Woman looking at plate of fajitas: Ummm, I ordered fajitas.
Waiter: Those are fajitas…
Woman: Oh. [Begins eating fajitas.]
Chili’s
Oldsmar, Florida
Enthusiastic teen girl: My 10-year-old brother wears lip gloss!
Irritated mother: Don’t tell people that!
Line for American Idol auditions
Dallas, Texas
Biotech #1: They really need kennels for children.
Biotech #2: It’s called school.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Old woman: That’s the problem with men — they treat kids like little adults instead of like–
Younger woman: –Kids?
Old woman: No. Like terrorists.
Washington, DC
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Annoying mom: Is smoking good or bad?
Five-year-old son: It’s bad.
Annoying mom: That’s right. And how bad is it? It’s like eating everything at the top of the food pyramid.
Clinic lobby
Omaha, Nebraska
Overheard by: joe the xrayguy
Native American woman to lady dressed as Indian: I find your costume very offensive.
Lady dressed as Indian: No… But I’m part of the Village People [points to girls dressed as cop and construction worker].
Native American woman, after long pause: Oh, well, that’s okay, then.
Calgary Stampede
Calgary, Alberta
Canadia
Crazy hobo: You have pretty hair, unlike mine. My hair is ugly. You’re ugly, too. [Chick stares.] I gotta go steal some DVDs now. Bye, ladies!
Downtown Ottawa, Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: At least he was honest
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Bimbette tourist: Oh, right, yeah — I need to find some belts. Do Chinese people wear belts?
Hong Kong, China
Overheard by: Kim
Professor: Who can tell me the difference between a birch tree and a beech tree?
Student: A beech tree’s got lighter bark.
Professor: But otherwise there’s no difference?
Student: I dunno ’bout the leaves or anything, but when you buy furniture from IKEA, beech wood’s always lighter.
Professor: But could you identify a birch tree from a beech tree if you saw one on campus?
Student: If I cut it down, maybe.
http://overheardatstanford.blogspot.com/
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Eight-year-old girl #1 tying scarf around head: We’re going to look like gangstas!
Eight-year-old girl #2: Like what?
Eight-year-old girl #1: Like gangstas!
Eight-year-old girl #2: What’s a gangsta?
Eight-year-old girl #1: It’s a gangster.
Eight-year-old girl #2: Oh.
Eight-year-old girl #1: Like the Jets.
Eight-year-old girl #2, suddenly understanding: Ohhh, okay!
http://www.overheardinminneapolis.com/2007/08/no_aim_for_the_sharks.html
Overheard by: I think they paid a little too much attention to west side story
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