Or I'll Be Red with Embarassment.

Professor: The emotional impact of one story is greater than the story of many people.
Student: Isn't that what Stalin said?
Professor: Um. Sort of the same sentiment. But I really hope that is my last parallel to Stalin.

Seattle, Washington

Posted on December 15, 2016
Compare and contrast, Education, Feelings, Questions, Students, Teachers, Washington

Margaret Manheim Could Never Catch a Break

Professor: All right. I'm going to start giving the papers back in reverse alphabetical order from last time.
Whispering girl: Damn it! I hate my life.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Posted on December 3, 2016
Class, Default, Education, Feelings, Girls, Michigan, Students, Teachers, Weirdness

Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! Is Exactly Like That

Really hot girl: Dude, it’s like the Care Bears came and puked on my face!

Denver, Colorado

Posted on November 21, 2016
Colorado, Compare and contrast, Default, Feelings, Girls, TV shows, Weirdness

Regardless, I'll Never Look at Spaghetti and Meatballs the Same Way Again

Guy #1: I can seriously never eat Cup noodles again.
Guy #2: Why?
Guy #1: Because yesterday I was taking a dump and I felt it come out but I never heard it hit the water, so I looked down and it's dangling by a noodle!
Guy #2: Is that even possible?

California

Posted on October 16, 2016
California, Default, Feelings, Food, Guys, Questions, Weirdness

But, Oddly Enough, Nine Months Later Sean Preston Was Born

Young professional woman: So, my husband and I decided we were ready to have a baby, but when I got pregnant I sort of freaked out and thought I wasn't ready. So I went out with my girlfriends, ate a bunch of sushi, smoked a pack of cigarettes and drank a fifth of tequila. Sure enough, the next day, I got my period. That shit really is bad for the pregnancy.

Flight over Atlanta, Georgia

Posted on September 15, 2016
Airports & flights, Default, Drinking & drunks, Family ties, Feelings, Food, Georgia, Pregnancy, Relationships, Smoking, Women

Just the Ones That Don’t Fly, Kiddo

Five-year-old to grandma: You’re just jealous cuz you don’t like monkeys.

Target
Virginia

Overheard by: JH

Posted on June 14, 2016
Animals, Default, Family, Feelings, Kids, Old folks, Stores, Virginia

I'm at the Far End Of the Gay Continuum

Obviously gay guy: I mean, I'm not surprised at all that people think I'm gay. I've got this high voice, I'm bitchy, and I like to wear dresses.
Friend: (nods in approval)

Dining Hall
UNC Chapel Hill

Posted on June 13, 2016
Colleges & Universities, Default, Feelings, Friends, Queers, Sexuality

Well, I'm Sorry I Made You Kiss Her Feet…

New Yorker, on cell to fiancée: Honey, all set here for our wedding, when you coming over? I got both of our rings, in nine-carat gold! (appalled silence in carriage) Yeah, your finger's gonna go green and fall off or something? What the hell's wrong with nine-carat gold? Hey! Of course I love you more than I love my mom! Come on! What is this about?

Train
Dublin
Ireland

Posted on June 12, 2016
Compare and contrast, Couples, Feelings, Foreigners, Hands, Health & Hygiene, Ireland, Money, On the phone, Questions, Relationships, Train

But Don’t You Think Toddlers Deserve to Work in Coal Mines?

Student: That’s terrible!
Professor: I agree, I’m a horrible person.

Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Posted on April 16, 2016
Character, Class, Default, Feelings, New York, Students, Teachers, Weirdness

Judging by the Pampered, Fat-Faced Look Of You

College tour guide, passing crying student: College is hard. You will cry.

Willamette University
Salem, Oregon

Posted on April 9, 2016
Colleges & Universities, Default, Education, Fears, Feelings, Girls, Oregon, Students

Feelings