The Kind Of Guy Who Takes Women's Studies Classes to Meet Chicks

Women speaking to crowd at rally: We're here to take a stand against violence towards girls and women!
Solo guy in middle of the crowd: Woo! Yeah!

Tucson, Arizona

Overheard by: Can you yell innapropriate?

Posted on June 1, 2010
Arizona, Gender issues, Guys, Politics, Strangers, Violence, Women

Just Like “Always Have a Cigarette After Cocktails”

Woman to screaming toddler in her arms: I'm not going to let you down unless you hold my hand. Are you going to hold my hand?
(toddler screams something unintelligible)
Woman: I'm sorry, I don't make the rules. They're the rules of the President of the United States of America.

Outlet Mall
Leesburg, Virginia

Posted on May 27, 2010
Kids, Malls, Moms, Parenting, Politics, Virginia

Like Medical Marijuana

16-year-old girl #1: What's Zionism?
16-year-old girl #2: The belief that Jewish people should be able to have a homeland in Israel, I think.
16-year-old girl #1: So it's like a religion?
16-year-old girl #2: No, it's a political movement.
16-year-old girl #1: Wait, so it's a religion?

Sacramento, California

Posted on March 22, 2010
California, Education, Girls, Politics, Religion, Stupidity

And Don't Even Get Me Started on Jessica Simpson

Elderly man: This abstinence shit the Republicans get on about… Abstinence my ass! I've been looking at girls since I was 11. I mean: come on, the Virgin Mary is crying!

North Haven, Connecticut

Overheard by: Sara

Posted on February 12, 2010
Connecticut, Gripes, Insults, Old folks, Politics, Religion, Sex

Or They'll Get the Business-End Of Our Canes!

Seriously old lady: Tell the oil companies to piss off… We're taking over!

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: skeeta

Posted on February 9, 2010
Age and ageing, Australia, Old folks, Politics, Threats

We'd Be Doing Bad Things, Too, If We Didn't Have Our Own Continent

Girl, seeing Palestine poster: Who do you go for?
Guy: What?
Girl: You know, between Israel and um, Pakistan.
Guy: You mean Palestine?
Girl: Whatever. Which one is doing the bad stuff?
Guy: They both are…
Girl: Yeah, I can never decide.

Sydney University
Australia

Overheard by: Don't hurt yourself, honey.

Posted on January 27, 2010
Australia, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Girls, Guys, Politics, Stupidity

The Demographic Oprah Couldn't Reach

Delivery guy to guy wearing “Deadheads for Obama” t-shirt: So the Dead are for Obama?
Man: Uh-huh.
Delivery guy: Then so am I.

Burbank, California

Overheard by: Urzzz

Posted on January 13, 2010
California, Clothes, Compare and contrast, Employees, Music, Politics, Questions, Strangers

Smart Money Says She Prefers Teaching Gymnastics

Teacher: Who was right in the American Revolution?
(silence)
Student: We were?
Teacher: We were! God, I thought you were all communists for a minute.

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Posted on December 24, 2009
Education, History, Michigan, Politics, Questions, Students, Teachers

We Salute the Men and Women Who Fight for the Freedom to Be Ignorant

Soldier: So I guess I'm leaving around April-ish.
Girl: Why can't they send you to Paris? Or Greece?
Soldier: Um… Cause we aren't at war there?
Girl: Well, we should be!

Ft. Campbell, Kentucky

Posted on December 23, 2009
Girls, Kentucky, Military, Politics, Questions, Violence

Only Cheap and Tasty Capitalism, Like Starbucks.

Child of privileged hipster: I'm into capitalism too. Just not, like, evil capitalism.

Oakland, California

Posted on December 6, 2009
California, Kids, Politics, Weirdness

Politics