Animals

Guy on cell: Yeah, I haven't decided yet if camels are enough like horses for them to scare the crap out of me to ride.

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Overheard by: I never knew he was afraid of horses!

Middle-aged dude #1: You should petition the State High School League to make killing with porcupines a sport.
Middle-aged dude #2: Yeah, with the quills and everything.
Middle-aged dude #1: Exactly! That's what I'm saying.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/357841156/idea-men.html

Overheard by: I grabbed my blackberry as soon as I heard it.

Zookeeper, to penguin pecking at her shirt: Am I dirty? Am I a dirty little birdie? Do I need preening?

Mystic Aquarium, Connecticut

Conductor: Stamford, Stamford stop is…ooh, did you see those two baby reindeer?!

MetroNorth Train
Stamford, Connecticut

Beautiful blonde to almost empty room: Well, I don't experiment with animals either.

Greenbelt, Maryland

Angry college girl: It's either art or the cat!

Artsfest 2008
State College, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Kat

Drunk girl: I've seen a horse sit on a goddamn toilet!

Pimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Rachel Isadora

Cat being carried by a morning walker: Meaow! Meaow meaow!
Morning walker: Yeah yeah yeah, okay. Then what happened?
Cat: Meaow!
Morning walker: Really? So what did you do?

Joggers Park
Vashi, Bombay
India

Girl looking at a picture of someone milking a cow: Oh my god, look at the size of the testicles on this cow!
Embarrassed friend: Um, that's its udder.

Ohio State University

Girl #1: She finally cleaned up the dog crap!
Girl #2: What? Her dog crapped in the house?
Girl #1: No, but it was all over the front yard. Can you imagine me trying to walk through that drunk?
Guy: I'm pretty sure that what happens when you're drunk is your responsibility. Getting trashed doesn't make stepping in dog shit someone else's fault.
Girl #1: Don't hate! Oh my god!

Millersville University
Millersville, Pennsylvania