Him: "That's a cool hat you got, there!" Me: "Hmm?" Him: "That hat. The Blackwater hat. It's cool. Where'dja get it?" Me: "Blackwater." Him: "Oh." Actually, I didn't, because we spent so much time shooting that by the time we got done, the pro shop was closed. I know, I know... The things I have to ...

Tuesday, 8:30am, 1st & 71st Woman On Cell: Fine! Whatever! Fuck your fat ass and fuck your goddamn weasels! And I'm calling the fucking animal control on your fucking weasels. I had to look it up. Ferrets are indeed illegal in NYC. Subscribe to Joe.My.God....

As I write this Wednesday night, details are scarce on exact provisions of the alleged compromise agreement struck between the House and Senate on the economic stimulus package. I say "alleged" because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hadn't yet endorsed the deal. I will bring you details on...

overheard by Joel McLemore SETTING: Bigwig's office. PLAYERS:  Bigwig  and associates listening to manager guy on speaker phone. MANAGER GUY:  He's been asking me to play in this soccer league---it's sponsored by some Christian school and they give yellow cards for prof...

overheard by JMarie SETTING: The Ave. in Hampden PLAYERS: Presumably two teen Hampden thugs, though it was hard to tell through the ski masks. TEEN 1: It's colder than a frozen dead corpse out here and I know all about frozen dead corpses! TEEN 2: [stunned silence] ------------------------------...

Because the internet is cool, honest or sad: ___________________ “ I’m beginning to figure this stuff out. In the middle east they throw a shoe at you. In europe they spit on you. And in america they unfollow you in twitter. � – categorically ___________________ “I am a native New Yorker l...

Though Sundance may have turned into a ghost town in the festival's waning days, at least those ghosts are still haunting us with good old pearls of overheard Hollywood wisdom. Closing Night Party at Queer Lounge, 11:57pm Journalist: You're leaving? Screenwriter: Did you meet the actor from my film?...

Inauguration Day at Sundance was weirdly sedate, so to end today's installment of overheard quotes, we had to circle back for a particularly egregious one told to us by a Defamer operative two days ago. While picking up sandwiches at Cafe Terrigo on Main St., 1:25pm Utah Waitress: Why do they keep s...

Because the internet is cool, honest or sad: ___________________ “ Clearly a cylon. � – Stoned Lightning ___________________ “You know what... anyone posting on youtube thats over 20 pretty much has no life and needs to get laid.� – captaincompost12 ___________________ “Can we please g...

Riffing on the ever-popular site "Overheard in New York," (and our own "Overheard in CTU") here are a few snippets of things overheard within the confines of the J. Edgar Hoover Building in D.C.: Agent #1: What are you working on? Agent #2: Oh this? (looks at computer screen) I'm ebaying some of old...