College girl: Just think about all the chickens that get killed every day, like just by McDonald’s.
Friend: Yeah, but you know… I don’t really care.
College girl: Oh no, I don’t care about them either, I’m just scared they’re gonna run out of chickens.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Curlee
Early 20-something woman on cell with boyfriend: I would love to dress you up as yogurt!
Potomac, Maryland
Overheard by: Nic
Young topologist: It would be so cool to be a chef, because, like, what you cook would be inside people who eat your food.
Creative Arts High School
St. Paul, Minnesota
Dude #1: So, I guess they’re selling coffee and samosas or whatever in that hallway in McConnell again.
Dude #2: Oh yeah? That’s usually pretty cheap. Hey, is it for charity?
Dude #1: Yeah, I think so.
Dude #2: Oh. Well, fuck that, then.
Dude #1: Seriously.
http://overheardatmcgill.com/
Teen girl #1, drawing faces on napkins with sharpies: Look! I named this one Mr Toastpuff!
Teen girl #2: Wonderful.
Teen girl #1: He's my best friend!
Teen girl #2: You replaced me with a napkin?
Teen girl #1: Well, you replaced me with a potato!
Teen girl #2: True…
Birmingham, Alabama
Professor, to newbie class: So…let's start with everyone telling me a secret about themselves so I can try and remember your names. You (pointing to student) start.
Student, tentatively: Ummm…I eat cold spaghetti in the morning?
Professor: Ewww! Fantastic.
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Overheard by: Stephanie
Would-be pilosopher: So I've come to the realization that, sadly, my body requires food in order to function…I don't live to eat, I eat to live.
Ditzy blonde: Oh my god, that is so true, very deep!
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: sarah
Undergrad #1: A computer man! You gotta get your e-mail.
Undergrad #2: A computer?! If you’re homeless, a computer is the least of your worries. There are more important things you would need, like food and crack.
Outside Enterprise Hall, George Mason University
Virginia
Overheard by: Grad Student
Mom: No, I liked– Is that bacon?!
Daughter: What?
Mom: There is a piece of bacon on the elevator floor.
Daughter: You did go to college, right?
Dorm elevator
North Carolina
Girl, after US history exam: How did you do on the essays?
Serious boy: Well, I drew hand turkeys on three pages of the answer booklet, and on the fourth I drew a picture of Samuel Glompers riding a tortoise while holding a marble cake.
High School Gymnasium
West Palm Beach, Florida
