Male flight attendant: This will be a miserable flight. It’ll be really turbulent and then we’ll end up in New Jersey.
Flight into Newark Airport
Archive for the ‘Gripes’ Category
That Faux-Posh Accent Never Fooled Me
Old lady #1: I’ve never liked her!
Old lady #2: She was a shit at school, and she’s a shit now.
West Midlands
England
What With Mrs. Butterworth Morally Judging Me
Elderly woman: You know… It’s so hard to eat pancakes in the nude!
Winchester, Virginia
Overheard by: SB
Jenna Jameson: “Story of My Life, Honey”
20-something girl: My ass hurts and my throat is sore. I also feel very underwhelmed.
San Francisco, California
Her Weight Gain Cowed the Electorate Into Submission
Mom to five-year-old: I don’t like Oprah Winfrey, because it’s her fault Obama is President.
Denver, Colorado
Overheard by: David Leech
Not Any Louder Than Sex in a Prom Dress, Though
Chipper girl: I tell the sex workers that they can wear the female condom before going out. You can wear it for, like, three hours. They are kind of loud, though — they crinkle! Sex is awkward, anyway.
Women’s health class, American University
Washington, DC
Overheard by: aimc
By Something That Doesn’t Have “Hitachi” Written on the Side
Chick: There comes an age when just kissing won’t do it anymore. I’m 22 and I want to be fucked!
Augusta Street
São Paulo
Brazil
Overheard by: Laughing passerby
Like, They Could Be Electronic or Something
Freshman, walking out of library: Geez, these books are heavy! They should make, like, lighter versions of books…
Melbourne University
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: Eavesdropper…
The True Test of Whether You Should Be Wearing Skinny Jeans
Hipster girl: Ugh, I had, like, the worst day yesterday. I was skipping on the quad, and I ripped my skinny jeans.
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York
I Have to Recite an Affirmation Just to Get a Latte
Barista: I totally hate what rehab’s done to coffee houses.
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