Internet

University student: But it must be true… I read it on the internet! I read it on Wikipedia!

Auckland
New Zealand

Overheard by: Louise

Old Midwestern lady #1: All these kids bringing their videos games everywhere!
Old Midwestern lady #2: It's depressing! My son-in-law brings his laptop everywhere. Always on the internet.
Old Midwestern lady #1: Is he using one of those blueberries? Or blackpods?
Old Midwestern lady #2: I don't know, I'm just glad I'm old.

Newark, New Jersey

Overheard by: thankfully on a different flight

Butchy girl: All I know is, I'm never going to Tennesse again.
Femmy girl: Dude, I told you! That is why you google “gay Tennesse” first!

Hazel Park, Michigan

Overheard by: Beth

Teen, trying to convince friends: He wasn't lying! It was on Facebook!

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/328470377/we-all-know-what-that-means.html

Overheard by: the usher

We're Happy to Help, Dear Reader

Girl: Dude, Wikipedia “Rasputin” and ctrl+f “penis.”

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Claire

Girl #1: So my mom is getting married to that guy she met on the internet.
Girl #2: Internet? He might be a serial killer!
Girl #1: Yeah, but she lives in Florida, so at least I don't have to hear about it.

Bathrooms
Cinema, Illinois

Big, sweaty man: No, you need to stay offa that Facebook, offa that MySpace, because when they need evidence, that's where they look first.

Columbus, Ohio

Overheard by: slightly suspicious

Girl: So we decided to be friends.
Friend: Wait, in real life or on Facebook?

Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Overheard by: krr

Guy: I am making this shitty 50% less sodium Progresso chicken noodle soup. Tastes like penis!
Girl: Always an appealing taste.
Guy: If I ever get a twitter, that's my first status.
Girl: I'm tempted to get one. (pause) A twitter, not a penis.

University of Kansas

Girl in stall: Hi, can you put mom on the phone? (pause) Hey mom, yeah, it's me…next time you're online, go to my Facebook page and check out the pictures of me at the strip club.

Ladies Restroom, Library
Mississippi