Teacher: Listen, I guarantee that by the time you graduate, each one of you will have a form of herpes.
New York City, New York
Girl: Do you know who Helen Keller is?
Guy: No.
Girl: Well, she was blind, deaf, and something else…
Guy: Dumb?
Girl: No, she was quite intelligent actually, but I think she could smell.
Corvallis, Oregon
Woman #1: In all seriousness, given the choice, I don't know whether I'd prefer to be male or female.
Woman #2: It'd be really nice not to have cramps.
Woman #1: Yeah, and bleeding in public can be embarrassing, but perhaps less embarrassing than having things “pop up” unexpectedly.
Santa Cruz, California
Overheard by: Angelica Burns
Woman: I imagine that finding out you have a tumor is very much like finding out you're pregnant.
Los Angeles, California
Guy to girl: What? Your tummy hurts? Let’s make out!
Auburn, Alabama
Old lady #1: … And now he’s crippled!
Old lady #2: Well, of course he is. That’s what God does to people who get divorced.
Old lady #1: That’s true.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Overheard by: Voudou
Woman on cell: I totally didn’t recognize her. Yeah, so I guess she thinks she can get away with not doing her hair and make-up before surgery.
Office Depot
Fort Worth, Texas
Boy #1: Why do you have all your stuff with you?
Boy #2, carrying oversized bag of athletic equipment: I have class at 3:50, then I have to ride straight over to practice.
Boy #1: Oh, that sucks.
Boy #2: Well, it could be worse. I could have syphilis.
http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2008/10/glass-half-full.html
Overheard by: lilly
Chick: I had a friend who thought she was really depressed for years, but it turned out it was just a yeast infection in all of her organs. This could be you.
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Overheard by: TARDIS Dyke