On the phone

Professor on cell: And two students speak at the same time, completely disagreeing with each other. So I just shout “fight!”

University of Oregon

Woman on cell: I don’t know. I couldn’t understand the message… I’ll let you listen to it later… Well, would anybody at the bank say ‘peace out’?

London
England

Busy-looking female suit on cell: Face it, Carol, you just didn't marry well.

Upstate New York

Guy on cell: My mom's husband is my dad's wife's ex-husband. Now you know why I live in Seattle–as far away as I can get on the continental US.

Bank of America
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Thinking holidays must be rough

Loud girl on cell: I dunno… I mean, it takes a lot for someone to make out with you after you’ve been puking.

Outside Goldwin Smith Hall
http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/2007/03/reticent.html

Big black guy on cell: Yeah, I wear the apron. But it comes off at night. Then we’ll see who hustles!

301 bus to Shoreline
Seattle, Washington

White girl on cell: But we couldn’t tell if he’s a pirate…

http://overheardinphilly.blogspot.com/

Woman on cell: So, she hasn’t had anything to eat since Monday afternoon… Yeah, I guess that means she’s doing great!

Arby’s
Lebanon, Ohio

Chick on cell: I’m doing my paper on child euthanasia… Yeah, they’d have to be terminally ill, not just ugly kids.

http://overheardatwestern.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-about-fat-kids.html

Overheard by: natalie

Man on cell: They said I sexually molested the cat… I would never do that! I love that cat!

Utah