Mom of small child, on cell: No, I don’t have any whiskey, but I have tequila.
Small child, pulling away: No, Mommy! Don’t kill me!
Cogshall Park
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Why, why, why?!
Mom of small child, on cell: No, I don’t have any whiskey, but I have tequila.
Small child, pulling away: No, Mommy! Don’t kill me!
Cogshall Park
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Why, why, why?!
Mom to young son: There's a doggie! Do you know what sound a doggie makes?
Son: Mooo.
Mom, distracted by shiny things: Uh-huh. (pause) Hey! Dogs don't say “moo”!
Target
Leominster, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Manda
Cop: It’s not a party ’til the shirts come off.
Hilton Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Neon
Three-year-old daughter, pointing at huge woman: Dada, she has a big booty.
Father: Sweetie, you don't want to talk about other people's booties.
Three-year-old daughter: But dada, she couldn't sit on our toilet. It is too small for her.
Father: Okay. (hurriedly moves out of the aisle)
Three-year-old daughter: Her booty is too big for pee and poop to come out. She makes a big mess and gets it all over! (father starts pushing faster)
Supermarket
Quincy, Massachusetts
Girl #1: So I was driving down the street blaring my rap music and then these people started hollering.
Girl #2: Wait, were they black people or were they normal people?
Northeastern Campus
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: really?
Woman on toilet: What the fuck is going on with my ass?
Medford, Massachusetts
College girl: Just think about all the chickens that get killed every day, like just by McDonald’s.
Friend: Yeah, but you know… I don’t really care.
College girl: Oh no, I don’t care about them either, I’m just scared they’re gonna run out of chickens.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Curlee
Loud woman on cell: I mean I know he was seriously injured–he had a few fractures and sprains and he hurt his neck and back… But hey, that's what you get when you take too many shots and fall backwards down a flight of stairs because you tripped over your neighbor's dog… I'm so glad we won this case!
MBTA Train
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Sarah
Five-year-old girl (pointing at penis on sculpture in museum): Daddy, what's that?
Daddy: What do you think it is?
Girl's little sister: It's a butt!
Five-year-old girl (pause, whispers in amazement): It's a penis.
Harvard
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overheard by: loves smart kids
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
