Kid: Mom, what’s the last supper? Why is it called ‘The Last Supper’?
Mom: Because it’s the last meal Jesus had with his disciples.
Kid: Awesome!
Mom: … Before one of his disciples betrayed him and he was killed.
Kid: Awesome!
Target
North Haven, Connecticut
Overheard by: Johnny Utah
Mom to daughter: See? That’s why we don’t laugh in this family — you go and suffocate on your own vomit!
Portland, Oregon
Lady: Oh, how cute is she?!
Woman with kid: Actually, it’s a he.
Lady: Well, why is he wearing a pink hat?
Woman with kid: Because he’s gay!
Sweden
http://www.tjuvlyssnat.se/mellersta-sverige/%e2%80%9dhan-vill-inte-leka-kurragomma-i-garderoben-langre%e2%80%9d
Overheard by: Lina
Three-year-old boy: Mom, let’s play Moose! You’re the moose!
Mom: Why do I have to be moose?
Trendy clothing store
Pasadena, California
Overheard by: throwsnails
Mom: If you don’t stop hitting your sister and start behaving nicely, we’re gonna go right back there and return those guns!
http://www.overheardinminneapolis.com/2007/03/your_first_clue.html
Overheard by: attention target shopper
Mother to three kids: It doesn’t matter if they come from Jewland, they’re still Americans.
http://overheardina2.blogspot.com/
Overheard by: Philip
Six-year-old: You know my friend, Lucy? Well, before she was a girl she was a boy.
Mom: What? That’s not possible. You can’t change from being a girl to being a boy.
Six-year-old: But Lucy did.
Mom: No, she didn’t. Why are you saying this?
Six-year-old: She did! She was a boy and now she’s a girl! She told me!
Mom: She’s lying. It doesn’t happen that way.
Six-year-old: But she did! You don’t know anything! She was a boy and now she’s a girl!
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: just over the fence
Host: Would you like a booth or table?
Young mom: A booth is fine.
Four-year-old: I don't want a booth!
Young dad: Hey, knock that off or you'll be eatin' out of the trash.
Orange County, California
Overheard by: Poofy
Four-year-old to mother: How do you kill a goat? With a gun?
Mother: Well…
Four-year-old, after epiphany: Or a sword!
Tacoma, Washington
Overheard by: Charlie G.
Mother to child in the girl's clothing aisle: No, you're not wearing a padded bra; you're six!
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/438564746/all-the-more-reason-she-needs-one.html
Overheard by: me
