Though, to Be Fair, the Bicycle Had No Bell.

Girl #1: My grandfather has won the Nobel Prize!
Girl #2: Really?
Girl #1: Yeah, he has one of those trophies in his bookshelf!
Janitor, walking in: Are you sure it was the Nobel Prize?
Girl #1: Yes, I am! Don't you believe me? I'm gonna call him and ask! (proceeds to call, hangs up sounding disappointed)
Janitor: Well?
Girl #1: Oh, it was not the Nobel Prize. It was only from a bicycle race.

High School
Sweden

Overheard by: Malin

Posted on June 5, 2015
Bragging, Family ties, Old folks, On the phone, Questions, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Students, Sweden, Teachers

It's Easy for the Deaf to Maintain Friendships

Old woman #1: She tried putting it everywhere, in the lamp and the overhead light, nothing worked.
Old woman #2: The violin is not my favorite instrument. It's too high pitched.
Old woman #1: I'm worried someone might steal the soup from the church, you never know who's in there now.
Old woman #2: Of course Justin never paid that bill, so I covered it for him.

Train
Melbourne
Australia

Posted on December 7, 2014
Australia, Default, Food, Money, Old folks, Religion, Train, Weirdness, Women, Words

Now If Only She Could Find the U.S. on a Map

Old man, about Jessica Simpson “how I found love again” mag cover: She can't find someone to lighten her roots, but she found love. Thank god.

Mamaroneck, New York

Overheard by: Melissa

Posted on December 1, 2014
About celebrities, Beauty, Feelings, New York, Old folks

…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