According to Mom's New Boyfriend

Six-year-old girl at the zoo: (drops French fries one by one)
Dad: Why are you dropping French fries?
Six-year-old girl: To feed them!
Dad: No one wants your old French fries.
Six-year-old girl: You're an old French fry!

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/06/sticks-and-stones.html

Overheard by: Dave

Posted on October 18, 2009
Animals, Comebacks, Dads, Eavesdrop DC, Food, Kids, Parenting, Weirdness, Wishes

But I Thought Mimes Loved Boxes?

Female to male coworker: Stop trying to fit me into things!

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/04/square-peg-says-what-to-round-hole.html

Overheard by: tla

Posted on September 30, 2009
Coworkers, Eavesdrop DC, Sex, Weirdness

You Taking Evisceration and Dismemberment Next Term?

Girl #1, about classes she's taking: Oh, yeah, and then there's Murder and Genocide.
Girl #2: That sounds awesome!
Girl #1: I know, right?

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/05/im-getting-my-masters-degree-in-mayhem.html

Overheard by: Ian

Posted on September 19, 2009
Eavesdrop DC, Education, Girls, Murder, Stupidity, Violence

Who Wants to Volunteer for My First Demonstration?

Economics professor, discussing equilibrium in trade curves: When you reach that point, the climax, everyone can go home satisfied and exhausted. So as you can imagine, we're going to fool around with these curves quite a bit.

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/04/american-university-where-you-can-get.html

Overheard by: au

Posted on September 15, 2009
Colleges & Universities, Eavesdrop DC, Education, Sensory experiences, Sex, Teachers, Weirdness

Doesn't Mean I Don't Love You, Dad.

Young college woman on cell: No! No, you may not wear my underwear!

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/04/she-just-ruined-someones-night.html

Overheard by: silver spring

Posted on September 14, 2009
Clothes, Eavesdrop DC, Offers and requests, On the phone, Students, Undies

So I've Given Up Country Music

Supermarket cashier: I only use Charmin toilet paper; if a place doesn't have it, I bring my own.
Customer: Wow, you're picky.
Supermarket cashier: I'm picky about my men too; they have to have all of their teeth.

eavesdropdc.blogspot.com

Posted on March 12, 2009
Body parts, Customers, Default, Eavesdrop DC, Employees, Health & Hygiene, Names

Unless You're Prepared to Teach the Rest of Us to Plié

Construction worker #1, with southern drawl, on speakerphone: Yeah, then we all woke up wearing leotards. Looked like goddamn ballerinas.
Construction worker #2: I don't think I'd tell that story.

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/10/men-men-men-manly-men-men-men.html

Overheard by: Ian

Posted on November 22, 2008
Advice, Clothing, Compare and contrast, Construction workers, Coworkers, Default, Eavesdrop DC

The TV Series That Never Made It to Lifetime

Woman #1: Come on, hurry up! I want to go home.
Woman #2: Jesus, you sure do get cranky when you're sober.

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/08/dont-we-all.html

Overheard by: Jon

Posted on October 1, 2008
Compare and contrast, Default, Drinking & drunks, Eavesdrop DC, Offers and requests, Time Management, Wishes, Women

Maslow's Wasted on the Young

(in the atrium at the HQ of one of the national intelligence agencies)
Young woman to female buddy: It just wasn't meant to be. He refused to self-actualize me…

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/08/maybe-hes-cylon.html

Overheard by: Ian

Posted on October 1, 2008
Default, Eavesdrop DC, Relationships, Women, Words

Saying It in a Movie Doesn't Make It True, Keanu

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

Posted on September 19, 2008
Default, Eavesdrop DC, Feelings, Guys, On the phone, Violence

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