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Quiet guy, interrupting conversation: Um, Ben, did you ever listen to Van Halen while you were at school?
Ben: Uh, no.
Quiet guy: Yeah, neither did I.

Geelong
Australia

Overheard by: Bemused

Little boy: My teacher doesn't wear a bra!
Mother: Did she tell you that or did you just notice?

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Claire

Girl with many shopping bags sitting down at pub table: Oh man… I'm knackered. I need gin.
Guy #1 at pub table: Busy day waxing the dolphin?
Girl: What?
Guy #2 at pub table: Mate, I told you, waxing the dolphin is what men do – with women its oiling the porpoise.

Leamington Spa
England

Overheard by: Bleep

Mom: No, that’s not an appropriate video, either.
14-year-old son: What about this one? It’s Christian. It only has violence in it!

Blockbuster
Liberty, Missouri

Overheard by: blockbuster lurker

Student: Somebody drew a triforce in the bathroom.
Teacher: There’s a penis in the hall and now a triforce in the bathroom?

English Class
Arcadia, California

Overheard by: Sam

Sociology professor: Did you ever listen to something the first time and like it, and then later on you change your mind? Like a song you listen to for the second time says “fuck all bitches” and you decide you don't like it after that?

Long Island University
New York

Overheard by: Ashley M.

Biology professor: So how would you go about getting two and a half humps on a camel? It's very important, we need to do that.

Memorial University
St. John's, Newfoundland
Canadia

Overheard by: Mel

Woman to child: I'm not responsible for knowing where you are. It's not my job to watch you. You need to be responsible and know where I'm at.

Aquarium
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: Really?

Spoiled nine-year-old: People only love me for my stuff.

Day Care
Wichita, Kansas

Overheard by: amused

Teacher: Okay, so the online quiz is up. You have a week to complete it, in your own time. I suggest, even encourage, you to bring your laptops and get together with your friends and have an “online quiz party”. Last year we had students throwing “online quiz orgies” but that's another story.

Griffith University
Australia