While the Dean Is Out Of Town on His Grinding and Shimmying Tour

Undergrad student: Where are the nursing faculty?
University secretary: Pumping.

College
Missouri

Overheard by: rami

Posted on April 17, 2009
Colleges & Universities, Default, Employees, Missouri, Offers and requests, Questions, Students, Weirdness, Words

The Back Of the Shelves?

Black student: Where's the ethnic section?
White librarian: The what?
Black student: The ethnic section…you know, where all the books by black people are.
White librarian: We don't have an ethnic section, dear. You'll have to browse the shelves.

Longview College, Missouri

Overheard by: Sarah

Posted on April 2, 2009
Black people, Books, Colleges & Universities, Default, Missouri, Offers and requests, Questions, Race, Students

JewTube's Kind Of an Open Secret, Ellie

Girl on line: Guess what! I watched a video about Jews on YouTube today!
Girl next to her, embarrassed: Shhhh!

Bear's Den, Washington University
St Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: Scandalized

Posted on March 8, 2009
Bars & Clubs, Compare and contrast, Default, Girls, Internet, Missouri, Religion

Just a Little Tip from Me to You

Customer to cashier: A lot of people say the witching hour is midnight, but it's actually 3 am. I know this because I worship Satan.

Supermarket
Columbia, Missouri

Overheard by: RW

Posted on March 5, 2009
Compare and contrast, Customers, Default, Missouri, Names, Religion

You Tell a Story Just Like Your Dad

Girl #1 to girl #2: Did you see the way he grabbed me like that? I was like, “you need to not grab me like that”

International Airport
St. Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: glad he didn't grab ME like that

Posted on February 12, 2009
Airports & flights, Default, Girls, Missouri, Questions, Stupidity, Words

Like People in Kansas Don't Drink Wine

Ghetto black chick: People in Europe don't eat nachos.

Kansas City, Missouri

Overheard by: D-One

Posted on December 14, 2008
Black people, Compare and contrast, Default, Food, Geography, Girls, Missouri

Out Shaking Her Balance Sheet on a Friday Night

Teen girl #1: Okay, okay, look at that girl over there.
Teen girl #2: Which one?
Teen girl #1: The one with the short skirt, revealing halter top, and cowboy boots–what do you think of her?
Teen girl #2: I don't know what you're asking.
Teen girl #3: What do you think she does for a living?
Teen girl #2: I don't know, she could be an accountant.

Steak 'n Shake
Springfield, Missouri

Posted on November 12, 2008
Clothing, Default, Girls, Jobs & Careers, Missouri, Questions, Restaurants, Teens

The Little Guy Never Gets a Break

Boy: Why can't we go in?
Girl: Maybe someone was murdered.
Boy: Lucky.

West Junior High
Columbia, Missouri

Overheard by: Kelsey

Posted on November 9, 2008
Death & dying, Default, Girls, Guys, Missouri, Murder, Questions, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Weirdness

Excellent– Let the Beatings Begin

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

Posted on October 16, 2008
Default, Kids, Missouri, Moms, Offers and requests, Parenting, Stores

Where an Ancient Tribe Had Scrawled Its Secrets on the Stall Wall

Teacher: You know, when I was your age we didn't have classes like this. If you wanted to learn about personal finance, you got a job. If you wanted to learn about sex, you went to the bathroom.

Rock Bridge High School
Columbia, Missouri

Posted on October 5, 2008
Advice, Age and ageing, Default, Education, Masturbation, Memory lane, Missouri, Money, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Sexuality, Teachers