Now frankly, I'm not sure if this really cool, or just mainly cool and a little bit creepy, but in any case if you follow the rules and live in the UK, you might see your work up on their blog or even anthologized. And if you don't live in the UK, why not play along anyway? You can post the result on your own blog, or send it to me and I'll post it here. Subject to my own discretion of course, and you aren't going to be getting any money. Or fame, for that matter. Or copyediting. Basically, you won't be getting anything. Sorry.
Wrong country and wrong month, but I overheard a good one today. I'll write it up when I have a few minutes.
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An overheard cell-phone conversation from the cafe where I ate today, though it doesn't count as eavesdropping because most of those slobs are so oblivious of their surroundings that you can't help hearing them:
ReplyDelete“Hello! I haven’t heard from you for a LONG time! Hold on, I’m paying for my coffee. … I’m planning a big trip … I’m hoping my mother will come with me. I’m like, `I’ll PAY for your HOTEL!’…
“New York, the nightclub in Lower Manhattan where I used to work. … I perform at 3 a.m., which sucks. I basically have sex on stage.”
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Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
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Good one. I don't think it matters that they are talking loud, because privacy no longer seems to be a factor for most people.
ReplyDeleteI kind of forgot to see whatever happened to the original Guardian contest. I did remember it on the day, but it was a bit inconclusive. I was at a public event when I remembered and though a couple of interesting things happened at it, they couldn't really be called eavesdropping topics