Clothing

Preteen girl #1, trying on cowboy hat: If I was a cowboy, would you be my friend?
Preteen girl #2: No.

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Girl on phone: I’ll go on MySpace and look until I die for a picture of you in a ugly green dress!

Orlando Ale House
Orlando, Florida

Christopher Walken Has a Fever Again

Man walking into coffee shop: I need some pantyhose, stat!

Muddy Waters Coffee Shop
Burlington, Vermont

Barista #1: Yeah, Joey does a great Tim Gunn impression. You should ask him to do it for you.
Barista #2: I will. So you really like Project Runway?
Barista #1: Oh my god, yes! Like, I should totally be on that show.
Barista #2: Yeah? Do you do fashion design?
Barista #1: Well, no. But I dress myself really well. And I have really good ideas. But I can't really sew or anything.

Starbucks
Fairborn, Ohio

Overheard by: Barista #3

20-ish woman: He wears cut-offs that are cut so high that you can see the pockets and his boxers poking out, and he has plumber’s crack.
Teen chick: Oh my god… And your mom actually likes this guy?
20-ish woman: No, no, no — this is my real dad.

Mountain View-bound Light Rail
Campbell, California

Overheard by: Cracker

College girl: My bra — it’s, like, magical! It mysteriously unclips itself throughout the day!

Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Overheard by: GladMyBraIsntMagical..

Girl #1: I know for a fact this year is going to be way better than last year.
Girl #2: Why’s that?
Girl #1: Because this year I actually have designer clothes. Last year I didn?t have any, and I was so unhappy!

http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2007/06/15/sanity-and-happiness-are-an-impossible-combination-mark-twain/

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20-ish girl: I suppose, but only if I can dress like a whore. That way, I’ll feel comfortable in my surroundings.

Disney World
Florida

Devout chick: Oh my god, I know! I never wear bras on Sundays!

http://overheardatwestern.blogspot.com/

Overheard by: katrina

Hipster girl: Ugh, I had, like, the worst day yesterday. I was skipping on the quad, and I ripped my skinny jeans.

Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York