Tour guide, showing statue of Athena to students: Does anybody know who that is?
Student: Abraham Lincoln.
Berkeley, California
Tour guide, showing statue of Athena to students: Does anybody know who that is?
Student: Abraham Lincoln.
Berkeley, California
Professor: So, how did the baby boom come about?
Student: When a–
Professor: –You don’t need to actually walk me through it. In the late 1940s, everybody was becoming a mother. Okay, half of everybody.
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
MHS student to another: Emileeeeeeey… You can’t say the “boner” word at a Holocaust luncheon!
University 4
Moscow, Idaho
Overheard by: i agree
Little girl to mother, pointing at a picture of Ronald McDonald: Look, Mommy — they put lipstick on George Washington!
McDonald’s
Jackson, New Jersey
Overheard by: Lydia
Nerd: So, what do you think of Hitler?
Overheard at York
http://community.livejournal.com/overheardatyork/
Philosophy professor: … And Hegel scheduled all of his classes at the same time as Schoepenhauer’s classes, which really pissed off Schoepenhauer because Hegel was like the P. Diddy of 19th century German philosophy.
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Jen
Man: Of course, back in the '70s, we didn't have China.
Chino, California
Guy on phone: No I'll never join the navy. (pause) Because me joining the navy would be like Hitler joining the Jewish church!
Detroit, Michigan
Overheard by: Kapti
Serious gentleman: The historical figure from recent history that I most respect? I'd have to say… Gandhi.
Cute young woman: Gandhi? I think I've seen some of his work…
Dinner Party
London
England
