Girls’ sports team jogging by: Happy Wacky Wednesday!
Hobo: I thought it was Whip ’em Out Wednesday!
http://community.livejournal.com/overheardatbu/51230.html
Girls’ sports team jogging by: Happy Wacky Wednesday!
Hobo: I thought it was Whip ’em Out Wednesday!
http://community.livejournal.com/overheardatbu/51230.html
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
Late-20s blonde yuppie: I love him, and I think he loves me.
Late-20s brunette yuppie: That’s cool.
Late-20s blonde yuppie: Yeah, I think his name’s Paul or John or something.
North Beach
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: i love love
Ice cream lady behind counter: Spartacus?
Man running to get ice cream: I am Spartacus!
Oberweiss
Oak Park, Illinois
McGill student in cafe, on phone: Don't you dare talk to me about softwood lumber!
Montreal
Quebec
Canadia
Overheard by: j.leung
12-year-old boy #1: My hobo name is Rancid Earl!
12-year-old boy #2: My hobo name is Cracker Joe!
12-year-old boy #1: Hey, I wanna be Cracker Joe…
Middlesex County Fair
New Jersey
Clerk to another: And I woke up two days later by the pool, with Elvis.
Campmor
Paramus, New Jersey
Overheard by: Russ
Mom tourist: We're going to go see the Washington Monument, do you know who it's named for?
Son tourist: Yes, our first President, George Washington
Mom tourist: That's right. (pause) He's dead now.
Washington, DC
Literature professor, after reciting Hamlet's “To be or not to be…”: So now you all need a Valium…count on me to ruin your day.
English Lit Class
Anchorage, Alaska
Overheard by: Rosencrantz