…After Those Pictures Surface of Him in the Cone-Bra

Middle-aged Jewish lady with thick Queens accent flipping through People magazine: So, what do you think about this whole thing with Madonna?
90-year-old man sitting next to her: Who?
Middle-aged Jewish lady: Madonna.
Man: Who?
Middle-aged Jewish lady: Madonna.
Man: Who?
Middle-aged Jewish lady: Madonna!
Man: Oh! The colored guy! Yeah, I don't think he'll win.

Jetblue Flight
Florida to New York

Overheard by: JoeQ

Posted on November 29, 2014
About celebrities, Airports & flights, Default, Florida, Jews, New York, Old folks, Questions

“Why'd You Come As Yourself,?” They Said

Old woman on bus: I have a skirt like that.
Young professional woman: Really?
Old woman: I can't wear it. I can't wear skirts that short. I'm too old.
Young professional: Oh.
Old woman: But it cost a lot, so I wore it as a halloween costume.
Young professional: Really.
Old woman: Everyone thought I was a hooker.

Portland, Oregon

Posted on November 23, 2014
Age and ageing, Clothes, Default, Holidays, Old folks, Oregon, Questions, Women

Warning: The Michael Jackson Story May Be Unsuitable for Children

Old man to group of kids: And then it turned into a he-she! (kids gasp)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: paulyy

Posted on November 19, 2014
Compare and contrast, Default, Gender issues, Guys, Old folks, Pennsylvania, Sexuality, Weirdness

Why Do You Have to Bring Ross Perot Into Everything?

Old man employee:… So I was at the Cabbage Patch Kid factory in Georgia…
Young trailer trash dude employee: Cabbage Patch Kids?!? I’d rather hold hands with a midget clown than play with one of those things!

Hardware Store
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: kat

Posted on November 19, 2014
California, Compare and contrast, Coworkers, Feelings, Guys, Old folks, Stores

Whatever. You Had That Cushy Yellow Raft

Mexican boy: We have to get up at 4 in the morning to go to school every day.
Mexican grandma: Yeah, well, I had to swim the Rio Grande to get to this country. So what?

Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, California

Overheard by: Amused third generation Mexican

Posted on November 15, 2013
California, Mexicans, North America, Old folks, USA

I Forget by Whom

72-year-old lady: The last time I was carded buying alcohol I was 35 and pregnant.

Kohl’s
Dunedin, Florida

Posted on November 11, 2013
Florida, Memory lane, Old folks

Perhaps You Should Get That Checked Out?

Old man: You got bats in your belfry?
Jaded 20-something: Yeah, I don't know what I've got in my belfry…

Jersey City, New Jersey

Posted on August 18, 2011
Animals, New Jersey, Old folks, Penis, Questions, Sexuality

Why Do You Think They Called It “The Battle Of the Bulge”?

Old man to another, over lunch: And once one of the Germans got constipated, none of us could shit for weeks!

Valparaiso, Indiana

Posted on May 16, 2011
Gossip, Indiana, Old folks, Poop, Weirdness

Maybe Getting Some Hair Extensions

Elderly lady to another: I wonder what God's doing right now. Probably drunk, celebrating his 400th birthday.

Washingtonville, New York

Overheard by: Trisha

Posted on February 2, 2011
Drinking & drunks, God, Leisure, New York, Old folks, Questions, Religion

I'd Hoped to Outgrow My Vanity, Too

80-year-old grandmother walking feebly down the stairs: I'm not drunk; I'm handicapped.
Daughter assisting her: She's drunk and handicapped.
80-year-old grandmother: Okay. That's true… I just didn't want to bring my cane.

Turner Field, Braves Game
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: Drunk, but Not Handicapped

Posted on November 20, 2010
Age and ageing, Drinking & drunks, Drunks, Georgia, Maladies, Old folks

Old folks