Animals

Man: I really hope I can suck something out of the horse later.

DMV
Austin, Texas

Overheard by: auroratudor

Professor, noticing student's t-shirt: What is that?
Student: A gorilla and a shark high fiving in front of an explosion.
Professor: I'm going to work that into discussion somehow.

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: ZB

Jersey girl #1: And then she was like, “What's a Guido?”
Jersey girl #2 (blissfully): I like to think there's a world where people don't know what Guidos are. I bet there'd be unicorns.

Manasquan, New Jersey

Disappointed man to child on shoulders: Cranes aren't that great.

Woodland Park Zoo
Seattle, Washington

Girl to friends, very confidently: And I will be that horse!

Memorial University
St. John's, Newfoundland
Canadia

Overheard by: Mel

Dad to little girl: I'm going to feed you to a puppy.
Little girl: Dad! I don't want to eat a puppy.
Dad: I'm not going to feed you a puppy, I'm going to feed you to a puppy.
Little girl: Oh, that's okay, I like puppies.

Brunswick
Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: Claire

Older woman on phone: There are two dogs having relations on my front yard.
Chief of police: Well, hose them down.

Felton, Delaware

Overheard by: oh dear.

Professor: If you walk into a dark room, you're not going to just step on a cat laying in the middle of the floor.

University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

Overheard by: Brittany

Nanny to 10-year-old girl: So, who commonly uses Celsius instead of Fahrenheit?
10-year-old girl: Penguins.

Brookline, Massachusetts

Overheard by: S

Elderly man: Human beings are rats.
Uncomfortable young man: Are you sure about that? Rats seem more…furry.
Elderly man: Human beings are furless rats.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Listening, speechless.