What Happens When You Only Let Your Kids Read ee cummings

Girl #1: Oh my god! At work today, the kids had to write stories and they are the worst writers ever! One kid had an entire paragraph with no periods, and a bunch of them were capitalizing days of the week and stuff. It was awful.
Girl #2: You're supposed to capitalize days of the week.
Girl #1, in embarrassed awe: No! You're kidding, right? I told them they weren't supposed to…

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2008/10/thursdays-child-has-far-to-go.html

Overheard by: lauren

Posted on June 16, 2015
Compare and contrast, Education, Girls, Kids, Overheard in PDX, Stupidity

He’s Now Extinct

Woman: I can’t believe my friend pterodactyled me yesterday.

Stumptown Coffee House
http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2007/02/jurassic-position.html

Overheard by: jose

Posted on October 28, 2014
Chicks, Kink, Overheard in PDX

It Didn’t Fit

Man on phone: Where’s Joey? [To someone at the table] Where’s Joey? [Into phone] He’s in the bathroom trying on a dress.

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2007/03/which-bathroom.html

Overheard by: bananna lee fishbones

Posted on October 11, 2014
Coworkers, Gossip, Overheard in PDX

Without Them, Donald Duck’s Too Creepy to Be a Role Model

Guy: Once you’ve seen him in his underwear you want to be just like him.

Huber’s restaurant
http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2007/03/briefing.html

Overheard by: rich

Posted on October 8, 2014
Fashion, Guys, Overheard in PDX, Philosophy, Restaurants

We Could Pretend We're a Siamese Twin

Guy to female bartender: Why don't we just date other people together?

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2008/08/proposal.html

Overheard by: rich

Posted on January 8, 2010
Bartenders, Guys, Offers and requests, Overheard in PDX, Relationships, Sex

He Used to Just Be Known As “R. Kelly”

Girl, about her dog: Yeah… My friends call him “Facefucker.”
Guy: What does that even mean?
Girl: It means he fucks faces.
Guy: Oh.

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2008/08/porn-dog.html

Overheard by: lauren

Posted on December 16, 2009
Animals, Body parts, Girls, Guys, Names, Overheard in PDX, Sex

That's Meg Ryan.

Girl #1: I want to have sex with that duck.
Girl #2: Shut up!

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2008/08/ducks.html

Overheard by: io

Posted on December 11, 2009
Birds, Girls, Overheard in PDX, Sex, Weirdness, Wishes

Then Why Haven't You Helped Me Win Any Grammys?

Female tween, following older brother swimming in restricted area: Mom, can I swim where Dave* is?
Mom: No! Swim back over to the shore.
Female tween, in nasal whine: Oh. Myyyyy. God!
Mom: Hey, I gave birth to you. I am your god!

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2008/07/supreme-being.html

Overheard by: matt.

Posted on December 9, 2009
God, Moms, Offers and requests, Overheard in PDX, Parenting, Tweens

Though I Notice You Are Cultivating Quite an Impressive Beer-Gut

College girl #1, walking past maternity section: That's a cute dress.
College girl #2: Yeah, I don't have the boobs to wear it.
College girl #1: Oh, that's a cute one too!
College girl #2: You don't have the fetus to fill out that dress.

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2008/05/filler.html

Overheard by: m.

Posted on October 13, 2009
Clothes, Clothing, Comebacks, Overheard in PDX, Pregnancy, Rack, Students

Especially When You're Black.

Manager: Pants off is the new black.

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-black.html

Overheard by: fool

Posted on October 13, 2009
Bosses, Clothes, Clothing, Overheard in PDX, Race

Overheard in PDX