Dear Seattle: You gone done it. Our latte-thinned faces are now on the evening news about as frequently as Amanda Knox, our innate hipster-borne protesting skills are finally being put to timely use, and the Eastside’s closet Tea Partiers finally have the “Jets” to their “Sharks” (or is it “Sharks” to their “Jets”?...regardless, there’s a whole lot of snapping going on). The Occupy Seattle movement has given our fair city and the rest of the onlooking country something to talk about. Hoorah.

Whatever side of the political debate you take, we urge you to find some common ground, tomfoolery and comfort in this week’s collection of the best Seattle overheard tidbits - Occupy-style. But if you can't get beyond your politics to find humor in the following, well then you can just go occupy a flaming pit of your own poo.

Enjoy:

Dear Occupy Seattle, boycotts are usually the shiz, but we’re pretty sure this one’s a trick.

Twitter message sent to the #OccupySeattle hashtag today: “Boycott the Presidential Election, 2012 http://www.facebook.com/boycottprez

Building memories.

OH from an SPD officer: "Hang on, we have to pose."

Courtesy of @horseknuckle.

Because every protestor must be prepared, an Occupy Seattle “how to” tip:

OH on the twitter: Are thugs detaining and hurting you with zip ties? Resist by removing them: http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/lock-picking/how-to-escape-from-zip-ties/ #occupyseattle #ow

Thanks to @ioerror.

We’re pretty sure Brad Pitt is behind this one too, Seattle.

"Occupy St. Louis invited baseball fans on Tuesday to watch the World Series for free on a big screen at its campsite, said it would stream its message against economic inequality between innings."

From @jseattle.

We’re still trying to decipher, but we’re pretty sure the implication is that that protesting and showing your wares to kiddies somehow go together.

OH Tweet on Seattle Arrest: "Protester Busted For Exposing Himself To Children (shocker huh?)" #ows

Days into the Occupy protests, a lightbulb goes off.

OH: "I'm going to have to change my bank!"

Thanks to @fbaum.

Overhear a crazy conversation around town lately? Send what you heard, where you heard it and what was happening to overheard@seattlest.com or tweet it to @OverheardSEA

Please be brief. No one wants to read your great American novel.

Filed in Miscellaneous and tagged Occupy Seattle, Overheard in Seattle, Things People Overhear

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