Insults

Guy: Remember “sweaty boobs”?
Girl: What?
Guy: Remember he broke up with her because she had sweaty boobs!

Porter Exchange
Somerville, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Dave

Girlfriend: This is your out-of-town toothpaste.
Boyfriend: So?
Girlfriend: Look how fucked up it is!
Boyfriend: Don't start talking shit about my toothpaste!

Shelby, Michigan

Miss Narcissus Suffers from Low Self-Esteem

Female office worker: Once I was at this club and there was a mirror across from me. Not only did I walk into it and break it accidentally, but before I did it, I remember looking at myself and saying, “Who is this bitch?” and then, crash. I talked shit about myself and then I broke the mirror.

Walnut Creek, California

Overheard by: trose

Girl #1: Oh my god, Jen* is such a skank!
Girl #2: Yeah, but if I was that good-looking I'd be a slut too!

Upper Hutt
New Zealand

Overheard by: Kat

Lady #1: Did you notice how sheer her skirt was? A woman that size should think about what she wears.
Lady #2: I could see her moles.

Theatre
Brisbane
Australia

Professor: Then the electrons are passed around like a hot potato or, you know, a cheerleader.

Radford University, Virginia

Spacey English major: So… he’s a queer writer, right?
Surprised teaching assistant: No. He’s just Jewish American.
Spacey English major: Oh, same thing.

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Overheard by: Jessica

Old woman to granddaughter: I saw her the other day, and all the fat from her face has slipped down to her boobs.

Piccadilly Circus
London
England

Overheard by: lola

Girl #1: I bet she has scabies.
Girl #2: Yeah, probably.
Girl #1: Actually, I’m not sure I know what scabies is.
Girl #2: Well, if you can get it from a lizard she probably has it.

Illinois

Overheard by: Claire

Guy: That motherfucking cop has driven past here twice in the last fifteen minutes.
Cop (on car’s loudspeaker): I’m not a motherfucker.

University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Overheard by: Anne