Insults

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