Archive for the ‘Idiots’ Category

Feared I Might Inadvertently Become a Lesbian

Girl #1: I know for a fact this year is going to be way better than last year.
Girl #2: Why’s that?
Girl #1: Because this year I actually have designer clothes. Last year I didn?t have any, and I was so unhappy!

http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2007/06/15/sanity-and-happiness-are-an-impossible-combination-mark-twain/

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As Appropriate As the Word “Oriental,” Anyway

Middle-aged white lady #1: I think I’m going to buy this for my daughter’s boyfriend’s parents. You know, because it’s oriental and they’re oriental.
Middle-aged white lady #2: That is so appropriate!

St. Augustine, Florida

Overheard by: Ruth

Or, As Much So As Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger

Guy: My sister and I are twins, but I was born first.
Woman #1: Do you mean you just came out first?
Guy: Well, see, what happened was I am two years older than my sister. [Everyone stares at each other.]Woman #2: … So you and your sister are twins, but she is two years younger?
Guy: Oh, wait, I’m getting confused with another family story. I am two years older than my sister, but I’m pretty sure we’re not twins, either.

900 West Valley Road
Wayne, Pennsylvania

Extra Surprising When We Found Out You Were a Boy

Dumb blonde: Like that time we were at that party, and everyone was naked, and it was a surprise party!

State College, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: I bet it was a surprise, all right…

This Is Our Readership?

Guy #1: Hahaha!
Guy #2: What? What’s so funny?
Guy #1: Didn’t you see that?
Guy #2: See what?
Guy #1: Turd covered with flies!
Both guys: Hahaha!

Capitol Hill
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: highlarious

It’s All in How You Color the States

Passenger #1 looking at map on screen: Oh, look — we’re over Montana right now.
Passenger #2: Montana’s in Canada! Cool!

Over Montana, British Airways flight

Overheard by: Confused Flyer

Behind the Wheel, Sure

Girl (reading inspirational quote): “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.” (pause) Helen Keller. (to friend) Wasn’t she, like, a killer?

Indigo Bookstore
Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: Sunissa

The More Absurd It Is, the Better. Like Christianity

Gym teacher, during stretches: If you do it this way, it makes it easier and also more challenging.

Henry Wise Wood High School
Calgary
Canadia

ROTFLMFAOAWMP

Middle-aged woman: What the fuck is ‘W‑T-F’?

Exmouth, Devon
United Kingdom

Overheard by: Bernard

The Blonde Leading the Blonde

Woman #1: How do you spell ‘rarely’?
Woman #2: R‑A-I-R-L-E‑E… Here, maybe I should fill that out.

http://overheardina2.blogspot.com/2007/01/rarely.html

Overheard by: office dog

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