Teen girl #1: Do you think they have those other elephants here? You know, the old hairy ones?
Teen girl #2: Mammoths? No, I don't think they do. Aren't they extinct?
Teen girl #1: No, I'm pretty sure they have them at the Werribee zoo. Well, they were on that cartoon, with all the ice.
Zoo
Australia
Overheard by: Brydee
Girl #1: How come the pigeons don’t die when they hop on that third rail?
Girl #2: Because they’re Dick Cheney’s unholy army of the night.
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: I’m glad I couldn’t vote back then
Mom to young son: There's a doggie! Do you know what sound a doggie makes?
Son: Mooo.
Mom, distracted by shiny things: Uh-huh. (pause) Hey! Dogs don't say “moo”!
Target
Leominster, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Manda
Human evolution professor, showing a slide of a monkey: Just look at those testicles! They're huge and pink…just…they're all in your face!
Anthropology Classroom, Kent State University
Ohio
Overheard by: Laureen
Chick #1: What took so long?
Chick #2: We were so close to getting the squirrel, you have no idea…
http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2007/04/30/no-squirrel-no-cookie/
Neighbor: Dude, condoms don't work on dogs.
Lawrence, Kansas
Dude: But he fucked my mom!
Friend: Well, you did steal his dog.
Dude: Yeah, I guess.
Flea Market
Tennessee
Overheard by: Mouse
College girl: Just think about all the chickens that get killed every day, like just by McDonald’s.
Friend: Yeah, but you know… I don’t really care.
College girl: Oh no, I don’t care about them either, I’m just scared they’re gonna run out of chickens.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Curlee
Professor: I thought it was an “Oh my god, ponies!” moment.
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, Virginia
Overheard by: It had to be…
