And That Was the Extent of My “Birds and Bees” Talk

Mom holding two tomatoes stuck together: Look, tomato twins!
Daughter: Oh my god! I love them!
Mom: They look like balls! [Laughs] Boy balls! [Walks away].
Daughter: Oh my god.

Columbia, Missouri

Overheard by: Kelsey

Posted on July 5, 2020
Compare and contrast, Default, Fruit, Girls, Gripes, Missouri, Moms

And Did They Have to Name It “The Meow Clinic”?

20-something woman #1: Oh look, it's a hospital for cats.
20-something woman #2: Yeah, I know. Every time someone goes in there, I judge them like, “ew, a cat person!”

Brookline, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Cat Person

Posted on July 5, 2020
Animals, Compare and contrast, Default, Health & Hygiene, Massachusetts, Women

Translation: “Welcome to New York, Muthafuckaaaas.”

MTA worker to tourist mom buying tickets with daughter: 10 dollars.
Mom: Oh, but she's a student.
Worker, looking at daughter: Oh! How nice for you! (looks back at mom) Ten dollars please.

Subway Station
New York City, New York

Overheard by: Glad thats not my cheap-ass mom

Posted on July 3, 2020
Compliments, Default, Education, Employees, Moms, Money, New York, Offers and requests, Public transportation, Tourists, Women

Hope You Bitches Saved Me Some Weed

Mom: Why is the tv on with the mute on?
Daughter #1: Cause of the pretty moving pictures!
Daughter #2: Yeah! It's like an aquarium, but with Tom Hanks.

Upper Hutt
New Zealand

Overheard by: Kat

Posted on July 3, 2020
About celebrities, Beauty, Default, Girls, Moms, New Zealand, Questions, Technology, Women

I'm Like, “Look at All These Dishes– What's Your Problem?”

Drunk 40-year-old dude #1, standing in line for the bathroom: Well, there are four sinks. We only need two with the number of people I've seen wash their hands.
Drunk 40-year-old dude #2: Yeah. There was this one time I was peeing in the sink at home, and my wife walked in. She was pissed. Good times.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/373685741/why-do-people-think-this-is-okay.html

Overheard by: slight overshare

Posted on July 2, 2020
Default, Feelings, Guys, Memory lane, Overheard in Minneapolis, Pee, Relationships, Restroom

We Prefer ‘Hoboes’– but Thanks for the Weed!

Stoner #1: The other day I saw this homeless guy, and I felt bad, and I had just bought a stack, so I gave him some weed. He was like: “Thank you very much.”
Stoner #2: Are you serious?
Stoner #1: Yeah. I don’t care what anybody says, that was the most down shit ever. I fucking love bums.

Chino, California

Posted on July 1, 2020
California, Default, Drugs, Feelings, Friends, Panhandling, Stoners

The Thin Line Between Martha Stewart and MTV Backup Dancers

Restaurant server on smoke break: How were the ladies at the bar?
Drunk man: Those bitches were hot. And I mean “bitches” in the best possible way.
Server: When I say “bitches,” I mean “hoes.”

Plano, Texas

Posted on July 1, 2020
Compare and contrast, Compliments, Customers, Default, Drunks, Geography, Guys, Questions, Servers, Texas, Words

Like I Really Need to Have Better Litercism?

Tween boy #1, carrying skateboard: So, I got cleaning detail at school tomorrow.
Tween boy #2: That doesn’t sound like something I’d want to do.
Tween boy #1: No, man, it’s awesome! You get out of literacy class!

Tucson, Arizona