WASPy college student to cab driver: You’re absolutely right, sir. A curse upon the Saudis.
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Archive for the ‘Etiquette’ Category
He Heimliched Me from Behind and Just Kept Going
Girl in car, while on cell phone: I was coughing because I was eating a cookie while trying to have sex!
Denver, Colorado
Overheard by: Squid
Same to You, with the Herpes and Fruit Flies
Chick on cell: Okay, good luck with the bees and good luck with the scoliosis.
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It Concerns Me When You Talk About Yourself in the Third Person, Mrs. Smith
Old teacher, about middle school student: Johnny’s fine until he has an audience. Then he gets all gang-bangy and tries to screw Mrs. Smith.
Young teacher: Please don’t ever say that again.
Restaurant
Redlands, California
Or Be More Attractive
Woman: So, we didn’t check the restaurants to see if they had a dress code, so we couldn’t eat anywhere because you had to wear pants.
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Overheard by: sxoidmal
Freud’s Children Were His Primary Inspiration
Dad walking towards hotel lounge: Where are your hands?
Young daughter: Somewhere they shouldn’t be!
Dad: That’s right! Somewhere they shouldn’t be!
Austria
Good Luck Filling My Cup, Sir
Male customer: Since you’re new, I will order slowly. (proceeds to do so)
Cute female barista, after writing down: Okay, that wasn’t so hard!
Male customer: Oh, I’ll give you something hard… Oh, wait, did that come out wrong?
Roswell, Georgia
Everybody Respects a Gentleman Bandit
Professor: I could go to Mark*, for example, and say, “hey, you have to do this or I’m going to shoot you.” (to Mark*) Uh, sorry.
Mark*: Well, at least you’re polite about it.
Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: S.m. Torres
Jesus Was to Vex Mary His Entire Life
Mother, exiting trolley, to her son: Okay, come on, there’s people behind us.
Son: I want to say goodbye!
Mother: Oh, god.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
…You’re My Mom and I’ll Always Love You.
Guy talking too loudly on cell phone: Honestly, if you took a dump and smeared it all over my chest, you know, in my face and all that, I?d be fine. Actually I might not, thats pretty extreme, but you know…
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