Kids

Airplane pilot: And just for sanitary reasons, please change your babies diapers in the bathroom, not on the pullout table in front of you, because people might stare.

Airport
Tampa, Florida

Overheard by: nicole

Six-year-old child to teacher, upon seeing her new haircut for the first time: What's wrong with your hair?
Teacher: What do you mean “what's wrong with my hair”?
Child (with eyes downcast): It just looks so beautiful.
Teacher: Well, thank you.

New Westminster
BC
Canadia

Four-year-old boy, excitedly, as he and his family are being seated: Beer! Beer! Dad, they have beer here!

El Metate Mexican Restaurant
Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee

Overheard by: Mrs. H.

Small child: Hey, dad, can we take the quarters out of the fountain?
Father: Not now. That's what we do after dark, when we put our ski masks on.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/465751887/bring-your-kid-to-work-day.html

Overheard by: rappeling from the ceiling for spare change.

Lady carrying huge crate of Girl Guide Cookies to campus rent-a-cop: But they're just kids! They were just trying to have fun!
Campus rent-a-cop, genuinely surprised: They were smoking pot on my campus!

McGill
Montreal, Quebec
Canadia

Five-year-old boy sitting in a shopping cart: Gi-ant vul-va! Gi-ant vul-va!
Mommy: Here's a chocolate truffle.

Whole Foods
Santa Monica, California

Nanny to 10-year-old girl: So, who commonly uses Celsius instead of Fahrenheit?
10-year-old girl: Penguins.

Brookline, Massachusetts

Overheard by: S

Soccer mom to group of children: Okay, who's dead?
Several of the children, excitedly: I'm dead! I'm dead!

Outisde Trinity Rep
Providence, Rhode Island

Overheard by: Katie M

Four-year-old girl: What about Steven?!
Six-year-old girl: He's my new boyfriend, and I told his sister that I love him but she didn't tell him. But he's my boyfriend and he doesn't know it.

Pennsylvania

Professor: It's like pouring milk on the floor and putting your baby in it. Not as efficient as a nipple.

University of Vermont