California

Boy #1: Your girlfriend's name is Emily, right?
Boy #2: Kate.
Boy #1, shrugging: They're both animals.
Boy #2, agreeing: Both start with vowels.
Boy #1: What?
Boy #2: What?

Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: MaggieB

Girl #1: Do you wear thongs when you are on your period?
Girl #2: Of course! I need to air it out.

Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: rose

American girl: Are you British?
Irish girl: No, I'm Irish.
American girl: Ew! Does that mean you eat haggis?
Irish girl, peevishly: No, haggis is Scottish.
American girl: Ohhh! Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you!
Irish girl: The implication that I'm Scottish isn't what offends me about this conversation.

Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: T

Exasperated little boy to mother: No, it's not a version, it's a virgin, with a “g”!

Redlands, California

Woman: Well, they tie the sheep up to a stake and use it as bait.
Man: Really?
Woman: Yeah, just tie it on up and you're set…

San Diego, California

Overheard by: Bait for what?

Guy, about hand sanitizer: You know that germ stuff? Well, I put it on my hands, then I put it on my butt cheeks, and it stung my butt cheeks!

Monterey, California

Child of privileged hipster: I'm into capitalism too. Just not, like, evil capitalism.

Oakland, California

Girl #1: Did you see the pictures of Joan* from last night?
Girl #2: Yeah, that's what somebody without a soul looks like.

Chico, California

Overheard by: Colleen

Guy on bicycle: Hey guys, what should we do when we get home?
Bike friend #1: Hmm… I don't know.
Bike friend #2: Let's masturbate!
Guy on bicycle: Yeah!

University of California
Santa Barbara, California

Guy: Glitter is like the herpes of craft! It just gets everywhere!

Michael's Arts and Crafts
Merced, California