Memory lane

Lady professor: AU is so different, there are so many females here. When I was in college, my sophomore year it was a five to one ratio! Males to females! The men were hanging from the trees. You’d walk through campus, wary, and then you’d sit at the cafeteria table and look up from your breakfast and there would be five guys -just staring at you!

Justice Research Class, American University
Washington, D.C.

Pilot to passengers: Welcome to Hawaii! I’m going to tell you all what my mom told me when I turned 18: get your bags and get out.

Direct flight from Seattle, Washington to Oakland, California

Chick: So… You know when you were little and you used to leave beer and cookies for Santa?

Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California

Overheard by: the governor

Hipster chick: Did I ever tell you about my childhood Princess Leia obsession?
Hipster dude: No, you never told me about a Princess Leia thing. Oh, wait, maybe you did. Did it involve pastries on your head to simulate hair buns?
Hipster chick: No, that must have been another girlfriend.
Hipster dude: No! Or maybe the pastry buns was me. I repress so many memories.
Hipster chick: Probably smart.
Hipster dude: It’s working okay so far.
Hipster chick: Yeah. You barely need therapy.

15th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
Canadia

Kid in cafeteria: Yeah, that was the night we watched Shrek and made love for the first time.

East Lansing, Michigan

Overheard by: Cammie

Artsy girl #1: Hey, remember that time in London when we both thought we had scabies, but we didn’t?
Artsy girl #2, sighing: That was one of the best days of my life!

Arcadia University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Hiding my laughter in the photo lab

Dude drawing names and heart in wet cement: Done.
Girl: Oh my god, that’s awesome. I’m gonna take a picture with my phone so it can be the image that comes up when you call. Right now it’s your dick in a box.
Dude: Yeah, this is– Wait, you have a picture of my dick in a box?
Girl: Yeah. Remember?
Dude: Oh, yeah, that’s right…

UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Overheard by: nathan

Blonde teen: Please don't pull my finger!
Brunette teen: Oh, gosh. Is this like that time in gym class?

Homecoming Football Game
Minnesota

Mother to teen daughter: And then you, me, and your aunt can mount the pillow like last time.

Wal-Mart
Augusta, Georgia

Overheard by: Annissa

Bro: Yeah, I remember the first time I saw someone projectile-vomit.

Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts