Beauty

Emo teen boy #1 on whitewater raft ride: This ride is fucking shit! My shoes are like totally getting soaked.
Emo teen boy #2: It's getting in your hair.
(emo teen boy #1 pulls singlet over hair to protect it from the water)
Emo teen boy #3: Yeah, it's going all fucked.
Emo teen boy #1: No fucking way, it took us so long to straighten our hair this morning! This ride is fucking shit! Why is there so much water?!

Queensland
Australia

Overheard by: Dylan

Girl in track pants: No! People don't look at me and think “oh, that bitch went to the gym.” No, they look at me and think “oh, that bitch is nasty!”

UC
Santa Cruz, California

Impassioned college girl: When will the gods stop punishing me for cutting my own bangs?!

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/397617658/when-you-get-it-right.html

Overheard by: this too shall pass?

Girl, covering hair: I have kinky hair (pause), kinky, kinky hair (pause), and I spent so long yesterday making it straight.

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Guy #1: Dude, don't get me wrong–Laura* is great, but she's kind of…
Guy #2: Young?
Guy #1: Yeah, but also…
Guy #2: Goofy?
Guy #1: Yeah, but also…
Guy #2: What?
Guy #1: She's kind of… She looks like Mick Jagger.
Guy #2: Oh, if you're trying to tell me she's unattractive, I know. But at least she won't cheat on me. (pauses, then laughs) Yeah, she does look like Mick Jagger! Good one!

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: wow, that's harsh

Boyfriend, pressing girlfriend's nose with thumb: Hmmm. I don't think I'd date you if you looked like this.

New Jersey

College boy #1: Hey, man, thanks for getting me out of that skiing trip.
College boy #2: No problem. Pretty girls have made me do stupid things before. In fact, I bet pretty girls make me do stupid things in the future, too. Probably tonight, or tomorrow…

University of Ottawa
Canadia

Overheard by: not a college student yet

Woman, watching magnificent poodle: Oh my god, that's the most beautiful dog in the world!
Man, wounded: Hey! I'm the most beautiful dog in the world!

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Professor, on Dante's version of the devil: This is not like one of those vampire things that are good-looking and want to suck your blood, and that makes you happy.

University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania

Gay guy: Then we can talk about boys more openly because I'll have long hair, and be pretty and have boobs!
Girl: They're not that fun…
Gay guy: Boobs aren't that fun?
Girl: No! 

Pleasant Grove, Utah

Overheard by: Weskimo