Girl: It was like a porno, but with a plot!
University of Massachusetts
Overheard by: Robin
Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
Gerald Is Known for His Bizarre Summaries of M*A*S*H
Guy: It would be like The Hills Have Eyes, except with Koreans.
http://overheardinumcp.blogspot.com/2006/10/bizarre-twist-on-horror-classic-guy-it.html
Overheard by: alyssa
Tomorrow’s Lessons: What About Bob? and Chasing Amy
Girl #1: Oh, Kill Bill is on this week!
Girl #2: Yeah.
Girl #1: I wanna watch that. I think I’d really like it. I really like martial arts films.
(pause)
Girl #1: So, is Bill the name of the guy she wants to kill?
Girl #2, incredulous: Uh-huh.
Perth
Australia
I Hate This Country and Its Degenerate Cinema!
Frustrated man with heavy Arabic accent to wife: I got the most chicky-flick movies I could find!
Supermarket
Connecticut
Really, Who Wants to Lay Eggs and Have a Guy Shoot on Them?
Student #1: My friend’s mom didn’t let him watch The Little Mermaid because she was half naked.
Student #2: Yeah, Ariel was such a ho-bag.
Student #1: You know she just wanted those legs so she could spread ’em.
Loma Linda, California
In the Recurrent Nightmare Of Christianity
Girl, at beginning of Jesus Christ Superstar: Are they going to kill Jesus?
Boyfriend: Well…yes, Sarah. That’s sort of how it works.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Overheard by: Adam Nathan
Just Not Enough to Do It Myself
Chick: We’re going to see Saw II, right?
Dude: It’s probably gonna suck, though.
Chick: I just want to see people fucking die! You like watching people die, don’t you?
Dude: Well, yeah.
Ursinus College
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: A student
Shit, No, It’s Jafar!
Little girl, about passerby wearing turban: Look, Mommy — it’s Aladdin.
Target
Virginia
Overheard by: Makes me want to have kids!
…Which Is a Great Lead-In to My Lecture on Gonorrhea
Blonde girl: I hate horror movies, because then I get scared that those things are going to happen, cause they really do happen.
Teacher: You can’t live your life like that! Those things are really rare! Like, I’ve been in all sorts of sketchy situations, and I’m still here.
Guy: You’re just too sheltered.
Teacher: Like, when I was in Rwanda, this guy was giving us a ride and he was like “do you want to stay overnight at my house?” and we were like “okay,” and I immediately regretted that one…
Toronto
Canadia
Why All Lord Of the Flies Lectures Take Place in the Afternoon
Girl #1, after seeing Sweeney Todd: Dude, is it bad that some of those people-pies looked good? I wonder what they would taste like…
Girl #2: That’s awful!
Girl #1: Too bad. Those fuckers looked tasty.
Girl #3: I told you we should have eaten before we came here.
California
Overheard by: Kayleigh
