Compliments

Woman on porch to man on porch: I really like the way you tell Jack to get off the couch!

Pacifica, California

Hobo: Hey, man, can you spare a quarter?
Suit: Sure. Here you go.
Hobo: Thanks. [Calling after suit] I like your outfit!

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/

Overheard by: rich

Hipster guy, earnestly: Yeah, you’ll love her; her face is really funny!

16th & Market
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tween girl on side of parade route, to old man on John Deere in parade: I think your tractor’s sexy.

Stilwell, Kansas

Overheard by: sarah

Guy #1: Is your aunt gonna get a divorce?
Guy #2: Yeah.
Guy #1: Niiiice.

Walton High School
Marietta, Georgia

Overheard by: nezu!

Tram driver to very black coworker: Have you been on vacation again? You've got a great tan going on!

Gothenburg
Sweden

Overheard by: Dan Sebastian

Girl #1: I know for a fact this year is going to be way better than last year.
Girl #2: Why’s that?
Girl #1: Because this year I actually have designer clothes. Last year I didn?t have any, and I was so unhappy!

http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2007/06/15/sanity-and-happiness-are-an-impossible-combination-mark-twain/

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Granola guy: Yeah man, Ron Paul is awesome! He, like, votes no on everything.

Bonnaroo Festival
Manchester, Tennessee

Loud man in fatigues: Wow! Y’all look like Charlie’s Angels. I didn’t realize how beautiful you are.
Girl #1: Oh, thanks.
Loud man in fatigues: Wow! You have beautiful feet! Can I suck a toe-jam?
Girl #1: Ummm, no, thank you.
Girl #2, whispering: What’s a toe-jam? Is it something really gross and inappropriate?

Washington, DC

Guy: That's a cool necklace. What is it?
Girl: Oh, it's Lady Liberty. I'm a libertarian.
Guy: Oh cool. I'm a Virgo.

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2007/05/im-fiscal-sagittarius-but-lean.html

Overheard by: student