Pop culture

Teen girl: Hey guys! I heard there's going to be like, a digital Armageddon today!
Teen boy: I think that's a hoax.
Teen girl: No, but I heard it on the radio (pause) They wouldn't have reported it like that if it was fake.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: H. G. Wells

Man in stall on cell: Hey! It's me, do you want to talk dirty? (pause) Oh, okay. I'll let you watch your show.

Coral Springs, Florida

Businessman on cell: I could barely see over her head, dude! It was like reading Klingon for the first time.

Independence Avenue
Washington, DC

Guy picking up copy of Les Miserables: Oh my god, look at the size of this thing! What a crappy book!

Barnes & Noble
Mankato, Minnesota

Asian girl, holding out fist: Pound it?
Queer: Do I look like someone who pounds it?
Asian girl, giggling: Ummmm…

West Lafayette, Indiana

Overheard by: Kole

Student: I agree with everything Bill O'Reilly says.

University of Toronto
Canadia

Flamboyant Starbucks supervisor: I call Princess Peach!
Amused female employee #1: Be gayer, dude.
Flamboyant Starbucks supervisor: That was it. I don't think I can get any gayer.
Amused female employee #2: Yeah, he just plateaued.

Ottawa
Canadia

Guy to friend: So I said to him, “you wanna be a clown and you don't even know who fucking Bozo is?!”

San Francisco, California

Overheard by: phuqmonkey

Persian princess: That's why I really want to be into journalism. I think that being somewhere where there's, like, a tsunami or earthquake is really exciting to me…
Horny first date: Yeah, yeah…
Persian princess (breathy pause): I guess I just really want to work for MTV.

Santana Row
San Jose, California

Overheard by: Demitra

Woman: I think I have superpowers.

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Overheard by: Anna