Jewish woman: "of course, his mother didn't approve. Kept saying 'you can't marry a shiksa, your children will be half-breeds!"
Non-jewish woman: "wow, that's pretty offensive."
Jewish woman: "I know. I mean, she's not an indian!"
Jewish woman: "of course, his mother didn't approve. Kept saying 'you can't marry a shiksa, your children will be half-breeds!"
Non-jewish woman: "wow, that's pretty offensive."
Jewish woman: "I know. I mean, she's not an indian!"
Panic-stricken 20-something girl, dashing into pub: Oh god, oh god, oh god. (to barman) Large gin and tonic please.
Barman, returning with gin and tonic: Christmas shopping?
Panic-stricken 20-something girl: Yeah. (downs g&t in one go) Fuck, I needed that…
Leamington Spa
England
Overheard by: Bleep
Little boy looking at gorillas: You can tell that one's the dad, because he looks angry.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/318435466/that-method-is-84-accurate.html
Overheard by: rsp
Girl: Hey, Lamar!
Guy: Oh, hey!
Girl: How you been? You been sick?
Guy: Nah… healthy.
Girl: Oh… see ya!
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio
Overheard by: Alex
Fat black woman on cell: Black women are better than white women, because you can beat the shit out of them and the bruises won’t be visible!
BART train
Berkeley, California
Overheard by: Gilatron
Manly hipster #1: She's been really into these half sweater type things lately.
Manly hipster #2: Yeah, they're called “shrugs”.
TOAD
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Maths teacher: Girls, what you need to do is try and think like a mathematician.
Student: Why, miss? We're not mathematicians.
Maths teacher: Yes, you are. Whenever you do maths, you're a mathematician.
Student: What about when we're in English class? Does that make us engleticians?
Australia
Guy: I'm not going to stop and ask someone, “excuse me, where are your ray guns?”
CVS
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: ZB
