Which Is Why I'm Taking This Class

Cute, innocent-looking college girl on cell: And, well, I guess I just don't think I know enough about porn to make a well-informed decision!

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Posted on December 21, 2008
Default, Feelings, Michigan, On the phone, Porn, Sorority types

But Myth Won't Even Let Him Buy It a Drink

Professor: We know CS Lewis likes myth. We know Lewis loves myth. We know he wants myth's babies.

Tallahassee, Florida

Overheard by: Jessica

Posted on December 18, 2008
Books, Default, Feelings, Florida, Kids, Teachers, Weirdness

Nah, They Know the Pecking Order

Bookseller to pregnant coworker: Aren't you worried there will be jealousy between the chickens and your unborn child?

Barnes & Noble
Augusta, Maine

Overheard by: Just browsing

Posted on December 16, 2008
Birds, Customers, Default, Feelings, Kids, Maine, Questions, Stores, Weirdness

Together We Could Rule the World!

Pretty teenage girl #1: Why do all the geeks like me?
Pretty teenage girl #2: Why do all the alcoholic German boarders like me?

Boca Raton Mall
Florida

Posted on December 15, 2008
Compare and contrast, Default, Feelings, Florida, Girls, Malls, Questions, Sexuality, Teens

I Was Tired

Girl #1: Oh my gosh, it was so awkward. I was so tired yesterday, I walked in my room and my roommate was totally having sex with a random guy.
Girl #2: Oh god, what did you do?
Girl #1: What do you mean? I took a nap.

American University
Washington, DC

Posted on December 14, 2008
Colleges & Universities, Default, Feelings, Friends, Girls, Questions, Sexuality, Washington, DC, Weirdness

Is What I Tell Myself Every Night, Cold and Alone in Bed

American physics lecturer: There's no shame in being fond of Star Trek.

University of Auckland
New Zealand

Posted on December 11, 2008
Default, Dorks, Geeks & Nerds, Feelings, New Zealand, Teachers, TV shows

…Is What I Tell Myself Every Time I Get Rejected for Tenure.

Professor: Sometimes it can be fun to be teased by not getting what you want for a while, as long as you get it in the end.

Hartford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Claire

Posted on December 8, 2008
Compare and contrast, Connecticut, Default, Feelings, Teachers, Wishes

See? Was That So Hard, Pancake-Chest?

Girl #1: Sometimes I judge you silently in my head.
Girl #2: Yeah, everyone does that. I think people should start saying what they're really thinking. We should all have running monologues about what's going through our heads.
Girl #1: Really?
Girl #2: Yeah. Like, this one time, me and my friend….
Girl #1: I think you're a bitch.

Starbucks
San Jose, California

Overheard by: Robert