Mom with sunscreen in hand: Give me your arm so I can put this on you.
Little boy: Ewww! What is that?
Mom: Sunscreen. What did you think it was?
Little boy: Mayonnaise!
Giants Game, AT&T Park
San Francisco, California
Mom with sunscreen in hand: Give me your arm so I can put this on you.
Little boy: Ewww! What is that?
Mom: Sunscreen. What did you think it was?
Little boy: Mayonnaise!
Giants Game, AT&T Park
San Francisco, California
Guy: I’m not really like a saucy, creamy guy.
http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/
Overheard by: the ear
Girl #1, reading menu: What’s ‘asparation’?
Girl #2: That’s when you have dreams.
Girl #1: … But what happens when you sautée them?
Port Angeles, Washington
Overheard by: Emily
Girl in lunch line: Why are there fucking bamboo shoots in this stir fry? What do they think I am, a koala?!
Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Sheriff: These are kind of like deputy pickles.
http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2007/04/deputized.html
Overheard by: anonymous
Man to harried employee: I would like a latte, but please do not steam the milk any hotter than a hundred and thirty degrees…
Coffee stand, Washington National Airport
Washington, DC
Employee #1: Do you know what the problem is with rice cakes?
Employee #2: What?
Employee #1: There’s no meat in them.
Super Target
Virginia
Overheard by: Brian
Dude: What did you bring for lunch?
Chick: A banana.
Dude: Won’t you be hungry?
Chick: No, I’ll eat it really slowly. That way it’ll last the whole day and I won’t worry about eating until I get home.
Dude: The whole day? Won’t it get brown and nasty? Do you want me to buy you a sandwich?
Chick: I said I’m eating a goddamn banana. Stop forcing your devil food into me!
overheardinchicago.blogspot.com
Newbie: How do I know when the French toast is done?
Supervisor: When it looks like French toast.
Oceanview Terrace dining hall, UCSD
San Diego, California
Russian mother to young daughter: No, you are not going to eat crayons for lunch!
Nashua, New Hampshire
Overheard by: Crayola
