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Have you overheard something funny in Brighton? Funny and bizarre snatches of other people's conversations, compiled via Twitter, Facebook and story comments.


Posted at 5:13pm Friday 13th November 2009

Seagull boxing and vegan zombies

In the days since our last post, you've overheard everything from the satirical and the ironic to the downright bizarre.

Posted at 2:18pm Wednesday 28th October 2009

How do you spell IMDB?

This week's Overheard in Brighton is small, but perfectly formed - largely because most of the contributions were unrepeatable in a family publication (although very funny if you're as smutty minded as I am).

Posted at 5:33pm Friday 16th October 2009

Horse wallpapering

Overheard in Brighton's favourite this week is a surreal image sparked by orbific's wonderful: from a strange-looking man on St James's Street: "I tried to wallpaper my horse once.”

Posted at 1:30pm Friday 2nd October 2009

Happy pretzels

Anthropomorphisation took on new levels this week when a humble snack was credited with human feeling, as overheard by jamesogilvie: "Oh my god, my pretzel's happy too!"

Posted at 1:41pm Friday 25th September 2009

Pythagoras me up, buttercup!

This week's best Overheard in Brighton has to go to wilsondan, who contributed "That's right, Geezer! Pythagoras' theorem! Pythagoras me up, buttercup!".

Posted at 4:43pm Friday 18th September 2009

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