Dude: I have lots of friends in anarchist groups.
Chick: Doesn’t an organized group of anarchists kind of defeat the purpose?
Dude: … You’re gay!
High school classroom
Englewood, Colorado
Dude: I have lots of friends in anarchist groups.
Chick: Doesn’t an organized group of anarchists kind of defeat the purpose?
Dude: … You’re gay!
High school classroom
Englewood, Colorado
Woman modeling outfit from fitting room: What do you think?
Husband: That outfit makes you look like Garry Shandling!
Ann Taylor, Cherry Creek Mall
Denver, Colorado
Overheard by: lauren
Girl #1: I don’t really like Kate.
Girl #2: Watch what you say about her — she’s my best friend!
Girl #1: Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize.
Girl #2: Yeah, we’re really close… Except for when she’s being a self-centered bitch.
University of Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: That’s what I call loyalty
Crazy hobo: You have pretty hair, unlike mine. My hair is ugly. You’re ugly, too. [Chick stares.] I gotta go steal some DVDs now. Bye, ladies!
Downtown Ottawa, Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: At least he was honest
Mom, looking at pot belly hog: Look, this pig is so fat and lazy that it just lays there all day.
Chubby tween son: Yeah, just like me.
Mom, laughing nervously and glancing around: Come on, honey, don’t say that. You’re nothing like it.
Chubby tween son: Yes, I am, Mom. I’m serious. Don’t you see? It’s like looking in the mirror.
Donaldson Park Petting Zoo
Highland Park, New Jersey
Overheard by: beginning to see the resemblance
Son: I just don’t understand it.
Father: That’s because you have no imagination.
Foothills Mall
Fort Collins, Colorado
Overheard by: Tempus
Guy: What a shitty day. My girlfriend told me I was ‘needy, at best.’
Montreal metro
Canadia
Overheard by: Marie Elaine
Guy: Amanda, you know how I always say people are dumb?
Amanda: [Blank stare.]Guy: You are totally ‘people.’
Columbus, Ohio
Hobo: Hello, little girl.
Four-year-old girl: I’m not supposed to talk to strangers.
Hobo: Well, your vagina smells like vomit! [Mother gasps.]
Amherst, Massachusetts
Freshman girl to gaggle: Why is my mom such a whore?! Nuns are sluts.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York