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

No More Hentai for You, Young Man.

Three-year-old boy: When I get older my penis is going to get so big, and then it will talk to me.

Tampa, Florida

Overheard by: Dr Banana Grabber

Posted on September 8, 2010
Age and ageing, Florida, Kids, Penis, Sensory experiences

Like I Did That Time You Asked Me Out

Emo kid: Old people see me on the street with my bright pink hair and my studded collar and my eyeliner, and they hate me!
Girl: If I was old and I saw you, I would just laugh.

Amherst, Massachusetts

Overheard by: shay

Posted on September 1, 2010
Age and ageing, Fashion, Girls, Gripes, Guys, Hair, Massachusetts

She Claimed the Pasties Were Medicinal.

Guy: So she lied to me. She said she wasn't eighteen.
Girl: How old was she?
Guy: Nineteen. And she said she wasn't a stripper.

Berkeley, California

Posted on August 27, 2010
Age and ageing, California, Girls, Guys, Lies, Sex

Age and ageing