Names

Barmaid: I was having sex with a girl, and in the heat of the moment she called me Frank. Which is horrifying, as that's her dad's name.

Pub
Surrey
England

Angry British guy on phone: My name's 'arry. No! 'arry! 'arry! Dammit, no! 'arry, like 'arry Potter! Thank you.
Girl nearby: You just made my life a little better.

Arizona

Overheard by: Meg:)

Girl to friend: There's a book you might be interested in, called What Color Is Your Parish.

Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: mine's ultraviolence

Mother to small child: So Paul just has to prove he's a woman now. So that should be fine.

Restaurant
London
England

Overheard by: sneaking a peek

Confused tourist lady, looking at anime convention kids in costume: Excuse me? Do you know what all of this is about?
Local: Yeah, the whack-job convention is in town.
Confused tourist lady: The…the…”whack-job” convention? (looks at costumes) Whack-jobs?
Local: (smacks forehead and turns away)

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Sarah Boyd

Annoyingly talkative woman: I got my pumpkin t-shirt at Old Navy eight years ago. I wear it every year. But I've only worn it… eight times!

Commuter Train
Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: M@

Woman to friend: Is she aware that we have three Talbots and a dog bakery?

Princeton University
New Jersey

Middle-aged woman: The last thing I want to do is get hit by a giant Tastycake!

Princeton, New Jersey

Girl: I helped, too! I had an illuminating conversation with Sarah at Bed Bath & Beyond!

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Claire

Mother, digging through prom dresses on rack, to nine-year-old daughter: There's so much glitter here! Did you know that so many drag queens shop at Ross that they call it “cross dress for less”?
Nine-year-old, bored: I know…

Ross Dress for Less
El Cerrito, California

Overheard by: innocent bystander