Questions

Pretty girl to boy: How is bottle-feeding a baby hedgehog not on your to-do list?

Fairfield High School
Fairfield, Connecticut

Teen girl #1: Do you think they have those other elephants here? You know, the old hairy ones?
Teen girl #2: Mammoths? No, I don't think they do. Aren't they extinct?
Teen girl #1: No, I'm pretty sure they have them at the Werribee zoo. Well, they were on that cartoon, with all the ice.

Zoo
Australia

Overheard by: Brydee

Frat boy reading section titles: “Self-help, cooking, fiction.” …is fiction science?

Barnes & Noble
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: almost threw a book at him

Group of white guys: We’re visiting here from South Africa.
Loud drunk girl: Do you miss your people?

Arlington, Virginia

College girl from England: Hey, whoa, are you drunk?
College girl from Prague: No! I'm Czech!

Royal Holloway University of London
England

Professor: Ever wonder why pink is considered a girl color?
Student: Because vaginas are pink.

UC
Santa Cruz, California

Overheard by: Kelly

Slightly confused woman to tour guide of a greenhouse: So, why did they put all of these windows in here?

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/353858063/so-someone-would-ask-questions.html

Overheard by: um?

Roommate #1, watching Celtics playoff game: Is this the final four?
Roommate #2: No.
Roommate #1: Wait, when's March Madness?
Roommate #2: Are you fucking kidding me? Die.

UMass Dartmouth, Birch Hall
Massachusetts

Overheard by: Jason

Dad: Do you want to get McDonald's?
Boy, screaming: No!
Dad: Do you want to get Burger King?
Boy: No!
Dad: Do you want to get ice cream?
Boy: No!
Dad: Do you want to get machine guns?
Boy: Yes.

Richmond, Virginia

Overheard by: Lacy

Professor: The emotional impact of one story is greater than the story of many people.
Student: Isn't that what Stalin said?
Professor: Um. Sort of the same sentiment. But I really hope that is my last parallel to Stalin.

Seattle, Washington