7th-grade-boy to another: I didn’t know Martin Luther King Jr. was black!
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/465741988/has-anyone-written-a-book-about-him-or-something.html
Overheard by: scared for the future of education.
Archive for the ‘Family ties’ Category
That’s the Last Time I’ll Have an Orgy with a Family of Klutzes
Large woman: Your dad kicked me in the head!
Scrawny boyfriend: What?
Large woman: And then you kicked me in the head!
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canadia
Overheard by: Marg
But Otherwise She’s a Fantastic Therapist
Man on phone: Yeah, everything with her is great. Only thing is, she keeps trying to talk my cousin and his wife into a threesome…
London
England
Overheard by: Ren
…By Lying
Guy #1: I was supposed to interview my grandma for my sociology project, but I didn’t. I’m going to have to like, make up her life right now.
Guy #2: Why didn’t you interview her?
Guy #1: Well, she lives in Oregon, and you know, the time change…
Guy #2: Dude, there’s no time change from here to Oregon.
Guy #1: I know that, shut up! I’m trying to make myself feel better.
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Beatrice
But I’m Reasonably Sure That’s Where Your Dad Is from
Girl: Whoa…There’s a band called “Asia”? Mom, is this what I was named after?
Mother: No, honey.
Branson, Missouri
But If I Did, I’d Advise You to Go with the Heart-Shaped Nipple Clamps
Dad to son, passing Valentine’s Day t‑shirt display: These are kind of nice for your mom, no?
Son: It’s for mom, what do I care?
City Center Mall
White Plains, New York
Overheard by: Nathan
Hook Me Up?
Guy #1: Is your aunt gonna get a divorce?
Guy #2: Yeah.
Guy #1: Niiiice.
Walton High School
Marietta, Georgia
Overheard by: nezu!
And I Do Mean Everything
Boy #1: I’m gonna take out my iPhone and post these pictures on YouTube.
Boy #2: You can’t post photos on YouTube.
Boy #1: Fine, I’ll post them on Facebook.
Boy #2: You don’t have a Facebook.
Boy #1: I’ll e‑mail them to your mom. She posts everything on Facebook.
Central Islip, New York
Overheard by: Val
Who Else Would Pee on My Christmas Tree?
Superior girl: You’re just stumped by the Father-Christmas-isn’t-a-cat argument.
Norwich
England
Overheard by: Inigo Montoya
She’s Canadian.
Hipster girl: Oh, look, there’s a movie theata here too!
Hipster guy: Movie “theata”? Wow, you do have an accent… but your sister, she’s really got an accent!
Hipster girl: Actually, she has a speech impediment.
Boston, Massachusetts
