At Least Wait 'til We Get to Dubai

Ten-year-old girl to passing adult man: What's your name?
Mother, scolding: Do you have to hit on every man you see?

Disneyland
Anaheim, California

Posted on November 30, 2014
California, Default, Girls, Kids, Moms, Names, Questions, Sexuality, Tourist attractions, Women

He Likes to Go to Parties and Get Fried

Bus driver: So who else is gonna be there?
Passenger: Chicken boy will be there.
Bus driver: “Chicken boy”?
Passenger: Yeah, you know Dave*. That fool always smells like chicken! I always thought it was just me but at a party last week Elizabeth* and her friends all called him “chicken boy” too!

San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Dawn

Posted on November 27, 2014
Bus drivers, Default, Names, Questions, San Francisco, Sensory experiences, Strangers

Please Direct Any Questions to That Brick Wall Over There

Flight attendant, doing safety instructions before takeoff: Pull on the tab to inflate the life vest. If that doesn't work, blow it up manually. If that doesn't work…thank you for flying Southwest.

Flight over Providence, Rhode Island

Posted on November 26, 2014
Advice, Airports & flights, Default, Flight attendants, Names, Offers and requests, Public transportation, Rhode Island, Weirdness

But Mostly Because I Want to Use the Words “Ass Scope”

Suit #1: Yeah, I went in for a colonoscopy last week.
Suit #2: Really? How was it? Painful?
Suit #1: No, actually, with all the Demerol they gave me I don't remember anything about it…love that Demerol…so much so that I think I'll schedule another ass scope for next week.

Modesto, California

Overheard by: Ken Lane

Posted on November 17, 2014
Ass, California, Default, Feelings, Names, Questions, Science, Suits

Plus He Brings Me Noodles from Afar

50-something woman #1: I think he has that Marco Polo thing.
50-something woman #2: What?
50-something woman #1: You know, when someone is like, really depressed one minute then really happy the next.
50-something woman #2: Do you mean bipolar disorder?
50-something woman #1: Yeah that's the one.

Liverpool
England

Posted on November 13, 2014
Default, England, Geography, Mental illnesses, Names, Questions, Stupidity, Women, Words

Usually before Naming Them

Boyfriend: I can’t believe you weren’t there for me when I had to put my dog to sleep!
Girlfriend: I’m sorry, honey. Where I come from, we eat our pets.

Grocery store
Union Lake, Michigan

Posted on August 20, 2014
Animals, Biotechs, Michigan, Names, Stores

So Now I’ve Got This Sore or Whatever

Girl #1: So I was, like, in this hot tub with this guy, and we’re, like, making out or whatever.
Girl #2: Uh-huh…
Girl #1: And then I go, ‘What’s your name?’ And I think he said something, but I was like, ‘Whatever.’

http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/2006/12/big-honking-update.html

Overheard by: alex b.