Your Karate Instructor?

Little girl, waiting for a ride home from school: What is my mother doing that's more important than me?

Beverly Hills, California

Overheard by: Anon Y. Mouse

Posted on May 27, 2009
California, Compare and contrast, Default, Family ties, Girls, Kids, Questions

I Promise I'll Try It at the Neighbors' House First

Guy on phone: Yes, they light on fire. Yes, I won't do it in my room.

Saratoga, California

Posted on May 24, 2009
Advice, California, Compare and contrast, Default, Guys, Weirdness, Words

Remember the Time We Woke Up Handcuffed to That Goat?

Girl: Oh my god, Amanda*, I haven't seen you in so long. I feel like I'm making bad decisions because I haven't seen you.
Amanda*: Ha, I feel like I'm making too many good decisions because I haven't seen you. We need to get me in more trouble. And maybe keep you out of it.

Hamilton, New Jersey

Overheard by: Currrly!

Posted on May 23, 2009
Compare and contrast, Default, Feelings, Girls, New Jersey, Relationships

And When I Moved They Followed Me, Like Eyes

Hipster to boyfriend: There are certain places that you expect a woman's nipples to be, and hers were not in any of those places.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Posted on May 23, 2009
Compare and contrast, Default, Girls, Hipsters, Iowa, Nipples, Weirdness

I Find the Current Lend-Lease Arrangement Quite Satisfactory

Guy: I am making this shitty 50% less sodium Progresso chicken noodle soup. Tastes like penis!
Girl: Always an appealing taste.
Guy: If I ever get a twitter, that's my first status.
Girl: I'm tempted to get one. (pause) A twitter, not a penis.

University of Kansas

Posted on May 22, 2009
Birds, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Food, Girls, Guys, Internet, Kansas, Penis

Let's Just Say I Gave Him Extra Coaching After That

Faculty master: You know, our building won the sportsmanship award this year. It wasn't thanks to me, though. Some kid kicked a ball out of bounds, and I yelled “you play soccer like a freshman that's never had sex!”

Faculty Master Dinner
USC, California

Posted on May 20, 2009
California, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Kids, Sex, Teachers

Stacy, Those Are Onion Rings

Girl to friend: They have vaginas in here!

Applebee's
Boise, Idaho

Overheard by: Sarah

Posted on May 19, 2009
Compare and contrast, Default, Girls, Idaho, Vagina, Weirdness

Why Some Kids Refuse to Come Out Of Their Shells

Little boy: Mommy, if a turtle has no shell is it naked or homeless?
Mother: It would be dead, sweetheart.
Little boy: That's sad, mommy.
Mother: No, it isn't, dear. Come on, this is our stop.

Metro
Washington, DC

Posted on May 18, 2009
Animals, Compare and contrast, Death & dying, Default, Family ties, Feelings, Guys, Kids, Moms, Offers and requests, Public transportation, Questions, Washington, DC, Women

Just Like That Girl Over There, in the Second Row

Sociology professor: The world is fundamentally the same as 100 years or so. Fathers back then were worried about their daughters listening to the radio. Now, they worry about them “sexting” on their BlackBerrys!

University of Delaware

Overheard by: Who is sexting?

Posted on May 17, 2009
Age and ageing, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Delaware, Family ties, Gadgets, Teachers, Words

But I Still Love The View

Petite, hip girl: Honestly, it's not that controversial.
Drama club kid: Yeah, it's just a woman saying “vagina.”

Connecticut

Overheard by: ernaynay

Posted on May 15, 2009
Compare and contrast, Connecticut, Default, Girls, Hipsters, Kids, Vagina, Words

Compare and contrast