No, but at the Rate They Inbreed, It Will Be

Teen girl #1: Oh my gosh, look — Catholic school kids!
Teen girl #2: Erica! Don’t say that!
Teen girl #1: What? … Is that racist?

Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: not catholic

Posted on April 14, 2023
Names, Pennsylvania, Teens

Nobody Even Pretends to Understand U.S. Politics

Teacher: So, you have two teams. Let's make a team name. Like…the red team and the green team, or the lion team and the tiger team. What's your team name?
Ten-year-old boy: Obama team. (team members nod)
Teacher: Uh, okay. (to other team) So, are you guys the McCain team?
Ten-year-old girl: No! (whispered consultation with team members) Blue team.

English School
Gifu
Japan

Posted on February 24, 2023
Animals, Asia, Compare and contrast, Default, Guys, Kids, Names, Questions, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Teachers

Maybe If You Were Close to Being a Rich Man

Hipster kid #1: Kelsey, have you ever seen Fiddler on the Roof?
Hipster kid #2: No. I'm not a fan of Tennessee Williams.
Hipster kid #3: Um, I think you're thinking of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Hipster kid #2: Yeah, whatever. I was close.

Missouri Botanical Gardens
St. Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: tennessee williams' groupie

Posted on February 17, 2023
Compare and contrast, Default, Hipsters, Kids, Missouri, Movies, Names, Questions

Um, There’s No One There

Girl, pointing: That kid — he’s my new friend.
Friend: What? That tiny kid?
Girl: Yeah. You said I need a new friend. That kid is my new friend.
Friend: Whatever.
Girl: I think his name is Kyle.

Cosmo Park
Columbia, Missouri

Overheard by: Kelsey

Posted on January 21, 2023
Bimbettes, Missouri, Names, Relationships

Lonely Old People Will Answer to Anything

Boy, to teenage girl: Hi, Lisa.
Old man, entering: Hi.

Cafe
Eugene, Oregon

Posted on December 28, 2022
Names, Old folks, Oregon, Sexuality, Teens, Weirdness

The “My Little Pony” Gang Is More Vicious Than You’d Think

Chick #1: Oh my god, Latonya! You should’ve written down ‘Bubbles’!
Chick #2: Bubbles?
Latonya: Yeah, that’s my gangster name. I know it’s not tough, but I still like it!

All Saints High School
Whitby, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: male student reluctantly forced into a group

Posted on November 21, 2022
Canadia, Chicks, Names

In Fact, They Probably Prefer It.

Chick in hoodie: I think they prefer to be called “little people.”
Preppy guy: When you're hiring them for a sex act I'm pretty sure it's okay to call them midgets.

Landmark Diner
Port Washington, New York

Overheard by: Hunter (aka

Posted on November 21, 2022
Compare and contrast, Default, Girls, Guys, Names, New York, Restaurants, Sex, Students

Somebody's Husband Wasn't Properly Fed and Watered

Hipster girl to friend: I heard the most offensive thing in Crate & Barrel!

San Francisco, California

Posted on October 13, 2022
Compare and contrast, Default, Girls, Hipsters, Names, San Francisco, Sensory experiences

We Smell the Plot Of a New Indiana Jones Movie!

Mini-skirt girl: Her name is Pearl, so she's either an 80-year-old white lady from Connecticut…
Suit: Or an 18-year-old, French-speaking lieutenant in an Asian motorcycle gang.
Mini-skirt girl: Yours is weirdly specific.

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Overheard by: Agreed

Posted on October 12, 2022
Age and ageing, Compare and contrast, Connecticut, Girls, Names, Suits, Weirdness

From Then On, Whenever Sally Did Naughty Things, She Blamed Baby Jesus

Grocery store bagger (handing stuffed cat to little girl): So, what are you going to name your new kitty?
Little girl: Baby Jesus!

California

Posted on October 9, 2022
Animals, California, Customers, Default, Employees, Jesus, Kids, Names, Shopping, Stores

Names