Kids

(during Beauty and the Beast, the Beast enters stage)
Little girl in audience, loudly: Hi, beast!

Neptune Theatre, Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canadia

Overheard by: Ina

Tiny girl to friend: You're not fat, you're Santa Claus-esque. Get it right, whore.

Coronado Middle School
Coronado, California

Overheard by: they won the game

Two-year-old girl: Fuck that. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Fuck!

Orthodontist
Gilbert, Arizona

Overheard by: KBizz

Mom: Honey, don't eat your boogers!
Two-year-old: But mommy, I like them!
Mom, exasperated: Go to your dad.

Supermarket
St. Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: Ryskie

Five-year-old: Daddy, I want ice cream.
Father: How does it feel to want something?

Vermont

Six-year-old boy: I want flan. I want flan, mom. I want flan. I've never tried it before. Can we get flan?
Mother: Okay, you need to stop being so annoying.
Six-year-old boy: Maybe.

Supermarket
Northampton, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Adrienne

Sunday school teacher (showing picture of Good Shepherd): Who can tell me who this is?
Kid: That's Jesus with the whacker!
Teacher (puzzled): You mean he takes the sheep out for a walk?
Kid (pointing to the shepherd's crook): No, when one of the sheep tries to get away from Jesus, he whacks them with it so they won't go!

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Woman visiting Seattle with daughters: Guess what daddy is doing down in Portland right now!
Four-year-old girl: Going to a bar?

Seattle, Washington

Two-year-old: Daddy, do I have a penis?
Father: Yes, you do.
Two-year-old: Ha ha! Silly penis.

Chicago, Illinois

Teacher: Hey! Who was screaming?
Three-year-old: I was.
Teacher: Well, stop screaming inside.
Three-year-old: Sam* was screaming.
Teacher: Look, important lesson for the future: keep your lies consistent.

Denver, Colorado

Overheard by: Lee