Mom, with neck tattoo reading “ape” to toddler daughter picking produce: Put that back. That is not what you think it is.
Wal‐Mart
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Overheard by: Kathyp
Mom, with neck tattoo reading “ape” to toddler daughter picking produce: Put that back. That is not what you think it is.
Wal‐Mart
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Overheard by: Kathyp
Man to two‐year‐old daughter: I drew a face with eyes, nose and mouth. Can you tell me what’s missing?
Two‐year‐old daughter: The boogers in the nose!
Faulconbridge
Australia
Man with Mohawk on cell: Okay, so I’m not technically the father but there are 27 baby boa constrictors over here that all have Mohawks.
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: cgt
Woman to girl: What exactly is a zombie? My son wants to know. Is it like a ghost?
Girl: A zombie is the living dead. A ghost is just a spirit, while a zombie is the dead body.
Woman: Like Michael Jackson?
Girl: Yes, like Michael Jackson.
Yarmouth, Maine
Overheard by: Jade
Six‐year‐old girl: Mum, remember when we went on that airplane?
Distracted mum: Mm‐hmm?
Six‐year‐old girl: Was that paradise?
Train
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: Wishing I could go holiday there
Tough, burly, tattooed mom: C’mon, honey, you’ll like it!
Tearful four‐year‐old boy: I don’t wanna!
Tough, burly, tattooed mom: Everyone loves the beer store! (pulls boy into beer kiosk)
Collingswood Auction
Farmingdale, New Jersey
Overheard by: not EVERYONE
Six‐year‐old girl: Dad, I want to see snow!
Six‐year‐old girl’s twin: Me toooo!
Dad: But girls, it doesn’t snow down here – you have to go up north for that.
Six‐year‐old girl: Then let’s go up north!
Six‐year‐old girl’s twin: To the North Pole!
Dad: Yeah! But you know what, mom won’t let us.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Guy #1: What is that?
Guy #2, holding sunscreen: Oh, it’s sport sunscreen. My mom made bring it.
Guy #3: Dude. Why do you have so many ointments?
Guy #2: The back of my legs get burnt.
Guy #1: You moisturize?
Canada’s Wonderland
Vaughan, Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: Shan
