Professor: And tomorrow, we'll talk about the suck knob.
University of Hartford
Connecticut
Professor: And tomorrow, we'll talk about the suck knob.
University of Hartford
Connecticut
Freshman girl: Well, like, this was from like 2 am the day it was due. I mean, the first one I submitted was of me with a pacifier in my mouth, and they told me it was inappropriate at the last minute. I mean, like, why couldn't they have told me that in January when I submitted it?
University
Connecticut
Overheard by: You really needed to be told?
College girl: You would be amazed by what I can do with the English language.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/413255774/there-are-no-surprises-left.html
Overheard by: and what else can you do?
Professor: So Russia had this really phallus-oriented system of government…
University
Newfoundland
Canadia
Overheard by: Mel
Male student to female, exiting class: I think maybe I’m just wasting my parents’ money.
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Overheard by: Muindi F. Muindi
MTA worker to tourist mom buying tickets with daughter: 10 dollars.
Mom: Oh, but she's a student.
Worker, looking at daughter: Oh! How nice for you! (looks back at mom) Ten dollars please.
Subway Station
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Glad thats not my cheap-ass mom
Tween boy #1, carrying skateboard: So, I got cleaning detail at school tomorrow.
Tween boy #2: That doesn’t sound like something I’d want to do.
Tween boy #1: No, man, it’s awesome! You get out of literacy class!
Tucson, Arizona
Professor: So I was looking through your online homework and I tried out the first question and I got it wrong. So I suggest you google the answer. You can find anything on google.
Bellingham, Washington
Overheard by: Condones This
Undergrad on cell: And the paper has to be, like, 10 to 12 pages long! (pause) I know! I'm like, “I'm not writing my freaking thesis here!”
Bus
Minneapolis, Minnesota