Repent and Be Born Again Of Pepsi and the Spirit

Mom to cashier: And we'll have a water.
Little girl: But I want Pepsi!
Mom: We're getting water Pepsi!
Little girl: Yaaaaay!
Mom, winking at amused cashier: When you have kids of your own, water Pepsi is the greatest invention ever.

Medford, Oregon

Posted on March 1, 2009
Advice, Default, Drinking & drunks, Girls, Kids, Moms, Names, Oregon, Women

Except in Situations Involving Family Members, Minors, or Brett Michaels

Curly-haired woman on cell: My advice is to have sex in 90% of all situations.

San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Poogtastic

Posted on February 23, 2009
Advice, Default, San Francisco, Sex, Sexuality, Weirdness, Women

Your Editors' Gumdrop Field Tests Have Been Inconclusive

Bus driver: Folks, this just in from the weather service, I just thought I'd pass it along to you all. Don't let all these clouds fool you, there's a high heat warning in effect for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, gumdrops, and…snow cones, so if you have any of those items, you'd better keep them inside. That's all.

Bus #17
Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: The Redhead

Posted on February 8, 2009
Advice, Bus, Bus drivers, Default, Food, Oregon, Weather

Without Protection

Professor: Everyone always thinks the answer is penetrance. Just let me say this right here, right now: I don't want to see any penetrance in this class. Learn it, but don't do it.

Genetics Lecture
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Posted on February 5, 2009
Advice, Class, Default, Education, Indiana, Teachers, Words

In Other News, I've Graded You on a Scale from “Green” to “Unicorns”

Math professor: Coming home drunk at 3 am and grading calculus papers is a great way to learn calculus.

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas

Posted on January 27, 2009
Advice, Colleges & Universities, Default, Drinking & drunks, Education, Teachers, Texas

And a Paper Cup Full Of Tap Water!

Female gallery worker: There is some concern about how much food you've eaten.
Homeless bum: One cupcake!?

San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Jon

Posted on January 25, 2009
Advice, Default, Employees, Food, Girls, Homeless, Questions, San Francisco

And Be Sure to Return Your Babies to the Full Upright Position Before Landing

Airplane pilot: And just for sanitary reasons, please change your babies diapers in the bathroom, not on the pullout table in front of you, because people might stare.

Airport
Tampa, Florida

Overheard by: nicole

Posted on January 22, 2009
Advice, Airports & flights, Default, Florida, Health & Hygiene, Kids, Pilots, Public transportation

…Since You Refuse to Watch Fox News

Woman on library's computer to son: Get away from the books and sign up for a computer. That's the only way you're goin' to learn!

Hawthorne Library
Hawthorne, California

Overheard by: Scott A. Willis

Posted on January 14, 2009
Advice, California, Default, Education, Technology, Women

It Takes A Village

Driver to people leaving the bus at the university: Buh-bye, have a great day, kids. Enjoy your lessons…bye now. Do your homework. Work hard on your exams so you don't become a bus driver! Bye-bye, everyone!

56 Bus
Leeds
England

Posted on January 10, 2009
Advice, Bus, Bus drivers, Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Employees, England

That's Where Everyone Does It, Isn't It?

Literacy lecturer with thick Russian accent: When you have a guest, you say to them “feel yourself at home.”

Monash University
Australia

Posted on January 8, 2009
Advice, Australia, Colleges & Universities, Default, Employees, Feelings, Words

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