Man: I’m giving up bread for lent.
Woman: Is that because Jesus Christ died for your sins, or because you’re concerned with your figure?
Starbucks
San Diego, California
Overheard by: Maggie
Archive for the ‘Christianity’ Category
Almost Like We’re Misinterpreting the Bible or Something
Coffee-drinking woman: Thank god they’re Buddhists. Unlike Christians, where we’ll just blow the shit out of each other. And not in the good way.
Marin, California
Minneapolis Does Its Public Service Announcements a Bit Differently
Guy on bike to random guy: Hey, do you know where Saint pedophilia is?
Random guy: Where?
Guy on bike: Saint pedophilia. It’s a Catholic church by Saint Thomas where the priests molest little boys and turn them into homosexuals. (bikes away)
Random guy, stunned: What the fuck was that?
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/367412833/nobody-was-around-this-morning-to-help-him-take-his-meds.html
Overheard by: well, that was odd
A Plague on Both Their Home Courts!
Chick #1: Mike Dunleavy went to a Catholic school, and Troy Murphy went to a Jesuit school.
Chick #2: They’re star-crossed lovers! One is a Catholic, the other a Jesuit!
Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
As the Priest Recommended for Penance
Blonde 20-something #1: I feel awful.
Blonde 20-something #2: Yeah, I’m drinking a beer and then going to church.
Bagel Shop
Atlanta, Georgia
Oooh — And Graphic Intolerance!
Mom: No, that’s not an appropriate video, either.
14-year-old son: What about this one? It’s Christian. It only has violence in it!
Blockbuster
Liberty, Missouri
Overheard by: blockbuster lurker
“…From Outer Space”
Woman #1: Oh, did I tell you? I had a dream last night about Ray. He told me that he was okay where he was.
Woman #2: You know what that means, right? It means he’s gone up to heaven.
Woman #3: Or… It could simply mean that you dreamed about Ray.
Woman #2: You have to have some faith in dreams. Remember that bible story: Jacob and the technicolor bathrobe.
Starbucks
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Wondering if they took many baths back in those days to reqire bathrobes
Long Story Short, We Got Toys, Motherfucker!
Acting professor: We just tweaked a few things to make it Christmassy and kidnapped Santa.
Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: ZB
This Reads Like a Seinfeld Line
College student: Everything in life can be related back to Seinfeld. It’s like the bible, except it won’t fail you.
Hookah Bar
Washington, DC
The Secular Equivalent
Enthusiastic elderly Southern woman: There was BBs flying all through the winders, I was so upset I cried. I wasn’t going to church at that time, but I went to Wal-Mart.
McDonald’s
Richmond, Kentucky
Overheard by: Akilah
