Low-Maintenance People Live Longer, Anyway

Little old lady: I’m not a Pina Colada type. Give me a Coors Light and a nice doobie and I’m good.

Women’s Gym
Studio City, California

Overheard by: urzzz

Posted on May 9, 2023
California, Compare and contrast, Default, Drinking & drunks, Drugs, Happiness, Offers and requests, Old folks, Women

But I've Told Them We Don't Negotiate with Terrorists.

Children librarian, about girl scout troop outside: Um…they're throwing rocks at the windows.

Library
Suburbia, Illinois

Overheard by: martha

Posted on May 4, 2023
Compare and contrast, Default, Employees, Illinois, Kids, Violence, Weirdness

A Woman Never Knows When Her Uterus Will Get Gentrified

Black woman to child: You just mama's little white boy, aren't you? Yes you are!
Passing Hispanic woman: Is he really white?

Wal-Mart Parking Lot
Austin, Texas

Overheard by: Walk By Faster

Posted on May 2, 2023
Black people, Compare and contrast, Default, Latinos, Malls, Questions, Race, Texas, Weirdness, Women

…So You Can Steal Their Social Security Checks.

Hispanic cleaning lady, about being a nurse in Mexico: It's not like over there, like say, if you accidentally kill an old person, you have to buy another one.

Houston, Texas

Overheard by: high school aide

Posted on April 29, 2023
Compare and contrast, Employees, Latinas, Murder, Shopping, Texas, Weirdness

He Was Like, “Welcome to Bum Camp!”

Hippie guy: Did you know he built a whole, like, bum encampment out of logs? Two houses, a refrigerator… Well, there was no electricity but he had a refrigerator out there… He even had a guest bed. And it was all clean, with a bible laying on the bed… He took being a bum to a whole new level.

Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

Overheard by: Jenn

Posted on April 27, 2023
California, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Compliments, Default, Guys, Hippies, Questions

Then Why Are My Hands Silver After Touching It?

Tourist: Is it solid silver?
Salesman: Let me show you. First, do you know how to tell the difference between solid silver and silver plate?
Tourist: No.
Salesman: This is solid silver.

Dodgy Souvenir Shop
Egypt

Posted on April 26, 2023
Africa, Compare and contrast, Customers, Default, Guys, Offers and requests, Questions, Shopping, Stores, Tourists

Stop Referring to Freshmen That Way!

Professor: And these cultural anthropologists have discovered many different aspects of law in the countries they live in that differ to ours.
(pause)
Older student: Did you know that you can't own pygmies?

The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington

Overheard by: Katie

Posted on April 24, 2023
Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Questions, Students, Teachers, Washington, Weirdness

But With Slightly Less Dancing

Woman to girl: What exactly is a zombie? My son wants to know. Is it like a ghost?
Girl: A zombie is the living dead. A ghost is just a spirit, while a zombie is the dead body.
Woman: Like Michael Jackson?
Girl: Yes, like Michael Jackson.

Yarmouth, Maine

Overheard by: Jade

Posted on April 21, 2023
About celebrities, Compare and contrast, Girls, Maine, Parenting, Questions, Wishes, Women, Zombies

Los Angeles Peformances of Cinderella Are Often Fraught with Confusion

Girl #1: Does she need a green card?
Girl #2: No.
Girl #1: So he just loves her?

Los Angeles, California

Posted on April 19, 2023
California, Compare and contrast, Default, Feelings, Girls, Questions, Relationships

This Physics Project Is Gonna Get Us an “A” for Sure!

College guy #1: My penis is getting stronger!
College guy #2: What does that even mean? How do you know?
College guy #1: Cuz I can pee past the bushes now, and for a while I couldn't.
College guy #2: Niiiice!
(they high five)

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/414278089/want-me-to-show-you.html

Overheard by: a lil.

Posted on April 14, 2023
Compare and contrast, Compliments, Default, Frat boy types, Happiness, Overheard in Minneapolis, Penis, Pride

Compare and contrast