Compliments

30-something woman: I will never find true love.
Barely legal guy: Well, you've got a husband, you've got me, and you've got the two other guys you're sleeping with, so it's not for lack of trying!

Clarksville, Indiana

Girl to friend: You know, you're the kind of person who, if you blew a bubble, I would pop it in your face.

UCLA
Westwood, California

Mother: Honey, you're not lazy.
Four-year-old son: Yes, I am!
Father, smiling: No, you're not.
Four-year-old son: I am! I am lazy! What does “lazy” mean?

Coral Gables, Miami

Wife to husband: You're back already? That was the quickest poop you've ever done!

Whole Foods
Alexandria, Virginia

Girl to friend: He's like the crocodile hunter of smoking cigarettes and really slutty girls.

Plymouth, New Hampshire

Overheard by: Liz Nelson

Upset girl to friend: Everything's not the way it should be, it's all wrong. I fail at life.
Friend: Oh, no, you don't fail at life! This is just one of those little things you will fix, along with other things you will fix, and in the end, you'll end up with a pile of little fixed things.

Christchurch
New Zealand

Overheard by: Julia

Girlfriend: Those sculptures over there look nice.
Boyfriend: Baby, I think they're vaginas.

Norman, Oklahoma

Lady who lunches to friend: He's very smart, but he's not ruthless.

Westport, Connecticut

Gay #1, to gay #2 in passing: Your hair's getting so long!
Gay #2: Thanks!
Gay #1, cheerfully: It wasn't a compliment!

Muncie, Indiana

Slightly tipsy girl at party: Hi, I'm Liz. (pause) Oh, I like your ears.

Savannah, Georgia