Man to friend: I think the worst part about this whole cancer thing is that his smell has changed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Man to friend: I think the worst part about this whole cancer thing is that his smell has changed.
Boston, Massachusetts
Large black woman on cell: Girl! I’m tellin’ you, I don’t know where I gots them warts on my feets. But they nasty! I don’t want to give them to nobody else, so I brought me some lil’ socks, you know… Them cushy foots? Not like Earl, who goes barefoot all over the city with them mushroom funguses on his toes. His toenails be like baby powder! They all crumbly and shit.
Detroit Metro Airport
Detroit, Michigan
Overheard by: Trying not to barf (and glad I wore socks)
Young woman: I mean, bulimia is easy! But anorexia? That takes willpower!
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Overheard by: Mandy
Girl to guy: Don't hug me. I'm sick.
Guy to girl: Me too!
(pause)
Girl to guy: Yay! (hugs)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Overheard by: apparently sick people can't get worse
Woman eating pizza with friends: So, do you want to go to the hospital? Okay, I'm on my way…I'll be a few minutes though. (hangs up and continues eating)
Louis Pizza
Detroit, Michigan
Weird guy: Did you guys have fun last night?
Weirder guy: Oh, yeah. She jerked me off. But I'm allergic to latex, so she used neoprene gloves from the lab where she works.
Weird guy: Niiiice.
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: That sounds so unpleasant.
Korean queer, smoking: I heard oral sex gives you more throat cancer than cigarettes.
Dida’s Bar
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Mom to six-year-old: I'm not buying this whole “selective stuttering” thing.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Chubby girl: Oreos are better than amphetamines.
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: gidgetgirl
Middle-aged suit on cell: Yeah… Well, I don't know. (pause) Doesn't she have Alzheimer's? (pause) I don't care if she's your mother. (pause) Yeah, well, maybe she shouldn't be trading your stocks, then.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: mo
