Old folks

Well-dressed older lady: That’s definitely one of the better diphthongs.

Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Ladle

Little old lady to husband: I don’t care how many times you’ve washed it or how clean it is! I’ve lived 60 years without my tongue making acquaintance with your asshole, and I’m not about to introduce the two of them now!

St. Louis Street
Lebanon, Illinois

Overheard by: AlternknitiveKnitter

Grandpa to grandson: … And no one but nobody can be a young leader if they crack their knuckles!

Washington, DC

60-ish lady: If it weren’t for Dancing with the Stars, I don’t know what we’d be watching!

Whole Foods
Ridgewood, New Jersey

Young girl: Where is your husband?
Old woman: Oh, honey, my husband is up in heaven.
Young girl: I’m sorry… Did he get eaten by a crocodile?

Flight to Bermuda

Overheard by: elizabeth

Naked old man: You know, they say you really shouldn’t hang meats anymore.
Fully-clothed hipster: … Really?

YMCA locker room
Chicago, Illinois

Older lady: What’s a whiffy?
Man, confused: What’s… a whiffy?
Older lady: Right there! It says, ‘Free whiffy’ — W-I-F-I.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Overheard by: Jen

Loud old lady on cell: Hello! Sorry about before. I was so shocked someone called me that I pressed the wrong button!

Belgrave Line train
Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: Kiri

Bubbly girl: I am so happy now!
Bubbly friend, holding her hand: Me, too! I can’t believe it!
Old man, stopping them in hallway: What are you two so happy about?
Bubbly girl: We just hit on each other!
Old man: So, are you girlfriends now?
Bubbly friend: Yes, we are!
Old man, after long pause: Two girls together… That is a wonderful thing.

Peninsula College
Pt. Angeles, Washington

Overheard by: Gidget

Old man: … So I tell her, ‘Hey, it’s healthier than smoking, drinking… banging chicks…’ [Old women laugh.] But I could always mix the photography with the banging chicks and make some money on the side…

Panera Bread
Michigan

Overheard by: CDG