Heard in Deep Ellum, Vol. I

What follows are several items we overheard whilst spending a good part of the pre-Halloween weekend trolling the streets in search of spirits, of both the goblet and goblin variety: “Dude, you know why I’m wearing this costume? Because I fucking hate emo, that’s why.” “Vietnam! Yeah! Vietnam!” “Have you...

By Chelsea Mueller

October 29, 2007

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What follows are several items we overheard whilst spending a good part of the pre-Halloween weekend trolling the streets in search of spirits, of both the goblet and goblin variety:

“Dude, you know why I’m wearing this costume? Because I fucking hate emo, that’s why.”

“Vietnam! Yeah! Vietnam!”

“Have you ever taken a shit so big, your pants fit better?”

“I paid fucking nine dollars for a piece of pie down the street one time. Nine dollars!! Fuck those guys!”

-- Jonanna Widner

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