Granola guy: Yeah man, Ron Paul is awesome! He, like, votes no on everything.
Bonnaroo Festival
Manchester, Tennessee
Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
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
So I’ll Vote for Him, Too.
Middle-aged male Wasp: I’m voting for Wil Armstrong.
Middle-aged female Wasp: Isn’t “Wil” only spelled with one l?
Middle-aged male Wasp: Uh, yeah.
Middle-aged female Wasp: That’s kinda gay.
Denver, Colorado
Wouldn’t That Require the Right to Bear Arms?
Pleasant English lady in line at checkout: Whoever invented all these human rights should be shot!
Scott Air Force Base
St. Clair County, Illinois
Overheard by: Ninjamedic
Translation: They Rejected Me
Loud man on cell: Harvard is the crusty nipple of liberalism.
Colorado University
Denver, Colorado
So “Lehman” Is Out?
Big-haired mother to friends: I like what Sarah Palin did with her kids’ names. I mean, I want to give my kids names that are cool, but nothing that would, you know, prevent them from being business majors.
San Antonio, Texas
Overheard by: An East Coast Elitist
Yeah the Zodiac Governs Best That Governs Least
Guy: That’s a cool necklace. What is it?
Girl: Oh, it’s Lady Liberty. I’m a libertarian.
Guy: Oh cool. I’m a Virgo.
http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2007/05/im-fiscal-sagittarius-but-lean.html
Overheard by: student
Here, I’m Using Sarcasm to Make a Teaching Point
Political science professor: Our president is black. Some of you may have noticed this. Some of you probably haven’t yet.
California State University
San Marcos, California
Overheard by: I knew it
According to This Fortune Cookie
Professor: You don’t want to have a thin-skinned Prime Minister who’s afraid of puffin poo.
University of Ottawa
Canadia
With a Scary Product
Girl: Why do they have an ambassador to Vatican City?
Guy: Because it’s a country and stuff.
Girl: Do, like, normal people live there?
Guy: I don’t know…
Girl, thoughtfully: It’s a scary place…
http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2007/04/its-scary-because-dan-brown-says-so.html
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