It'll Be Me He Whispers to

Girl to friends, very confidently: And I will be that horse!

Memorial University
St. John's, Newfoundland
Canadia

Overheard by: Mel

Posted on January 29, 2009
Animals, Canadia, Colleges & Universities, Default, Girls, Gossip, Weirdness

Why Did People Kill Each Other Before Cell Phones?

Loud man on cell: Yeah, 800,000 dollars. But let's just keep this between ourselves, okay?

Packed Commuter Train
Toronto, Canadia

Overheard by: M@

Posted on January 24, 2009
Canadia, Compare and contrast, Default, Guys, Money, Questions, Train

Nice Recovery, Boyo

Six-year-old child to teacher, upon seeing her new haircut for the first time: What's wrong with your hair?
Teacher: What do you mean “what's wrong with my hair”?
Child (with eyes downcast): It just looks so beautiful.
Teacher: Well, thank you.

New Westminster
BC
Canadia

Posted on January 14, 2009
Canadia, Compare and contrast, Compliments, Default, Hair, Kids, Questions, Teachers

And Wouldn't Share!

Lady carrying huge crate of Girl Guide Cookies to campus rent-a-cop: But they're just kids! They were just trying to have fun!
Campus rent-a-cop, genuinely surprised: They were smoking pot on my campus!

McGill
Montreal, Quebec
Canadia

Posted on January 11, 2009
Canadia, Colleges & Universities, Default, Drugs, Employees, Food, Kids, Women

You Can Cut the Irony With a Knife

Guy: She's pregnant? Isn't she like 16?
Chick: So?
Guy: That's so ghetto!
Chick: So what? Every pregnant 16-year-old is some ghetto welfare mama? For all you know she could be a great mom! You're too fucking judgmental!
Guy: (stunned silence)
Chick: Anyway, she found out it's a girl last week. She's naming her “Sequins.”

Toronto
Canadia

Posted on January 9, 2009
Canadia, Compare and contrast, Girls, Guys, Names, Questions

Just A Small-town Girl // Livin' In This Lonely Worrrrrllld

H&M worker: Hi, how are you?
Customer: Great, thanks, and you?
H&M worker: I'm okay.
Customer: Only okay? You're listening to a Journey remix in H&M! These are great times!

H&M
Toronto
Canadia

Posted on January 7, 2009
Canadia, Compare and contrast, Customers, Default, Employees, Feelings, Questions, Stores, Weirdness

There's a Thin Line Between Orthodox and Lesbian Shoes

Girl #1: So I was talking to Ashley yesterday…
Girl #2: Which one?
Girl #1: Ashley, the lesbian who keeps trying to hook me up with gay guys.
Girl #2: Oh, Jewish Ashley!

Calgary
Alberta
Canadia

Posted on January 2, 2009
Canadia, Default, Girls, Questions, Religion, Sexuality

Tonight's Movie: Merde on the WestJet Express

Flight attendant: So I'm gonna let the lady in the box [the recording] take it away in French, then I'll finish up in English, because we like to save the best for last!
Entire plane: Oooooooooooooh!
Lady at the back (in French): We're still in Quebec, you know!

WestJet Flight
Montreal
Canadia

Posted on December 30, 2008
Airports & flights, Canadia, Compare and contrast, Default, Flight attendants, Geography, Insults, Language barrier, Public transportation, Women

Talking Barbie Dolls Are Getting More and More Controversial

Girl to another: I love being a bitch…it makes life so much more meaningful!

Calgary
Canadia

Overheard by: None of my business

Posted on December 27, 2008
Canadia, Compare and contrast, Default, Feelings, Girls, Weirdness

A Portrait of the Archaeologist as a Young Boy

Boy in restroom: Mommy, what's this box for?
Mom: Oh, that's for…Kleenex.
(squeaking sound as boy opens sanitary napkin disposal box)
Boy: Well, then mommy, what's this?
Mom: That's not for little boys! Ew!

Moncton
Canadia

Posted on December 22, 2008
Canadia, Default, Guys, Health & Hygiene, Kids, Moms, Questions, Restroom