Overheard Everywhere

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Without a Rich Fantasy Life, Scots Would All Commit Suicide

Teenage girl: What are you doing here?
20-something girl: Came to get some lighters because I lost mine.
Teenage girl, after a moment: Your virginity?
20-something girl, slowly: No, my lighters…you just choose what you want to hear and make up the rest, don’t you?
Teenage girl: Yeah.

Scotland
United Kingdom

Overheard by: Jen

Would You Say It While Brandishing a Riding Crop?

35-year-old man: Do you know what I did for you? I left my home, my wife. I cheated because I was cheated on, I know what that’s like. You’re turning 30, you need a man, what’s a woman at 30? You’re alone!
28-year-old woman: You’re having a midlife crisis. Women don’t get those. I’m there for you, like, “you should stop at three drinks because you’re a terrible drunk.“
35-year-old man: You’d do that for me?

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Matt

The Ones I Do Have Thankfully Have Easy-to-Remember 1–900 Numbers

Salesman to guy purchasing new phone: Yeah, we can totally transfer all your contacts and calendar and stuff to this new phone.
Guy (in English accent): Well, can you do that on this other model?
Salesman: No, you can’t transfer your contacts from your old one to this model.
Guy (in English accent): Oh, that doesn’t matter. I don’t have any friends.

Austin, Texas