Professor: Isn't Jim just a perplexing guy? I read his stories and I'm just like, “what's wrong with him?” Jim, you're just stoned all the time, aren't you? Are you stoned right now?
Jim: No!
Professor: But were you stoned earlier today?
Jim: Yes. But only because I was hungover!
Hartford, Connecticut
Overheard by: Claire
Guy: Did you watch that Palin video I sent you?
Girl: Not yet. I have to take my pants off to watch it.
Bloomfield, Connecticut
Professor: Sometimes it can be fun to be teased by not getting what you want for a while, as long as you get it in the end.
Hartford, Connecticut
Overheard by: Claire
Painfully dull professor: It's not rocket science, but it's also not a marshmallow.
Storrs, Connecticut
Girl cashier #1: So Tom*, how's your love life?
Tom*: My love life's in neutral right now.
Girl cashier #2: Mine's in reverse.
Tom*: That was too funny.
Clinton Crossings, Connecticut
Toddler being towed by mom, bawling: But I want that to be my surprise now!
Convenience Store
Greenwich, Connecticut
Overheard by: Tyrone
Student: Hermaphrodites have everything. They have the whole package.
Professor: Yeah, hermaphrodites have it all. I've seen it on the internet.
Hartford, Connecticut
Overheard by: Claire
Zookeeper, to penguin pecking at her shirt: Am I dirty? Am I a dirty little birdie? Do I need preening?
Mystic Aquarium, Connecticut
Conductor: Stamford, Stamford stop is…ooh, did you see those two baby reindeer?!
MetroNorth Train
Stamford, Connecticut
Girl: Ohhh, can I show you my sexual frustration?
Hartford, Connecticut
Overheard by: Claire
