…For Knowing What Guys Like

Preppy girl #1: So, Emily's a total slut.
Preppy girl #2: I know, right?
Preppy guy: Wait, what's she like?
Preppy girl #1: Umm, like, a d.
Preppy girl #2: No, no, no: double d.
Preppy guy: I was talking about her personality, but thanks…

Starbucks
Manhattan, New York

Posted on June 10, 2010
Bars & Clubs, Gossip, Insults, New York, Preppies

Oh, I Didn't Even Get to That Part!

Overly loud tween boy: Yeah, but at least he put it in.
Teacher: Shut up back there.

Monticello, New York

Overheard by: Not the right thing to accidentally shout out during a breif silence

Posted on April 29, 2010
Gossip, New York, Sex, Teachers, Tweens

Eventually He Struggles to the Surface and We All Breathe a Sigh Of Relief

80-something lady to another: I saw Bertie and his lady friend at the state fair. Yes, she's a large woman, tall and quite big. I mean, you could say that about a lot of people, but she's very large. When she hugs him, it's all lady and no Bertie!

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/379925866/thats-how-bertie-likes-it.html

Overheard by: poor bertie!

Posted on April 12, 2010
Gossip, Old folks, Overheard in Minneapolis, Relationships

And She Didn't Even Know Its Name

Guy to others: I heard she once open-mouth kissed a horse.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/317235919/pfft-who-hasnt.html

Overheard by: walking down the hall.

Posted on November 19, 2009
Animals, Gossip, Guys, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Overheard in Minneapolis, Weirdness

I'm Not Sure Purell Addiction Is Quite the Same Thing

40-something guy: Dr. Phil man, he showed up for Britney, maybe he'll show up for me.

Airport Baggage Claim
Newark, New Jersey

Overheard by: Sarah

Posted on August 28, 2009
About celebrities, Airports & flights, Gossip, Guys, New Jersey

Leave Jay Manuel Alone, Already.

Teen boy #1: He's gay.
Teen boy #2: No, he isn't.
Teen girl: He's just orange!
Teen boy #2, laughing: “Orange” isn't a sexual orientation.
Teen boy #1, laughing so hard he's crying: I was just thinking that.
Teen boy #2: Hes like, an Oompa-Loompa. He's always so mean 'cause he's tall, they rejected him because he was different.

McDonald's
New York City, New York

Posted on August 26, 2009
Books, Compare and contrast, Gossip, McDonald's, New York, Sexuality, Teens

…Is It the Weekend Already?

Teen guy: Hey, Louise, do you wanna know why David broke up with you?
Teen girl: Because he was cheating on me…
Teen guy: No. Well, I shouldn't really say this, but David is gay.
Teen girl, surprised: Again?

Bus
Stockholm
Sweden

Posted on July 23, 2009
Bus, Gossip, Infidelity, Questions, Relationships, Sexuality, Sweden, Teens

Ten to One, Her Phone Is Turned Off

Preteen girl #1: Do you see all these blondes on the boxes? They should all be me. I should be on all these boxes.
Preteen girl #2: Did someone start a rumor about us? Because I haven't gotten any calls all day.

CVS
New Jersey

Posted on July 2, 2009
Cell phones, Gossip, New Jersey, Questions, Stupidity, Tweens

This Isn't Wellesley

Prospective student's mother: I hear there are a lot of lesbians on this campus.
Student tour guide: Well, it isn't like they jump out of the bushes and convert you or anything.

College, Colorado

Posted on May 11, 2009
Colleges & Universities, Colorado, Compare and contrast, Default, Employees, Gossip, Moms, Sexuality, Students, Women

So Then They Both Went Out for Fro-Yo

20-something girl at bar: So then Steve went to Danny's house, and he had to break his legs, cos…you know…
Friend: Yeah, that's a shame.

Brighton
England

Posted on April 28, 2009
Bars & Clubs, Body parts, Default, England, Friends, Girls, Gossip, Violence

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