Dudely dude: You know Heart of Darkness, by Marlon Brando…
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York
Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
While You Live in My House, You’ll Share My Ignorance
Whining toddler: Mommy, I want that book!
Yelling mother: You can’t read!
Dalton Booksellers
Jefferson Valley, New York
Dude, It Has the Word “Vajayjay” on the Cover
Twelve-year-old boy to friend: I didn’t know bookstores had porn!
Friend: Dude, that’s Cosmo!
Barnes & Noble
Illinois
As Long As You Don’t Lie in the Same Bed Together, It’s All Good
Man: What does it say in the bible about punching your son in the face?
Starbucks
Durham, North Carolina
Overheard by: wondering the same thing myself
Colorado Libraries Are Full Of the Stuff
Geeky girl: You know, I’ve still got my ex-boyfriend’s mom’s library card.
Goth friend: …We should totally go and check out, like, animal porn with it.
Aurora, Colorado
Take That IPad!
Teen girl #1, looking at bookmarks: Oh–I would totally read if I had a cool bookmark!
Teen girl #2: Oh, me too, for sure!
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Eh, I’m Joining the Marines Next Year, Anyway
Guy #1: We had to read Catcher in the Rye and Uncle Tom’s Cabin last year! It was ridiculous!
Guy #2: Aren’t they the same story?
Fauquier High
Warrenton, Virginia
Overheard by:
No Need to Get All Paulette Goddard on Me
Teenage girl: Mom, you have to buy me this book!
Mom: No, I don’t, and I shan’t.
Teenage girl: You what?
Mom: I shan’t.
Teenage girl: “Shan’t”?
Mom: Shan’t.
Teenage girl: “Shan’t”?
Mom: Shan’t.
Teenage girl: “Shan’t”?
Mom: Yes. Shan’t.
Teenage girl: That’s a word?
Mom: Yes.
Teenage girl: What’s it mean?
Mom: It’s a contraction of “shall not”, as in “I shan’t buy you that book.“
Teenage girl: Ugh, fine! Enough shan’ting already!
Borders Bookstore
Olathe, Kansas
Tell Me This Door-Knocker-Lawn-Sprinkler Isn’t Cool
Boy #1: Are you reading fuckin’ SkyMall?
Boy #2: Yeah. It’s actually pretty cool…
Boy #1: Faggot.
Logan Airport
Boston, Massachusetts
…Just Eat More Popcorn and You’ll Be Fine
Guy #1: Dude, I wonder how Orville Redenbacher is still in all those commercials when he’s been dead for, like, a bazillion years?
Guy #2: Maybe he’s a zombie.
Guy #1: Or a robot.
Guy #3: Or a zombie robot.
Guy #1: Seriously, dude. I think you’ve been reading too much sci-fi.
Bellingham, Washington
