Man to wife in purse section: That doesn't look like a travel bag! Stay focused!
Nordstrom
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Kim
Man to wife in purse section: That doesn't look like a travel bag! Stay focused!
Nordstrom
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Kim
Female student during welcome week: My uncle doesn't believe in recycling. You know, cause it's like a democratic principle…
Male student: Oh, yeah, totally.
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Overheard by: Actually, it's more communist…
Cholo #1, tapping roughly on glass: Heeeey monkey! Oh! Monkey!
Treehugger in sandals with socks, hysterically: Stop it, stop it! Oh my god!
(cholo #2 and #3 snicker and speak Spanish to each other)
Cholo #1: Crazy gringa…needa get laid.
Treehugger: Well, at least I didn't have ten kids by the time I was twenty! Like your mother!
National Zoo
Washington, DC
Overheard by: Meaggoo
(group of teen girls on field trip)
Bored niece: Hey! Let's call my aunt in California. She's a psychic. (dials phone) Hi, we are bored and thought we'd call and ask you psychic questions.
Bored niece's friend: Ask her what my stage name would be if I became a stripper.
Lake Atlanta Park
Rogers, Arkansas
Overheard by: Yes, I have shoes and all of my teeth.
Lady, looking out the window at Mini Cooper: But it's no good for me–it doesn't have any backdoors for the grandkids!
Son-in-law: But that's great! Then they can't get out!
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: Cassie Barlow
Six-year-old boy in coffee shop: Mom! I did not come here to talk!
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/415185975/just-get-me-my-milk.html
Overheard by: he's got an agenda
Little girl to dad: Daddy?
Dad: Yes?
Little girl: Why can't brothers and sisters get married?
Toronto
Canadia
Asian guy: If I had an uncle, I’d totally go to his house.
Derby
England
Overheard by: Me too.
Teenage girl #1: Oh my god, did I tell you my mom is wearing thong underwear?
Teenage girl #2: Oh my god, that is so weird!
Old Navy Store
Kansas City, Missouri
20-something girl to gay male friend: It really creeps me out when you call me “grandma” when we do drugs together.
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: MuffinW