Family ties

20-something girl (stocking groceries): Oh! I remember when my mom used to make it for me. It was delicious. She made it while I was pregnant… I'd eat it and every morning I'd throw it all back up. It was still delicious coming back up!

Norwalk, California

Overheard by: who wishes he hadn't heard it while grocery shopping

Slightly crazy lady to older man sitting nearby: Hey! You look like my uncle Smitty! Are you kin to me?
Old man, startled: Um, no, I don't think so.
Lady: Well, you never know. I did that genealogy thing and it turns out that I am kin to Pocahontas, Thomas Jefferson and half the men that died at The Alamo.

Dan's Hamburgers
Austin, Texas

Man to date: Kim Jong-il is one. Your stepfather is another.

Birmingham, Alabama

Overheard by: Joy

Girl #1: So then my mom turns to me and says “You're waiting till marriage before you have sex? What if it's really bad sex?”
Girl #2: If you really love the person it won't be bad.
Girl #1: My thinking exactly! But then my sister pipes up “She can just have an affair for good sex… like you, mom!”

Escondido, California

Middle school guy #1: Dude, look at Raymond and tell me he doesn't look like my dad's girlfriend.
Middle school guy #2: What? No way!
Middle school guy #1: It's true. She looks just like Raymond, except she has a woman's body.

Coal Hill, Arkansas