Names

Professor: Let's move on…let's talk about Puerto Ricans in New York. And crack. And race. Well, let's start with Obama.

Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

Overheard by: lovecollege

20-something girl to gay male friend: It really creeps me out when you call me “grandma” when we do drugs together.

San Francisco, California

Overheard by: MuffinW

Girl: At first, I was really afraid he was cheating on me, but then I called him the next day and asked him where he was the night before…
Girl's friend: Well, where was he?
Girl: Oh, he was having drinks with John Lennon. I was freaking out for no reason!

New York

Tourist mom: What would Carol think of all this?
Seven-year old son: Her name is Coral, and I told you we broke up!

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Student to friend: Of course meat and veggies on a plate aren't supposed to touch each other! If they were then they'd be called… Uh… Uh… Starsky and Hutch!

Hillerød
Denmark

Overheard by: ?

Woman, urinating and talking to friend in next stall: I was holding my piss in for so long, my Kegel muscles could choke a chicken!

Memorial Hall
Monson, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Sarah

The Big Issue seller: Big Issue! Get your Big Issue! It's big! …it's an issue!

Camden Street
London
England

Woman #1: Where did you go to college?
Woman #2: University of Cape Town.
Woman #1: Oh, is that in Virginia?
Woman #2: No, it’s actually in South Africa.
Woman #1: Ohhhh, sorry, I’m bad with geometry.
Woman #2: …
Woman #1: I mean geology!

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Overheard by: Actually, that was my mom.

Girls’ sports team jogging by: Happy Wacky Wednesday!
Hobo: I thought it was Whip ’em Out Wednesday!

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Girl #1: Hey, I know you! Isn’t your name ‘Laura’?
Girl #2: No, not even close, actually.
Girl #1: Yes, it is. Your name is Laura.
Girl #2: No, it really isn’t.
Girl #1: Well, it is now.

Friendly’s
South Carolina