Gripes

Girl: I would fuck the diction out of Chris Hansen.

New Hampshire

Overheard by: Amanda

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

Woman to man: I ask you for sneakers, and you give me skanky, nasty sneakers? I will never ask you for sneakers again. I would rather go footless.

Boston Common
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: but wouldn't you still need sneakers?

Guy: Oh my god, she hates me!
Girl: What? Why?
Guy: Cause I'm the kid who threw a sandwich at her!

Tacoma, Washington

Teenage girl: Orgies suck when they smell.

School
Brisbane
Australia

Overheard by: I worry about this girl

Girl at party: These people are so disgusting! One guy actually called dibs on me.
Guy, loudly: Yeah, these people are douchebags.
Girl: Shhhh! They'll hear you!
Guy: So what?
Girl: Then they'll think I'm the one that brought all the weird people to the party.
Guy: You did.
Girl: But I don't want them to know that!
Random party guy: Yeah, dude, stop. You're embarrassing her in front of all the people she hates.

Columbus, Ohio

Irish girl, after sheep show: Well, that wasn't much, was it?
Irish friend: Yeah, just a lot of focking sheep shit.

South Island
New Zealand

Overheard by: fellow tour member who agrees

30-something guy : Growing up sucks. If I knew it was going to be like this I would have put on some tights and run away to fucking Neverland.

Ontario
Canadia

Girl navigating display tables during Culture Day event at school: I hate cultures.

Columbus, Ohio

Fab teenage girl with huge pink sunglasses: I fucking loved Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye! I have no fucking idea why they canceled it!
Teenage boy dressed in all black, munching cookie: Me neither. That was show was kickass.
Fab teenage girl: Probably 'cuz all the old people were like, “this show's really fucking gay.” But I think that that one guy was really hot. Stupid fucking old people.

Ottawa
Ontario
Canadia