Good Job, Guys

Dad: Okay kids, here's a penny for each of you! Throw it in the fountain and make a wish! Mark*, what did you wish for?
Mark*: A cupcake!
Dad: Okay! Joe*, what did you wish for?
Joe*: A garbage can!

Zoo
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Posted on July 11, 2010
Dads, Family, Kids, Moms, Money, Parenting, Pennsylvania, Weirdness, Wishes

Nature: 3 Nurture: 0

Five-year-old boy, watching news about Priscilla Queen of the Desert on tv: Those ladies look very strange.
Dad: They're actually men dressed as ladies, Edward.
Five-year-old boy: I'm going to dress like that when I'm a man!

London
England

Overheard by: Murray

Posted on July 10, 2010
Clothes, Clothing, Dads, England, Kids, Parenting, Sexuality, TV shows

Henry VIII's Kids Had Some Serious Psychological Issues

Little girl, holding mannequin's hand: Daddy! Daddy! Look!
Dad: Is that your new mommy?
Little girl, singing: No! She doesn't have a head!

Coralville, Iowa

Posted on June 26, 2010
Body parts, Dads, Iowa, Kids, Parenting, Questions

What With Original Sin and So Forth

Son: I just feel so filthy after I go on the T. Can I please have some hand sanitizer, father?
Father: (silently hands it to son)
Son: Am I being paranoid?
Father: You're not being paranoid, Jonathan, you're being practical.

Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Laura

Posted on May 20, 2010
Dads, Family, Fears, Feelings, Health & Hygiene, Massachusetts, Offers and requests, Parenting

It's Like Using Sarcasm on a Child, Right?

Father to son spending too long to wipe off boo boo with blankie: Do you know the definition of insanity?
Four-year-old son: Yes.

Mount Vernon, New York

Posted on May 4, 2010
Comebacks, Dads, Education, Kids, New York, Words

Why the Fairy Always Dies When His Mom Reads Him Peter Pan

Ten-year-old boy: Dad, why are people clapping?
Father: Because the conductor entered the stage. It's respectful.
Ten-year-old boy: I personally don't believe in clapping for someone unless they've done something.

Tanglewood Music Center
Lenox, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Bystander girl

Posted on January 16, 2010
Dads, Etiquette, Kids, Massachusetts, Music, Parenting, Questions

We Were Only Growing You for the Organs, Anyway

Dad: Buddy, you have to breathe. You can't hold your breath forever.
Son: No! I'm never going to breathe again. I hate it!
Dad: Sounds good.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/368530938/thats-one-way-to-solve-it.html

Overheard by: kaybay

Posted on January 9, 2010
Dads, Family, Gripes, Health & Hygiene, Kids, Overheard in Minneapolis, Parenting, Should have used a condom, Stupidity

Gin?

Middle-aged father to waitress, about loud toddler daughter: It's an emergency. We need some happy juice.

Restaurant
Denver, Colorado

Overheard by: silver

Posted on January 8, 2010
Baristas, Colorado, Dads, Food, Kids, Offers and requests, Parenting, Restaurants, Should have used a condom

You Are Now Qualified to Work at McDonald's

Five-year-old daughter: Daddy, ask me some math questions.
Father: Okay, what is 4 x 4?
Five-year-old daughter: It's not 9!
Father: That's correct.

McDonald's
Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Michael Moore

Posted on December 28, 2009
Dads, Education, Kids, McDonald's, New York, Parenting, Questions, Science

Then They Both Let Out Super-Sighs.

Fat tourist mom: Nah… I don't wanna eat there.
Fat tourist dad, wistfully: Well, it's not McDonald's.

Outside Marcy's Diner
Portland, Maine

Overheard by: townie knows best

Posted on December 10, 2009
Compare and contrast, Dads, Fat people, Food, Maine, Moms, Restaurants, Tourists, Wishes

Dads