Mother at market stall: But he’s only got one good pair of shoes, and the police have taken them as evidence…
Guildford
Surrey
UK
Overheard by: Ike
Male stripper: … And I was doing this chick up the ass, and, I mean, it was awesome, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that somehow I was being incredibly rude.
Generator Hostel
London
England
Overheard by: Backpacker Whisperer
Announcement over PA system: If any patients have left their shoes in reception, please come and collect them before they are destroyed.
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Mother: So, what did you learn at nursery today?
Excited four-year-old girl: Fuck! Fuck! Fuck-fuck!
Mother: Every time you say that, one of Santa’s elves dies, you know.
London
England
Skinny girl: Holy shit! Jesus wasn’t rich?
Geeky guy: Um… No.
Skinny girl: So it was like a moral victory?
Geeky guy: … What?
London
England
American tween boy, about show tune blaring through iPod earphones: I can play this on my armpit.
Heathrow Airport
London
England
Disgruntled mother: If I catch you biting your nails again, I am going to cut off your hair in your sleep.
Gloucester Road
London
England
Overheard by: Never want to have children
Builder to another during break: Mate, I tell you — that fish was happy.
Dalston
London
England
Seven-year-old son: And then you two are going to go home and… (whistles)
Father: Meaning?
Seven-year-old son: Have sex.
Mother: Darren!
Five-year-old son: Don't be silly! Girls don't have sex.
London
England
Overheard by: Bleep
Girl: She showed me, like, everything, and stuff like that.
Dagenham
England
Overheard by: Anthony Mercer