The First Season Of The Simple Life Was Rich with Conflict

Abnormally skinny girl: I feel fat.
Normal girl: Shut up before I smother you with my muffin top.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/284368327/what-a-way-to-go.html

Overheard by: seward

Posted on September 18, 2009
Anorexics, Diet & weight, Feelings, Food, Girls, Overheard in Minneapolis, Threats

Small, but Wired

Female yuppie: When my daughter was nine months old, she was eating tiramisu… with espresso in it!

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Overheard by: Kab00m

Posted on September 18, 2009
Age and ageing, Food, Kids, Oklahoma, Parenting, Yuppies

And They Love Drinking Out Of Coke Bottles

Mother to young son: The sign says that polar bears are carnivores. That means they eat mostly plants, but will eat meat when they can find it.

Henry Vilas Zoo
Madison, Wisconsin

Overheard by: weeping for the future

Posted on September 17, 2009
Animals, Diet & weight, Food, Kids, Moms, Stupidity, Wisconsin, Words

And Occasionally Fellate.

Guy: So who are you meeting here? Some friends?
Girl, sighing: I wouldn't necessarily call them my friends, they're just people I eat with.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Wait, what?

Posted on September 13, 2009
Food, Girls, Guys, Questions, Relationships, Washington, DC

I Thought You Didn't Want To?

Mom to toddler girl: What fish should we get today? Salmon or tilapia or flounder?
Toddler girl: Is that “flounder” like in Little Mermaid?
Mom: Well, it's a fish, like flounder was.
Toddler girl: I want to eat flounder! Let's cook him. Mommy, can we eat Nemo too?

Costco
Fairfax, Virginia

Posted on September 12, 2009
Animals, Food, Kids, Moms, Movies, Parenting, Questions, Should have used a condom, Virginia, Wishes, Words

Wait– Purge First!

Drunk girl: Okay… I had three sausages, I gotta go to bed.
Drunk guy: Three? I had like eight shots earlier!
Drunk girl: No. Not shots, sausages.
Drunk guy: Oh my god! You ate three sausages? Go to bed!

Orlando, Florida

Overheard by: Pukey

Posted on September 10, 2009
Drinking & drunks, Drunks, Florida, Food, Weirdness

They Really Need Better Facebook Pictures

Girl: Can you poke the Mars Bars?
Guy: They don't feel white.
Girl: Do they feel brown?
Guy: Yep, they feel brown.

Calgary
Alberta
Canadia

Posted on August 31, 2009
Canadia, Feelings, Food, Girls, Guys, Questions, Race, Stupidity

What If It's an Acquired Taste?

Woman #1: Hey, check this out.
Woman #2: What? Gross! Is that bacon? Is there really bacon in there?
Woman #1: Looks like it.
Cashier: I haven't personally tried it, but everyone who has says it's really good.
Woman #1: I bet it is!
Woman #2: No way. I mean… that's just too weird. Bacon? In chocolate? That's almost like bisexuality: I want to try it, but, I don't.

San Francisco, California

Posted on August 28, 2009
Compare and contrast, Employees, Food, San Francisco, Sexuality, Weirdness, Wishes, Women

Ten Bucks Says They're American

Teenage tourist girl to friend: Wanna play connect the dots with my track marks?
Friend: (laughs nervously)
Teenage tourist girl: Also, if you do that stupid thing with your water glass again, I'm gonna strangle you, and throw you in a pit and put a dead dog on top of your grave. Pass me that cheese?

Pizzeria
Rome
Italy

Posted on August 25, 2009
Animals, Death & dying, Food, Friends, Italy, Offers and requests, Restaurants, Teens, Threats, Tourists, Weirdness

Guys Find Eating Disorders Profoundly Unattractive

Cute boyfriend to girlfriend: I am so glad you eat!

Washington, DC

Posted on August 18, 2009
Couples, Food, Happiness, Health & Hygiene, Washington, DC

Food

I Thought You Didn't Want To?