Cranky mom: Don’t touch that!
Cranky four-year-old: I don’t like you!
Cranky mom: Good. I don’t like you, either.
Disneyland
Anaheim, California
Overheard by: Sally Ravenswood
Cranky mom: Don’t touch that!
Cranky four-year-old: I don’t like you!
Cranky mom: Good. I don’t like you, either.
Disneyland
Anaheim, California
Overheard by: Sally Ravenswood
Newbie: How do I know when the French toast is done?
Supervisor: When it looks like French toast.
Oceanview Terrace dining hall, UCSD
San Diego, California
Girl: Have you read Derrida?
Guy: Who?
Girl: Derrida! If you’re going to go to France and get laid, you’ve got to know who Derrida is.
Berkeley BART
California
Overheard by: Rhiannon Stone
Creepster: There are so many internet cats in my life I can’t keep them all straight!
301 Heller Drive
Santa Cruz, California
Guy to girlfriend: I wasn’t rooting for you. I was rooting for the hyenas.
Monterey, California
Overheard by: me too
Skinny blonde: So, yeah, my mom is dating this new guy who’s just kind of awkward and nerdy and, well, he’s just really bad at socialism.
San Diego, California
Overheard by: Molly and Katy
Crazy hobo passing out flyers: The animals eat the vegetables, and we are the minerals…
Girl, rejecting flyer: No, thanks. I’ve got one already.
Crazy hobo: You’re a communist transvestite on Mars!
Isla Vista, California
Hobo: Wow, you look just like Billy Idol!
Blonde: Um, thanks.
Hobo: No, really. You look good, girl. Wanna share some of my wine?
Blonde: Um, no thanks. I’m good.
San Diego, California
Pushy rug salesman: Look at these beautiful rugs! How great would they look in your home?
Woman: Yeah, you know, I don’t really need a rug…
Pushy rug salesman: Well, nobody needs a rug!
Woman, angrily: Well, then why are you selling them, sir?!
671 South La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: I don’t really need a rug, either
Professor: Okay, this appears to be advertising for a brand of malt liquor. Who here drinks malt liquor?
Only black guy in class: Me!
Professor, laughing: Okay, Martin drinks malt liquor.
Black guy: Brothers drink malt liquor!
Professor, laughing: That’s right, brothers drink malt liquor!
Anthropology class, UCLA
Los Angeles, California
