Animals

Guy wearing Stanford shirt: Hey, look! Manatees!
Friend: Those are polar bears.

San Diego Zoo, California

Overheard by: Dayum

Girl to friend: So, I was just walkin' along and you know what that squirrel did?
Friend: What?
Girl: It threw a nut at my head!

Southern Illinois

Dad to little girl sitting on railing, watching sea lions: You fall down, that's it. If you fall down, I'm not helping you. (pause) And the sea lion's gonna eat you.

Pier 39
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Paulo

Girl #1: You can't save every animal in the world.
Girl #2: You don't think you could save every animal in the world? We could go to the rain forest!
Girl #3: I want to go to the rain forest and save the monkeys and Chihuahuas!

Merced, California

Enthusiastic little boy, entering restaurant with parents: Smells like snakes in here!

Restaurant
Charlottesville, Virginia

Overheard by: pasquinn

Girl #1: Okay, so my sister was watching Pokemon the other day, and asked me a question about it, and I don't know what to tell her.
Girl #2: Well, what is it?
Girl #1: She was wondering, since there are no animals in the show, like cows or anything, if when they ate meat they were eating Pokemon.
Girl #2: Don't tell her the truth, it'll break her nerdy little heart.

Utah

Little boy: Mommy, if a turtle has no shell is it naked or homeless?
Mother: It would be dead, sweetheart.
Little boy: That's sad, mommy.
Mother: No, it isn't, dear. Come on, this is our stop.

Metro
Washington, DC

Elderly woman to woman across aisle: You can't trust crabs. Crabs are sneaky.

DMV
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: What about other sneaky crustaceans?

Guy #1: No man, I told her I don't want kids. I just want dogs.
Guy #2: Then why not just have kids?

Manhattan, New York

Woman walking Corgi shouting to woman walking King Charles Spaniel: He wants to meet a licky dog.

Brookline, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Aunt Kelly