American physics lecturer: There's no shame in being fond of Star Trek.
University of Auckland
New Zealand
American physics lecturer: There's no shame in being fond of Star Trek.
University of Auckland
New Zealand
Geek #1: But I’m a semi-Mac user! I can’t have a beard and be a Mac user!
Geek #2: Yeah, I know what you mean…
Memorial University
Newfoundland
Canadia
Overheard by: Beardless Mac User
Goth chick: Don’t talk to me about the year 2012. The year 2012 is seriously pissing me off.
Otaku chick: Try to stick around for 2013 anyway. Just trust me on this one.
University Plaza
Colorado State
Nerdy guy: Apparently it somehow involves running, but I’ve never ran before so I don’t know how.
UCLA Ackerman Terminal
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: Juanito
Serious girl: Nothing important has ever been typed with the thumbs.
UNT Campus
Denton, Texas
Overheard by: Having a Cigarette Break
Bitter guy: Girls don’t care about men, so I can’t relate to them. And men only care about sports, food, video games, and women. I do like to eat, but I hate women. I don’t like sports at all, and I’m soooo good at video games that other people can’t play with me because I am just too awesome.
Girl sitting at the table with him: Yeah…
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Dude: I’ve been soiling myself for four days playing Guitar Hero.
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
Nerdy American guy to girlfriend: I am a subset of your superset.
Shanghai
China
Overheard by: MF
Computer science kid on phone: No, do the balls first, then the walls… Yes, the balls — do the balls. No, not walls first… Balls! Do balls first! Then you can check to see if they get moved and get larger. Yes, you want large balls, so do the balls first!
http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/2007/04/long-time-no-update.html
Overheard by: probablysaiditall
Nerd: She looks like Shrek, but she sings well.
School bus
Northern Virginia
Overheard by: Alanna