I Just Thought It Would Be a Lot Bigger, Is All.

Little girl in stall with dad: You're silly! This is silly!
Dad, peeing: Nothing is silly in here.
Girl: That's silly. This is silly. Stop.

Men's Bathroom
Hendersonville, Tennessee

Overheard by: Tanner

Posted on June 14, 2009
Compare and contrast, Dads, Default, Girls, Guys, Kids, Offers and requests, Restroom, Tennessee, Words

Sleepover!

Mother: These sheets smell weird.
Child, enthusiastically: Yeah, like other people's houses!

Thrift Store, St. John's
Newfoundland
Canadia

Overheard by: Sandy

Posted on June 13, 2009
Canadia, Compare and contrast, Default, Kids, Moms, Stores, Weirdness, Women

And I'll Film It for YouTube.

Dad to little girl sitting on railing, watching sea lions: You fall down, that's it. If you fall down, I'm not helping you. (pause) And the sea lion's gonna eat you.

Pier 39
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Paulo

Posted on June 10, 2009
Animals, California, Dads, Default, Guys, Kids, Threats

But Can You Say “Paternity Suit”?

Five-year-old Spanish boy: Court! Court! Court! Court!
Frazzled grandmother: Yes, I know.

Courthouse
Waterbury, Connecticut

Overheard by: Colleen

Posted on June 4, 2009
Compare and contrast, Connecticut, Default, Guys, Kids, Moms, Women, Words

That's Probably Just the Breeze from Washington

Enthusiastic little boy, entering restaurant with parents: Smells like snakes in here!

Restaurant
Charlottesville, Virginia

Overheard by: pasquinn

Posted on June 3, 2009
Animals, Compare and contrast, Default, Guys, Kids, Restaurants, Virginia

Tommy Was a Shoo-in for the Cast Of Jackass 2028

Enthusiastic two-year-old boy: Mommy, my bottom just burped!

Illinois

Overheard by: martha

Posted on June 1, 2009
Clothes, Default, Family ties, Guys, Illinois, Kids

It's Cheez-Its for Dinner Now, Beeyotch!

25-year-old man: Hey, Bella, I got you funyuns!
Five-year-old girl: Ewwww!
25-year-old man: Well, fuck you then.

Lake View Terrace, California

Overheard by: James Jameson

Posted on May 31, 2009
California, Compare and contrast, Default, Food, Girls, Guys, Kids, Words

Counting the Nuts, Of Course

Young ice cream customer: I'm going to get a large sundae.
Competitive young ice cream customer: Oh, yeah? I once had a sundae that was so big it was…it was… (thinks about it) up to the top of Jesus!

Dairy Queen
Victoria
Canadia

Overheard by: bemused in Dairy Queen

Posted on May 30, 2009
Canadia, Compare and contrast, Customers, Default, Food, Jesus, Kids, Offers and requests, Questions

Do You….Want A Hug Now?

Glamorous blonde mother, curiously: Did I pay you enough attention as a child?
Dark haired alternative daughter: Um…how do you mean?
Glamorous blonde mother: Did I not hug you enough?
Daughter: Why?
Glamorous blonde mother: Well, you're not…well…not very mainstream are you?
Daughter, in shock: Well, if there's anything wrong with me, it's your fault, isn't it!

Liverpool
England

Posted on May 30, 2009
Default, England, Family, Family ties, Girls, Kids, Moms, Questions, Women

And the Trendy Diseases?

Hot girl: I've spent so much on condoms since I got here that I think it would be cheaper to just have the damn kids by now.

Westwood, California

Posted on May 29, 2009
California, Condoms, Default, Family ties, Girls, Kids, Money, Pregnancy

Kids