Names

Weight lifter to buddy: If I had a vagina, I would call it Simon!

Australian National University Gym
Canberra
Australia

Captain: Welcome to JetBlue! I am your captain, Greg, and sitting next to me is your co-captain… also Greg.

Flight to Orlando, Florida

Overheard by: Chelsea

Stoned girl #1, eating mint cookie: This tastes like Oreos.
Stoned girl #2: This isn't Oreos! It's… Oxford Creme cookie.
Stoned girl #1: Sounds like a pretentious Oreo to me.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Curly

Student girl in beige Uggs: So, who was that guy you were with last night?
Student girl in brown Uggs: Ugh, well I don't actually know his real name, I just call him Captain Kirk, because he kinda looks like him, y'know?

Leeds
England

60-something tourist holding map, looking bewildered: So why is it called lemon chicken anyway?

Canberra
Australia

Disheveled suit on cell: Hey, I've decided to go home and start drinking. (pause) Yeah, I think Jim, Jack, and Jose can help me work through my problems.

River North
Chicago, Illinois

Balding nerdy guy to cute Asian arty girl: What was your name again?
Cute Asian arty chick: No.

Pioneer Square
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: curtis martin

Young guy on cell: Man, I don't know nobody by they real names, yo.

Framingham, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Shifty

Man on cell in grocery store: As long as you don't call me “flipper,” that's okay.

Gresham, Oregon

Man to woman: The name “Pizza Hut” is so perfect, because it has “pizza” in the name, and they sell pizza!

Busch Gardens
Tampa, Florida

Overheard by: Faye