Young man, thoughtfully: I think the reason I stopped believing in God was because when I was little I begged… I begged him to give me Superman’s powers. And he never did. He never did…
Rocky River, Ohio
Overheard by: Defying Gravity
Young man, thoughtfully: I think the reason I stopped believing in God was because when I was little I begged… I begged him to give me Superman’s powers. And he never did. He never did…
Rocky River, Ohio
Overheard by: Defying Gravity
Woman to kids, after explaining the basic importance of voting: And remember… We always vote Republican because the Democrats are godless.
Voting Line
Bozeman, Montana
Overheard by: Justin
Elderly lady to another: I wonder what God's doing right now. Probably drunk, celebrating his 400th birthday.
Washingtonville, New York
Overheard by: Trisha
Teacher: Please staple again. Please, if there is a god, staple again. Do it! Staple! Push it down hard! I want to hear you staple!
Middle School
North Carolina
Female tween, following older brother swimming in restricted area: Mom, can I swim where Dave* is?
Mom: No! Swim back over to the shore.
Female tween, in nasal whine: Oh. Myyyyy. God!
Mom: Hey, I gave birth to you. I am your god!
http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2008/07/supreme-being.html
Overheard by: matt.
Frathole: The thing about being Jewish is that you don't have to believe in god.
UMass
Massachusetts
Overheard by: So proud of my degree
Jailbait to friends: I just hate being handled, you know?
Giggly friend: Ew!
Jailbait: No, I mean, like… (trails off)
Construction worker, softly, to himself: Oh please, god…
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: do not want
Teenage girl: Potato chips are like flakes of god's skin.
Rumson, New Jersey
