California

Greenpeace activist to couple walking out of grocery store: Are you guys concerned about our environment?
Elderly couple: Definitely! We recycle, and we take showers together!

Mothers Market
Costa Mesa, California

Overheard by: arie

Teen at Disneyland, loudly to a group of family and friends: Everyone's butt is obvious!

Disneyland
Anaheim, California

Girl: No, no! Vicodin is bad! Vicodin is bad, Percoset is good!

http://overheardatstanford.blogspot.com/2006/08/just-say-maybe.html/

British woman: Pardon me, I have to go get meself centered.

Yoga Studio
Los Angeles, California

Three-year-old boy: Do Santa and Batman fly in the sky together?
Mom: I hope they're careful if they do, because otherwise… Batmobile crashes into Santa's sleigh, boom! (makes explosion noises) Santa and Batman. Dead.
Three-year-old boy: (laughs hysterically)
Auntie: I'm glad he laughed at that, otherwise you were getting the “worst mom” award.

Antelope, California

Overheard by: Megan

Drunk hipster girl: Let's drunk dial Cameron!
Drunker hipster guy: I hate Cameron!
Drunkest hipster guy: You know what my biggest problem with Cameron is? She wasn't in New Orleans during hurricane Katrina.

Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Chantily

Tourist: So, basically, people go to Castro to stare at the gay people making out?
Passenger: Well, the gay people feel more comfortable making out there… Because people aren't staring at them…

Berkeley, California

Little boy, in sing-song chant, marching around outdoor cafe: Die die, die die, die die, die die!

Santa Monica, California

Man: All cocaine really does is make you want more of it.
Woman: Not necessarily. If that were true, what's to stop people from snorting dog shit?
Man: That rule doesn't apply to dog shit. If you snort dog shit, you will definitely never, ever, want to snort it again.

Oakland, California

Dude #1, watching TV: That’s gross, man… He’s hugging a dead person.
Dude #2: It’s his brother man. What if your mom just died… Wouldn’t you hug her?
Dude #1: Well yeah. I guess I would…
Dude #2: Ewwwww.

Lake View Terrace, California