Compliments

Young hipster guy to another: You're so pretty when you're pretty!

Honolulu, Hawaii

Overheard by: Iwalei

Sex and Violence professor, at the end of the semester: You are sexy, you are violent. It's been an honor.

Pomona College
Claremont, California

Overheard by: Mell

Scenester: I hate my life!
Random passer-by: You have cool socks, though.

Munich, Germany

Aspenite to friend trying on jacket: I like white on you.
Friend: This is ivory.

Aspen, Colorado

Overheard by: GGary

20-something to mother: She's really cute on the rare occasions when she has a tennis ball in her mouth.

Supermarket
Caroline Springs, Victoria
Australia

Professor to girl walking into class with a large box: Wow, you have such a big package! (entire class starts laughing) I am so getting fired today.

Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: miao miao

Overly dramatic English teacher: You will have the face you deserve when you are eighty. I will be beautiful.

AC Flora High School
Columbia, South Carolina

Girl #1: You don't even like Jesus.
Girl #2: I don't like Jesus, but I like the way he walks.

San Francisco, California

60-year-old woman, spotting a friend walking towards her: Oh, fancy seeing you here!
Friend: How nice to see you! But no hugs below the waist this time.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/455563423/its-getting-harder-to-explain.html

Overheard by: curious.

Six-year-old child to teacher, upon seeing her new haircut for the first time: What's wrong with your hair?
Teacher: What do you mean “what's wrong with my hair”?
Child (with eyes downcast): It just looks so beautiful.
Teacher: Well, thank you.

New Westminster
BC
Canadia