Hard As a Rock — and I Owe It All to You, Buddy!

Driver, with boat in tow: How much?
Toll booth operator, in a sing-songy tone: Seven-fiftyyyyy!
Driver: What?
Toll booth operator, sing-songy: Highway robberyyyyy!

Toll Booth, Florida Turnpike
Sunrise, Florida

Overheard by: Broke Commuter

Posted on August 6, 2015
Conductors, Crimes, Employees, Florida, Money, Questions, Singing, Weirdness

What Are You Doing in Albuquerque, Then?

Security officer, pulling out fingernail clippers from carry-on: Sir, what are your intentions with these?
Man in line, deadpan: To take over the world.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Overheard by: Zombie

Posted on August 6, 2015
Clients, Cops, New Mexico, Public transportation, Questions, Weirdness, Wishes

No Wonder Texans Think There's No Energy Crisis

Sweaty girl to friend, watching elliptical machine read 75 rpm: So does this mean I'm going 75 miles per hour?

Gym
Dallas, Texas

Posted on August 6, 2015
Friends, Girls, Questions, Stupidity, Texas

How Could Anything So Seedy Happen in a Place Like Beaverton?

Woman: Is this the train that goes to Portland?
Smelly guy with slur: Yeah. (pause) Do you want some company?
Woman: What?
Smelly guy with slur: Want some company?
Woman: No!

Beaverton, Oregon

Overheard by: Bad Rabbit mAb

Posted on August 5, 2015
Offers and requests, Oregon, Public transportation, Questions, Women

I Always Thought She Seemed a Bit Fuzzy for a Girl

Girl student: Her family is so weird.
Guy student: How so?
Girl student: Her dad, like, goes in her backyard and catches squirrels.
Guy student, after long pause: Wait, what does he do with them?
Girl student: Raises them?

Starbucks
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overheard by: Ashlie

Posted on August 5, 2015
Animals, Girls, Minnesota, Questions, Students, Weirdness

Questions