Health & Hygiene

Flight attendant: Just for future reference, when flying into O'Hare, Xanax is your friend.

O'Hare Airport
Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: NeededSome

Woman: My legs are burning. But only because I'm putting more pressure on the gravity.

Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Just Me

Older woman #1: I really need to get my flu shot this week.
Older woman #2: I got mine last week.
Older woman #3: Ya'll better watch out getting those flu shots, haven't you heard that vaccines cause autism?

Birmingham, Alabama

Jock: Our soccer team's like the colon–it's probably there for a reason but no one knows what it is.
Friend: That's the appendix.

Westminster, Maryland

Teen girl #1: Are you doing it with her, too?
Teen girl #2: Yeah, I'm totally gay for Meg* and her fuzzy unicorn shirt.
Teen girl #3, laughing and choking: I'm not suppose to die choking! I'm the only one who knows CPR!

Harrison, Michigan

Overheard by: Lauren

Guy to friend: Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with it, but my hamster just isn't working right.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Not-at-all 21

Trendy girl on cell: It was stuck to my boob this morning. I had to go clean it off… it was all bloody and gross. (pause) Right on my boob. I know… Eew!

University of Phoenix, Arizona

Overheard by: Sarah Neill

Freshman boy: I don't think Helen Keller was too concerned about dick.

High School
Colorado

Overheard by: clur

Teen girl: My brother got released from the loony bin today. Same day as he got a new roommate, who kills animals and has an extra Y chromosome. I'm like, “Goddamn!”

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Guy: You!
Smoking, unsuspecting girl: Me? What'd I do?
Guy: Do you know how lonely it's been since you and Dave* quit smoking? Then everyone started to quit! And now you're smoking again?! At first it was all cute: “Awwww, Emily and Dave* are quitting together! They're like each other's rocks!” Then what happened?!
Smoking girl, sheepishly: We sunk.
Guy: And was it your idea for Dave to start rolling his own cigarettes?!
Smoking girl: Yes…
Guy, exasperated: Every time I ask him for a cigarette, it's like smoking a diaper!

New Jersey