Young pregnant mother, gratefully accepting seat on crowded tram: Come over here and sit with mummy, Adam.
Four-year-old: Noooooooooo.
Mother: C'mon, Adam, come sit with mummy.
Four-year-old: Noooooooo (but slinks over and sits down anyway)
Mother: Better?
Four-year-old: You've ruined my life, mom.
Mother: Yes, honey, I know.
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: Soap Oprah
Tutor: Wikipedia is not homework!
University of Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: Kiri
Teenage girl being pushed in shopping trolley, singing loudly: Nineteen! You're only nineteen, for god's sake, oh, you don't need a boyfriend!
Teenage boy pushing girl, monotone: Everybody is looking at you. They think you're a lesbian.
Teenage girl: I feel like such a rebel! But we should return this trolley, like dutiful citizens.
Geelong
Victoria
Australia
Teen girl #1: I think we need to get her a rebound guy.
Teen girl #2: Don't you think it's a bit soon? Paul died like two weeks ago.
Teen girl #1: Hmm. I guess. (pause) Maybe just for weekends then?
Teen girl #2: Yeah, okay.
Bus Stop
Brisbane
Australia
Overheard by: cara
Mom to child: We are not buying food for imaginary people.
McDonald’s, Redcliffe
Queensland
Australia
Overheard by: Ashley
Queer guy to queer friend: I’ll be the monkey if you’ll be the old lady.
Melbourne
Australia
http://community.livejournal.com/overheardinmelb/127773.html
Girl #1: Do you think I’m pretty?
Girl #2: I’m sure you’re pretty on the inside.
Canberra
Australia
Overheard by: Ruby
Man: So, like, an hour later I found them — finally — dancing around in a little circle for some drunk guy!
Rundle Street
Adelaide
South Australia
Overheard by: Jimmy Bean
Six-year-old: You know my friend, Lucy? Well, before she was a girl she was a boy.
Mom: What? That’s not possible. You can’t change from being a girl to being a boy.
Six-year-old: But Lucy did.
Mom: No, she didn’t. Why are you saying this?
Six-year-old: She did! She was a boy and now she’s a girl! She told me!
Mom: She’s lying. It doesn’t happen that way.
Six-year-old: But she did! You don’t know anything! She was a boy and now she’s a girl!
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: just over the fence
