Eavesdropping 2

I have to get home by 6:30. The wife said.

If you don’t work, you don’t get worked over. But welfare, it doesn’t pay enough anymore.

- It was a murder case and then the guy died. He was on bail.
- Do you mean a murderer was on bail?

We’ve been here since about 2. We have just about drunk ourselves sober.

Just let me see the good replays and cut out the rest of the crap.

The province could stop the expressway tomorrow – just withdraw the funding.

My one stock market investment was bad. They went to 20. I lost 5 grand.

I’m going to go to the OH for a month. It’s better than sleeping outside, and there’s lots of women there.

All this medical jargon, I don’t know what is going on. I just watch it for the romance.

The lady’s nice and her financial security is more important than 300 a week.

You take a nice diamond ring to a pawnshop, you don’t get the same ring back. They’ve got your original diamond.

I thought my husband was gay when I first met him.

My mom went to the top specialist in Toronto, and he was ruthless with her. It was awful.

We go through. He was drunker than heck. We ran the bathwater and threw him in.

They’re all incest. My mom’s sister’s cousin married my other cousin.

Last night I saw an incredible surgery. Her hair got completely ripped off and they put it back on – no scars.

Every single thing you’ve done, they will know about. You go somewhere on Sunday morning – they will know.

We’re just here commiserating on the plight of defense council.

I picked it up for $1,400. Had it appraised in Burlington at 7 1/2 grand.

I ask him ‘aren’t you afraid of their boyfriends.’ He says ‘Not at my age.’

I never worked that much this year. I got about a 1000 hours. Some guys got more.

The only thing they won’t touch is if you go on disability. I’m going to file for disability.

- He’s a very sweet man.
- Sweet is not the word. Grumpy is more like it.

There’s talk of getting out of these coldwater generators. But it’s our bread and butter.

I thought men were bad. Women are worse. She has two knives, and will use them.

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	Home Projects Solo Exhibitions Group Exhibitions Education Reviews, Articles Talks Related Activities Contact		BITS OF CONVERSATION OVERHEARD AROUND HAMILTON 2004 We are very conservative people – it is a disaster if we refer people to the wrong place. I have to get home by 6:30. The wife said. If you don’t work, you don’t get worked over. But welfare, it doesn’t pay enough anymore. - It was a murder case and then the guy died. He was on bail. - Do you mean a murderer was on bail? We’ve been here since about 2. We have just about drunk ourselves sober. Just let me see the good replays and cut out the rest of the crap. The province could stop the expressway tomorrow – just withdraw the funding. My one stock market investment was bad. They went to 20. I lost 5 grand. I’m going to go to the OH for a month. It’s better than sleeping outside, and there’s lots of women there. All this medical jargon, I don’t know what is going on. I just watch it for the romance. The lady’s nice and her financial security is more important than 300 a week. You take a nice diamond ring to a pawnshop, you don’t get the same ring back. They’ve got your original diamond. I thought my husband was gay when I first met him. My mom went to the top specialist in Toronto, and he was ruthless with her. It was awful. We go through. He was drunker than heck. We ran the bathwater and threw him in. They’re all incest. My mom’s sister’s cousin married my other cousin. Last night I saw an incredible surgery. Her hair got completely ripped off and they put it back on – no scars. Every single thing you’ve done, they will know about. You go somewhere on Sunday morning – they will know. We’re just here commiserating on the plight of defense council. I picked it up for $1,400. Had it appraised in Burlington at 7 1/2 grand. I ask him ‘aren’t you afraid of their boyfriends.’ He says ‘Not at my age.’ I never worked that much this year. I got about a 1000 hours. Some guys got more. The only thing they won’t touch is if you go on disability. I’m going to file for disability. - He’s a very sweet man. - Sweet is not the word. Grumpy is more like it. There’s talk of getting out of these coldwater generators. But it’s our bread and butter. I thought men were bad. Women are worse. She has two knives, and will use them. MORE EAVESDROPPING CLIPS on the next page