I Said It Smells Like Tacos, Not Shit

Gray-haired lady: It smells like tacos in here.
Older blue-haired lady, gesturing toward Latino family several feet away: I think it's those people over there.

Metropolitan Airport
Detroit, Michigan

Posted on August 14, 2009
Airports & flights, Compare and contrast, Food, Michigan, Old folks, Sensory experiences, Stupidity, Women

Martha Stewart: “It's a Good Thing.”

Dominatrix: The best s&m tool of all time is the Williams Sonoma Spoontula.

Good Vibrations
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Ladle

Posted on August 13, 2009
Compare and contrast, Kink, San Francisco, Shopping, Women

As a Reward for Having Completed That Etiquette Course

Older woman with no inside voice, inside a bus on rush hour: I want a diamond about as big as a horse turd.

http://www.overheardinminneapolis.com/2007/08/it_will_be_a_marriage_built_on.html

Overheard by: bleep

Posted on August 13, 2009
Animals, Compare and contrast, Old folks, Overheard in Minneapolis, Poop, Wishes, Women

It's Become Illegal to Take Them Through Airports

Middle-aged man on bus: I made the mistake of letting my grandkids come over Saturday. They are nothing but little virus factories!

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2007/08/offspring.html

Overheard by: micah

Posted on August 10, 2009
Bus, Compare and contrast, Family ties, Guys, Health & Hygiene, Kids, Maladies, Overheard in PDX

It's All the Hair in Their Ears.

Husband, reading aloud from newspaper: Honey, did you know that women use an average of 30,000 words a day, while men only use 15,000?
Wife: That's probably because we have repeat everything to men.
Husband: What?

Australia

Overheard by: Mikyla

Posted on August 9, 2009
Australia, Compare and contrast, Couples, Language barrier, Questions, Science, Sexuality, Words

But Not Nearly As Cocky

Hipster, looking at Dr J mural: Man, he must have a three-foot dick. I bet his dick is as big as Allen Iverson.

http://overheardinphilly.blogspot.com/2007/04/in-other-news-allen-iverson-shrunk.html

Overheard by: anonymous

Posted on August 8, 2009
About celebrities, Compare and contrast, Hipsters, Overheard in Philly, Penis

Not Even a Semi? You Disappoint Me.

Professor: Here's a good thing to compare to the turgor pressure in a plant cell: have any of you seen an erection?

University of Illinois at Chicago

Overheard by: suddenly paying attention

Posted on August 6, 2009
Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Education, Erections, Illinois, Questions, Science, Students, Teachers, Weirdness

A Problem I Can Solve Simply by Getting a Drunker ID

Drunk college dude, explaining how he got kicked out of a club: They looked at my ID, then they looked at my face. My face was not as sober as my ID.

Metro, Orange Line
Washington, DC

Overheard by: funniest Metro ride ever

Posted on July 29, 2009
Body parts, Compare and contrast, Drinking & drunks, Drunks, Students, Train, Washington, DC

She's Broken a Lot Of Gay Hearts

Asian teenage girl, about sister who just left: She's so cute. She looks like a guy.

Sporting Carnival
Australia

Overheard by: Ouch

Posted on July 28, 2009
Asians, Australia, Beauty, Compare and contrast, Family ties, Sexuality, Teens

Who Also Sweats Through His Pants

Babysitter: My dog gets hot walking.
Seven-year-old: How can you tell?
Babysitter: He sticks his tongue out, and his fur is really warm.
Seven-year-old: Sometimes when I'm out in the sun my hair feels hot.
Babysitter: Yeah, now imagine you have hair all over your body.
Seven-year-old: Like my dad.

St. Louis, Missouri

Posted on July 28, 2009
Animals, Babysitters, Body parts, Compare and contrast, Hair, Kids, Missouri, Questions, Sensory experiences

Compare and contrast