Frumpy middle aged woman: Excuse me, who can I talk to if I'm interested in purchasing a piece of furniture?
Employee: That would be me. How can I help you?
Frumpy middle aged woman: I'm interesting in purchasing a piece of furniture.
Furniture Store
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mom: Do you know what next Wednesday is?
Three-year-old son: Friday!
Country Club
Greensboro, North Carolina
Overheard by: Annie Tewkesbury
30-something guy on cell: …and they don't even care about all my Kung fu skills!
http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/06/its-like-proficiency-in-excel-and.html
Overheard by: Ian
Adopted Chinese daughter: I just wish we looked more alike.
Mother: Aw, you wish you looked more like me?
Adopted Chinese daughter: No, I wish you looked more like me.
Mall
Washington, DC
Overheard by: kellerz
Guy: Dude, his nipples are like as big as my pecs!
Girl: …people can hear you here.
Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland
Party goer: Kate! It's your turn to do a keg stand.
Kate: No, I can't. I have a shirt on.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Overheard by: christine
Genuinely confused girlfriend: Here's the thing I don't get about Guantanamo Bay…is it an actual place?
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: MoMo
Angry college girl: It's either art or the cat!
Artsfest 2008
State College, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Kat
Guy #1, standing in front of classroom: So he walked up to me and was like, “Dude, do you want a donut?” and of course I was like, “yeah.”
Guy #2: Well, yeah. I love donuts too.
Guy #1: So then he whips out this trash bag and it's filled to the top with donuts. So I took this one off the top and started eating it, and then I realized, dude! Where the hell did you get a trash bag full of donuts?
Guy #2: Woah. Where'd he go?!
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Emmeline
