Philosophy

Teen chick: You know, as long as there wasn’t an intergalactic war or anything, I think it would be really cool to be an Ewok.

High school
New Zealand

Overheard by: Sarah

Sleepy girl: Sex is overrated… but sleep isn’t.

Rockhampton, Queensland
Australia

Overheard by: shex

Old man in hospital bed, to family: I've said it once, and I'll say it again. Tigers are the sharks of the land!

Poughkeepsie, New York

Hoochie to another: Just because you’re a slut doesn’t mean you have dibbs!

Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: Michelle

Psychology professor: What will your Prada bag get you? It doesn’t get you sex. All the men aren’t going to be like, ‘Oooh, Prada bag!’

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Guy playing magic card game with a bunch of friends: All I’m saying is that somewhere, in an alternate universe, there is a table producing coffee!

Clark College
Vancouver, Washington

Barman to another: I was looking forward to being miserable this weekend, but it seems to have turned out quite nicely.

http://www.violaraptor.co.uk/2011/06/quotebook-january-may-2011/

Overheard by: Raptor

Cashier: Birdseed, one lemon, a bottle of toilet bowl cleanser, and a package of bacon?
Stoned surfer dude: Yeah, man. It’s amazing how little you really need in life.

San Diego, California

Overheard by: Orion QP

40-something: No one really knows just what goes into running a chicken farm.

Hebron, Kentucky

Overheard by: Let's Keep It That Way

Asian Visual Studies professor: Why is the lotus flower significant in Buddhist art? The lotus comes from this muddy, icky swamp water, and then it pops up and blooms really big and it’s just beautiful, and you can’t believe something so beautiful could have come from this ugly place — it’s sort of like Liv Tyler, actually.

UCSC
Santa Cruz, California