About celebrities

40-something guy: Dr. Phil man, he showed up for Britney, maybe he'll show up for me.

Airport Baggage Claim
Newark, New Jersey

Overheard by: Sarah

Blonde: Um, no, actually, a penguin is a mammal. I learned that from Morgan Freeman.

Halifax
Canadia

Hipster, looking at Dr J mural: Man, he must have a three-foot dick. I bet his dick is as big as Allen Iverson.

http://overheardinphilly.blogspot.com/2007/04/in-other-news-allen-iverson-shrunk.html

Overheard by: anonymous

Stoned #20-something: If you could have sex with any fictional character, who would it be?
Drunk #20-something: Christopher Walken.
Stoned #20-something: He's not fictional.
(pause)
Drunk #20-something: He might as well be!

Louisville, Kentucky

Overheard by: Jessica

Film GTA: Will Farrell is the Groucho Marx of our generation.
Student: (nods wearily)
Film GTA: I mean, Talladega Nights was absolute genius!

University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Hot black chick: I don't know why you're so surprised… It's the same way I'd nail Lucy Liu and alt-world Neil Patrick Harris.
Nerdy friend: Alt-world Neil Patrick Harris?
Hot black chick: You know, where he's straight and really into black chicks.
Nerdy friend: Baffling.

New Haven, Connecticut

Five-year-old: Is Michael Jackson real?
Teenage sister, exasperatedly: Yes! How many times do we have to have this conversation?!

Margate, New Jersey

Overheard by: Chris S.

American Apparel-wearing teen: I bet if the Jonas Brothers were indie, you'd totally dig them. Like same music, just less known.

Toronto
Canadia

Film student: Brittney spears is going to kill herself one day.
Film professor: Well, I see her more like a Liz Taylor, slowly bloating up and taking a long time to die.

Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadia

Overheard by: Sean_G

Woman #1: He looks like Leonardo DiCaprio.
Woman #2: Niiiice. Wait, hot Leonardo from The Departed or crazy Leonardo from The Aviator?
Woman #1: Uhhh.
Woman #2: Or the mental kid from Gilbert Grape? Or Leonardo from Titanic? Ha, this is fun!
Woman #1: Actually, he looks more like Matt Damon.

Auckland
New Zealand