A happy Hanukkah, merry Christmas and a fantastic Festivus to ya, Seattle. It's the season of giving, celebration, cheer..and claw-tearing big box store smack downs! However you bring in the holiday season, one thing's for sure - this extra special time of year tends to bring out the extra best of Seattle. And by "best" we mean the good ol' Emerald City lovable regulars/crazies. We hope you'll look into your heart this year and contribute to our "things I overheard a nutjob and/or nerd say" drive. Just one eavesdropped conversation can put a smile on a computer-glued-in-Seattle procrastinator near you.

Here are a few donations to start filling the bin:

Sending you the very best (or perhaps, flammable) from Seattle.

OH @ the post office on 23rd: "Sir. NO. You cannot put that in there." *Eyeroll*

Thanks to @mollywalnuts

At the biggest tourist spot in Seattle, shopping for the *perfect* gift.

OH in the Pike Place shops down under: "I really need a princess Leia *this* tall!" (points to belly button height).

OH c/o @mariskq

Dear Santa: My Christmas wish is for SPD to see the difference between a group of protestors and a mass of drunks dressed as you.

OH on a police scanner @ Occidental Park, Saturday: "Well it's not a protest, just a whole bunch of Santa..."

Thanks for our first police scanner OH ever, @mattmccall!

And finally: it wouldn't be Christmas in Seattle without someone dressed in a ficticious half human, half animal costume with baby limbs sticking out of his wicker pack.

Photo courtesy of http://suzi-pratt.com/2011/12/photos-seattle-santarchy-2011/.

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

Filed in Arts & Entertainment and tagged eavesdropping, Holiday fun, Overheard in Seattle, Things people overhear

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