Education

Tough, burly, tattooed mom: C'mon, honey, you'll like it!
Tearful four-year-old boy: I don't wanna!
Tough, burly, tattooed mom: Everyone loves the beer store! (pulls boy into beer kiosk)

Collingswood Auction
Farmingdale, New Jersey

Overheard by: not EVERYONE

Best Shakespeare professor ever: I love metaphors. Metaphors be with you!

College of St. Rose
Albany, New York

Overheard by: Erin

Student: Hey, sir, did you hear about James?
Teacher: No.
Student: He's got fifteen people living in his head. Want to join them?
Teacher: No, not a chance.

Bristol, Vermont

Overheard by: Misaki

Professor, about English grammar: Sorry, I lost my train of thought. I was thinking of Samuel L. Jackson.

http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2008/11/05/i-can-dig-it/

Overheard by: ed216

Instructor to student, during class debate: You look like you’re deep in thought there. Anything you want to share with us?
Student: Dude, I was just thinking about hot dogs.

College class
Farmington, Connecticut

Overheard by: Student

Frat boy: Nah, I’m not going out tonight. I’d rather wake up tomorrow and have a problem set done instead of a fat girl.

http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/2007/02/monday-madness.html

Overheard by: doug

Thesis advisor to uncomfortable-looking advisees: You girls might be too young for it, but if you ever have the chance to have sex on a water bed, you should do it.

Colgate University
Madison County, New York

Girl, walking across campus with friends: I think two beers and a shot is the perfect amount for that class!

University of Arizona

IT teacher: So if the CPU usage is really high, choose “end process tree” to kill the process.
Student in back, mumbling: That's what she said…
IT teacher: Damn right that's what she said!

Waterloo
Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Sunny

Professor: I think I popped a few Oxycontins before I wrote this so it might not make any sense.

Salem State College
Salem, Massachusetts