If They’ve Been Naughty, Santa Brings Them Small Penises.

Female college student: Do boys still really have cooties at thirteen?
Male college student: Nope. That’s when they get penises.

Tempe, Arizona

Overheard by: Meghan

Posted on November 14, 2014
Age and ageing, Arizona, Compare and contrast, Default, Friends, Gender issues, Girls, Guys, Health & Hygiene, Kids, Penis, Sexuality, Students, Yeahhh, college!

By 35, She Was Already Set in Her Ways

Goateed gentleman: I tried to teach her that certain words for things were different, like that toothpaste was actually “poop,” but I think I waited until she was a bit too old.

Mars Volta Concert, Rams Head Live
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Greeg

Posted on November 13, 2014
Age and ageing, Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Guys, Kids, Maryland, Offspring, Weirdness, Words

I Told Him There'd Be Repercussions If He Put Another Cheerio Up His Nose

Guy on bus: If I ever write a book, it'll be about how to kill my brother in the most painful way possible.
Girl on bus: But he's two.
Guy on bus: I don't care.

Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: Meech

Posted on November 10, 2014
Age and ageing, Bus, Canadia, Default, Family ties, Girls, Guys, Murder, Weirdness

On the Plus Side, If People Think You're 16, You Totally Have a Future in Barely-Legal Porn!

Young woman #1: And I was like, “No, dude who's two years older than me, I'm not 16. Nice mandals.”
Young woman #2: You said that?
Young woman #1: Oh, no. I try really hard to think of other things when 25-year-olds are hitting on my mom.
Young woman #2: I'm really sorry.

Nail Salon
Napa, California

Posted on July 22, 2011
Age and ageing, California, Family ties, Gossip, Women

Here, Try This Adorable Thong.

Mother to child in the girl's clothing aisle: No, you're not wearing a padded bra; you're six!

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/438564746/all-the-more-reason-she-needs-one.html

Overheard by: me

Posted on June 26, 2011
Age and ageing, Clothes, Moms, Overheard in Minneapolis, Parenting

Then the Wii Had to Come Along and Confuse Everything

Woman on phone: Yeah, well, as you get older, it's less manual labor and more electronics!

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/426880740/we-get-tired-faster.html

Overheard by: am I taking this the wrong way?

Posted on May 21, 2011
Age and ageing, Compare and contrast, On the phone, Overheard in Minneapolis, Technology, Women

Grandma Does Have Her Own Fragrance Line

Sentimental girl, about her grandmother: She went all loopy last time!
Comforting friend: No, I am sure she'll be alright.
Sentimental girl: Last time she thought she lived with David Beckham!

East London
England

Overheard by: Luna

Posted on November 23, 2010
About celebrities, Age and ageing, Friends, Girls, UK, Wishes

I'd Hoped to Outgrow My Vanity, Too

80-year-old grandmother walking feebly down the stairs: I'm not drunk; I'm handicapped.
Daughter assisting her: She's drunk and handicapped.
80-year-old grandmother: Okay. That's true… I just didn't want to bring my cane.

Turner Field, Braves Game
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: Drunk, but Not Handicapped

Posted on November 20, 2010
Age and ageing, Drinking & drunks, Drunks, Georgia, Maladies, Old folks

…Brian.

Mother of musical theater fan: Oh, I didn't know Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote that. Well, maybe I did, but you weren't my daughter then.

Canadia

Posted on September 19, 2010
Age and ageing, Canadia, Family, Moms, Music, Parenting

Not Even with All the Wood and the Nailing?

Super peppy freshman orientation guide: What was your favorite Halloween costume?
College freshman: Well, I was a construction worker once.
Super peppy freshman orientation guide: Was it a sexy construction worker?
College freshman: Well, I was five years old… so no.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Posted on September 18, 2010
Age and ageing, Clothing, Compare and contrast, Students, Virginia

Age and ageing