Murder

Girl on cell: Well, I don’t care if they kill fucking humans; just don’t fucking kill the worms!

http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/2006/10/long-overdue-update-part-2.html

Overheard by: hearstoomuch

Four-year-old kid: Everything I touch dies.

Rest Stop
Connecticut

Guy on bus: If I ever write a book, it'll be about how to kill my brother in the most painful way possible.
Girl on bus: But he's two.
Guy on bus: I don't care.

Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: Meech

Little boy, dressed as a firefighter, looking at picture of a raccoon: That's a raccoon! I shoot raccoons! With a gun! Look at my boots!

Wheaton, Illinois

Overheard by: Emlyn

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.

Guy on phone: That sounds awesome. (pause) Did he kill the bear? (pause) Wellllll, fuck him!

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Coral

Man in large custom-painted SUV, rollin' up: Hey! Lil' Jojo in there? (gestures toward apartment building)
Woman on front steps: I don't know!
Man: Will you go in and see if he there?
Woman: The door open. Whassamatta, you ain't got no legs?
Man: Shit! I don't know what apartment he in!
Woman: Well, you might be comin' to kill him…

St. Paul, Minnesota

Overheard by: Melissa

Taxi dispatcher: Yeah, take your time. No need to kill yourself.
Taxi driver: One more reason not to kill myself. Copy.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overheard by: Claiborne

Angry girl to group of male friends: You can sleep with my mother, you can kill my father, you can burn down my house, but if you fuck with my bike…

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Veli Velo

Little boy witnessing a shiatsu massage: Mommy, why are they killing that man?

Toronto
Ontario
Canadia