Must Be the Sugar-Free Kind

Production assistant on film set: This gaffer's tape just doesn't taste good.

Berkeley, California

Overheard by: bond

Posted on September 16, 2026
California, Default, Employees, Sensory experiences

And Hire a Tampon-Charmer to Make It Dance

Guy #1: I always wanted to open the door wearing nothing but a t-shirt and socks.
Girl #1 (pondering): I think that would be truly amazing. I don't know what would be more shocking, the penis or the socks. Probably the socks.
Girl #2: I guess I could do that next time you guys come over… Just (gesticulates around body) shirt and socks.
Guy #2: Naah. It wouldn't be that great, you not having a penis and all.
Girl #2: Oh, I guess I could wear a tampon! (puts finger in front of crotch and makes a “snakey” motion)

House Party
Pinheiros, Sao Paulo
Brazil

Posted on September 16, 2026
Brazil, Clothes, Default, Gender issues, Girls, Guys, Sexuality, Wishes

…Shaking Hands with Martin Luther King

College student #1: Look, look, it's Martin Luther King!
College student #2: …that's Eddie Murphy.

Madame Tussaud's
Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted on September 15, 2026
About celebrities, Compare and contrast, Default, Frat boy types, History, Nevada, Stupidity

If You Have Anything to Say to Me, You Can Say It Via Text

Girl on subway: Hey, can we talk for a minute?
Guy sitting next to her: What are you, some kind of psycho?

http://community.livejournal.com/overheardatbu/65550.html

Overheard by: Ian

Posted on September 15, 2026
Default, Girls, Guys, Mental illnesses, Offers and requests, Overheard at BU, Questions, Train, Weirdness

People With No Boundaries Aren't Quite Sure When They're Having Sex

Girl in stall (yelling on cell): Oh, my god. Do you really have herpes? That's contagious, right? Should I get tested?
(flush of toilet)
Friend's voice on speakerphone: Am I on speakerphone in the bathroom?
Girl in stall: Yeah, I'm just peeing. So should I get tested?
Friend: I'm not talking about this on speakerphone.
Girl in stall: Okay, it's off… Oh, so you can only get herpes through sex?

Public Bathroom
Kent State University, Ohio

Overheard by: Laureen

Posted on September 14, 2026
Colleges & Universities, Default, Etiquette, Friends, Girls, Ohio, On the phone, Pee, Questions, Restroom, Sexuality, STDs

Later, They'd Collaborate on a Paper About the Post-Structural Significance of the Poorly-Constructed Leopard-Print Tanktop

Middle-aged woman to friend, exiting Forever 21: Well, that was a foray into a subculture we're not familiar with.

Kenwood Mall
Cincinnati, Ohio

Overheard by: Lisa

Posted on September 14, 2026
Compare and contrast, Default, Feelings, Friends, Malls, Ohio, Women

Made HimThink Twice About Becoming a Woman

Woman #1: My boss shaves his legs.
Woman #2: Really?
Woman #1: His legs, his back, his chest, everything. All guys do it now.
Woman #2: That's so weird. My son asked me to wax his chest because he said girls don't like hairy chests.
Woman #1: How much hair could a 14-year-old have?
Woman #2: Actually, a lot.
Woman #1: He's going to be really hairy when he's older.
Woman #2: Fortunately not on his back yet. So anyway–don't tell anybody I told you this. You're sworn to secrecy–I told him I wouldn't wax him, but I went out and bought some Nair and put it on him, and it worked. But the next morning, he was in such pain–his chest was all inflamed. He said he would never do it again.

Women's Gym
Studio City, California

Overheard by: I always eavesdrop on these two