Overheard Everywhere

Who You Callin’ Unoriginal?!

Emo #1, trying on black eyeshadow: Does it look alright?
Emo #2: Yeah, it looks great!
Emo #1: Should I buy it?
Emo #2: Yes! Oh my god, there’s some on your face!
Emo #1: Where?
Emo #2: There, on your cheek!
(emo #1 starts wiping it off)
Emo #2: Hey, you look like an aboriginal.

Cosmetics Shop
Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Somni

TV Lied to Me

Six-year-old boy holding “pillow pet”, singing: It’s a pillow, it’s a pet, it’s a pillow pet! (then, whispering to himself) This isn’t as cool as I thought it would be…

Target
White Plains, New York

Overheard by: M

Aren’t You Glad We Can All Joke About Mass Murder Like This?

Sweet-ass security guard: Miss, you’re going to have to hang up your phone and run it through the machine.
20-something girl intern: But I’m not a terrorist, and I’m on an important call. Can’t I just walk through?
Sweet-ass security guard: Miss, that would be like Timothy McVeigh driving up and asking “hey, can I park my car here?”

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/08/insert-inappropriate-terrorism-joke.html

Overheard by: Ian