Fine Arts building. She sniffs and moves on to bestow her opinion on the next piece.

The photograph was by Minneapolis photographer Alec Soth, one of the hottest photographers in the country and a star of the recent Whitney biennial show, who is exhibited internationally including this past year at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Overheard by Scott Takushi

OK, here's what you do...

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Overheard on Dan Patch Ave.

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