Happiness

Bearded 20-something to friends: Pants or no pants, I'm gonna party tonight!

Santa Cruz, California

Overheard by: Matt

Fabulous shopping man to another: That's the thing about happiness! Even if I had some, I wouldn't know where to put it!

Boston, Masscahusetts

Overheard by: surprisingly happy

Professor to clapping students: You know what makes that funnier? I just took a shit.

Binghamton University
Binghamton, New York

Overheard by: ThirstyEar2

Girl #1 (super cheerfully): I learned that from Spiderman 3!
Girl #2: Gah! (quietly, while walking away) Why don't you just shut up?
Girl #1 (whining under her breath): Why don't you listen to meeeeeeee?

Pottery Class, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Just Me

Girl on cell to guy with glasses: Oh! Megan found your pants!
Guy with glasses, doing jazz hands: Yay!

Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: What…?

Mother to teenage daughter: Are you sure you don't want anything?
Skinny teenage daughter: Nah. (shrugs) My uterus isn't happy.
(mother raises a quizzical eyebrow)
Skinny teenage daughter: It's all like: “hello, I'm a uterus, and I'm going to bloat my way through for awhile, and push Ms Stomach organ out through Ms Bellybutton.”
Mother: Oh.

Burger King
Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: i just work here…

Very serious little boy: I just love the grocery store bathroom.
Confused mom: Why? What’s so great about it?
Little boy, wistfully: It’s just so peaceful…

Kaiser
Saratoga, California

Overheard by: shyinvisiblegirl

Little girl reading plastic bag: “Value village.” Value village? Do you know what that is?
Mother: It's a store.
Little girl: It just makes me so happy.

Toronto
Canadia

Enthusiastic law student: I love tiny spoons!

http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/2007/03/overdue-posting-new-blog-sweet.html

Overheard by: laura and matt

Perky middle-aged lady: And that’s what’s so interesting about salad dressing!

East Aurora
New York