I’d Do Almost Anything for Dick

Teen girl: Hmmm. Nixon. I’d strip for Richard Nixon.

High school football game
Tucson, Arizona

Overheard by: At least our children know their American history.

Posted on September 15, 2025
Arizona, Girls, Kink, Politics, Teens

Which I Would Know Absolutely Nothing About.

Poli-Sci professor on impeachment of federal judges: Once they’re there, they’re nearly impossible to remove… They just keep hanging in there… Kinda like herpes.

Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Posted on July 17, 2025
Education, New York, Politics, STDs, Teachers

Just the Lucky Ones, I Told ‘Em

Woman: I was in Budapest and people would ask, ‘Is everyone in America like Dick Cheney?’ And I’m like, ‘Fuck no!’

http://overheardinpdx.blogspot.com/2007/03/vpl.html

Overheard by: rich

Posted on February 5, 2025
Chicks, Overheard in PDX, Politics

You Forgot to Add “…My Penis?”

Normal, fairly cute boy: Excuse me.
Normal, fairly cute girl: Yes? (stops walking)
Normal, fairly cute boy: Are you interested in any global issues? Aids, the environment, human rights?
Normal, fairly cute girl: Honestly, no. (walks away)
Normal, fairly cute boy: Oh. (looks really confused and a little crushed)

Outside Library
University of York
England

Overheard by: Even I thought it was a bit harsh!

Posted on May 20, 2023
Colleges & Universities, England, Girls, Guys, Politics, Questions

But Otherwise Quite Civilized

Dude: Is it okay if I bring her to the party this evening? She’s a Republican.

Bookstore
Florence, Oregon

Posted on May 12, 2023
Guys, Oregon, Politics

This Argument Makes Your Editors So Tired We Must All Take Naps Now

Sorority girl to lit class: So she was all saying that I was totally against feminism if I insisted on shaving my legs. And I said she was totally against feminism if she insisted on being a whore!

University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska

Posted on April 26, 2023
Colleges & Universities, Comebacks, Default, Nebraska, Politics, Sexuality, Shaving, Sorority types

Pop Quiz: Which Of These Things Are True About Sarah Palin?

Hobo: You ever wanted to punch an asshole in the face? Now's your chance, one dollar! I deserve it! I club baby seals, I vote Republican, I masturbate way too much! Quit laughin' and start punchin!

Church & Duboce
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: C

Posted on November 7, 2022
Assholes, California, Hobos, Masturbation, Offers and requests, Politics, Violence, Weirdness

Alan Breaks Into a Chorus of “Gonna Floss Those Reds Right Out of My Lair”

Important looking man on cell: So, apparently, Georgia is being occupied by Russia. What this means to us is… Oooh! Toothbrushes!

Washington, DC

Overheard by: ak

Posted on October 24, 2022
Default, Geography, Guys, Health & Hygiene, On the phone, Politics, Washington, DC, Weirdness

Try Not to Taste or Touch Them, Okay?

Automated train station announcement: Castro street station.
Excited little girl: Yay! Castro!
Bystander: The dictator or the district?
Excited little girl thinks for a second: The rainbows!

Castro Street Station
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Dawn

Posted on June 13, 2022
Compare and contrast, Default, Girls, Kids, Names, Politics, Public transportation, San Francisco, Weirdness, Words

In That She’s an American in a Brit’s Body

Guy #1, after British tourists leave elevator: Stupid British bitches.
Guy #2: Wow, you hate Brits?
Guy #1: You know it.
Guy #2: But Maggie is British, and you like her.
Guy #1: Yeah, well, that’s because Maggie is a tranny.

Hotel Whitcomb
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Adam

Posted on April 1, 2022
Default, Feelings, Friends, Geography, Guys, Insults, Politics, San Francisco, Sexuality

Politics