Does That Pole Make Me Look Fat?

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

Posted on April 29, 2009
Default, Family ties, Girls, Internet, Mississippi, Offers and requests, Restroom

Guys' Moments Like That Generally Involve Porn

Curly-haired brunette: Do you ever have moments when you see someone on the street and think, “hmmm, that looks like someone I've seen in Facebook pictures!”?
Straight-haired brunette: Yeah. I also have moments when I see someone on the street and think, “haven't I slept with you?”
Curly-haired brunette: Heh. That's a classic.

San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Poogins

Posted on March 18, 2009
Default, Girls, Internet, Questions, San Francisco, Sex

JewTube's Kind Of an Open Secret, Ellie

Girl on line: Guess what! I watched a video about Jews on YouTube today!
Girl next to her, embarrassed: Shhhh!

Bear's Den, Washington University
St Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: Scandalized

Posted on March 8, 2009
Bars & Clubs, Compare and contrast, Default, Girls, Internet, Missouri, Religion

I Told Him, “The Public Won't Understand Our Love.”

Roommate: My dad asked me today if our engagement was Facebook official.

Michigan

Posted on February 15, 2009
Default, Family ties, Internet, Michigan, Questions, Relationships, Students

I Believe It's Called “The Rugby Team”

College girl #1: I mean, they send people to those turn-straight camps, maybe they have a turn-gay camp.
College girl #2: Oh, let's go google it!

Virginia

Overheard by: Sasha

Posted on February 2, 2009
Compare and contrast, Default, Girls, Internet, Sexuality, Students, Virginia

And You Said I Could Have Whatever I Wanted for My Bar Mitzvah

Teenage boy to father: I've been talking to a Thai lady on the internet and, I'll bring her to New Zealand for only $50,000!
Father: Is she genuine?
Teenage boy: Genuine Thai lady-boy!

Auckland
New Zealand

Overheard by: Tessa

Posted on November 30, 2008
Dads, Default, Gender issues, Geography, Guys, Internet, Money, New Zealand, Offers and requests, Questions, Sexuality, Teens, Weirdness

But Leave Out the Part Where He Blew and Said “Haha, Fooled Ya!”

Gay man: So, did you end up fucking that guy from eHarmony?
Blondie: Sort of. When I was blowing him he told me to stop and I said, “No way, I'm just getting started!” And then he said, “Seriously, stop, I don't want to blow in your face.”
Gay man: That's like true love. You should use that story for your eHarmony commercial.

Central Illinois

Posted on November 9, 2008
BJs, Default, Feelings, Girls, Illinois, Internet, Queers, Questions, Sex

After Throwing Me Under the Bus, Anyway

Young kid #1: I think I am going to make one of those eHarmony profiles to get a girlfriend.
Young kid #2: I think Dr Phil can help me.

Teton County Library
Jackson, Wyoming

Overheard by: Kate

Posted on November 6, 2008
Default, Guys, Internet, Relationships, TV shows

And Any Time I Look Down

Student: Hermaphrodites have everything. They have the whole package.
Professor: Yeah, hermaphrodites have it all. I've seen it on the internet.

Hartford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Claire

Posted on October 14, 2008
Connecticut, Default, Health & Hygiene, Internet, Sexuality, Students, Teachers

Or Write Angry Slam Poetry. Whichever Is Less Humane.

Wild-haired diner outside restaurant (seriously): If I don't get tenure next year, I don't know what I'll do. I'll have to … I don't know … I'll have to just blog about it.

Bloomsbury, London
England

Posted on September 7, 2008
Default, England, Fears, Internet, Money, Students

Internet