Trashy mom trying to get toddler to leave an animal exhibit: Get over here or I’ll whop your butt!
(five seconds later) And give me back my lighter!
Woodland Park Zoo
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Jenster
Trashy mom trying to get toddler to leave an animal exhibit: Get over here or I’ll whop your butt!
(five seconds later) And give me back my lighter!
Woodland Park Zoo
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Jenster
Teen girl #1: You know, I wish we had some sort of pregnancy switch that we can turn on and off at will. That way, when we have one night stands, we can just turn 'em off, and, voila! No baby!
Teen girl #2: We do. They're called diagrams.
Teen girl #3: You mean “diaphragms.”
Teen girl #2: Whatever.
Starbucks
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Leila
Seven-year-old boy, stepping off train, to parents: We're in the middle of nowhere!
Train Platform
Maplewood, New Jersey
Overheard by: KBN
Little kid: Mommy, why are there so many Asians here?
http://overheardinphilly.blogspot.com/2007/05/quiet-they-might-make-you-read-math.html
Overheard by: renee
Little girl, after fireworks: Was that magic, Daddy?
Father: There’s no such thing as magic.
Magic Kingdom, Disney World
Florida
Overheard by: Emily.
(five-year-old girl tries to hit puppy with a toy)
Step-mom: I’m gonna hit you with that toy.
Five-year-old girl: How hard?
Fresno, California
Mother: You know what I’m going to have to do now?
Son, soaked from romping in fountain outside: Send me to the gypsies?!
J. Crew
Seattle, Washington
Seven-year-old little boy staring at a little old lady with white hair: You’re going to die!
Hilander
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: Koosa
Whining toddler: Mommy, I want that book!
Yelling mother: You can't read!
Dalton Booksellers
Jefferson Valley, New York
