Gender issues

Middle aged female client: You aren't going to find out the sex? How are you going to know what color to paint the nursery or what kind of baby clothes to get?
Pregnant 30-something hair stylist: Oh, please, like it matters what colors I choose. People aren't going to be wondering if it's a girl or a boy, anyway; they're going to wonder if it's an animal or a baby.

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Overheard by: jenc17

Female student #1: I think Picasso painted them as nudes to liberate women; to show that they're human beings.
Female student #2: I think he just liked tits.

French Class
UMass, Amherst

Guy (joyous): I want to stay in college forever!
Girl (ecstatic): I want to put in a new tampon!

www.overheardatyale.com

Customer: My therapist wants me to start thinking of men as friends. Seriously though, if you can’t fuck’em, what’s the point?

Espresso Drive Thru
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: The Barista Who Loves Her Job

Woman #1: In all seriousness, given the choice, I don't know whether I'd prefer to be male or female.
Woman #2: It'd be really nice not to have cramps.
Woman #1: Yeah, and bleeding in public can be embarrassing, but perhaps less embarrassing than having things “pop up” unexpectedly.

Santa Cruz, California

Overheard by: Angelica Burns

Girl, watching painting: That's a girl, she's got those things. (points to nipples)
Boy: It's a boy! Grown-up boys have those, too. I've seen them.
Girl: It's a girl!
Boy: No, boys have them too; they just don't do as much. The girls' milk, the boys' don't.

Art Gallery
Portland, Oregon

Woman #1: So, all these women are going skydiving now, because you can have an orgasm against the updraft.
Woman #2 (enthusiastically): Oh, that's great!

Olympic Sculpture Garden
Seattle, Washington

Professor: Ever wonder why pink is considered a girl color?
Student: Because vaginas are pink.

UC
Santa Cruz, California

Overheard by: Kelly

Teen to friend: I don't care how many time you watch Sesame Street, it is not a soap opera.

Wicklow
Ireland

Confused looking girl: It's too bad about that, though.
Disappointed looking girl: Yeah. We can't make Owen pregnant.

University of Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: Trying to not to laugh sitting beside them