60-year-old journalism professor: Oh, the choking game? Heh… I play that all the time.
Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Sarah
I Don’t Like Feeling Exotic
Little girl to mother: I always get weirded out when we come to Asian markets.
Mom: Why is that?
Little girl: Because there are so many Asian people in one place!
Mom: Why is that weird?
Uwajimaya
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Koley
…While You’re Working As a Mall Santa.
Husband: I’m good at finding little kids’ panties.
Wife: That’s not a quality that you should announce.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Just to Cite One Example
Grandma: I don’t like these halogen lightbulbs. They are ugly, like men’s penises.
Calgary
Alberta
Canadia
Overheard by: Martha
Then Do the Romantic Thing and Sell It on the Internet
Ditzy teen girl to ditzy friend: Oh my god! I would never be able to live with myself if I died before I lost my virginity!
High School
Springwood
Australia
Sure, Alberto. Sure.
Yelling man: Don’t try to pick my pocket! I’m in the FBI! I have a badge! I know the Constitution! I could kill you!
http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2007/07/law-and-order.html
Overheard by: b!X
It Keeps Me from Biting Myself
Teacher, about Thoreau: Who’s heard about the cone of silence?
Kid: I know about the cone of shame!
Concord Museum
Concord, Massachusetts
Um, That’s You
Intercom: The moving walkway is ending.
Little boy: The moving walkway is pooping! Haha! Pooping!
Midway Airport
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: morgz
You Don’t Have a Computer, Sir
Customer at coffee shop: What’s the Wi-Fi password?
Barista: ‘Elephant.‘
Customer: Is that all one word?
Barista, staring: Um…
Customer: Oooh, you said ‘elephant’. I thought you said ‘Ontario’.
Vancouver
Canadia
Overheard by: Blastronaut
…Which You All Got Wrong on the Midterm
Professor: What would you guys do if I told you that a giant fish was going to eat you on your way home?
Girl: Hide?
Professor: No! You’d all go out and have sex! I mean besides sleeping, eating, and having sex, what else do you need to do? You’re just taking this class so later in life you can sleep in a better place, eat better food, and have sex with someone hotter!
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michgan
Overheard by: Kelli
