Questions

40-something tourist woman: But is it beneficial for your toaster?
40-something tourist woman #2: Umm…do I really have to answer that?

Underground Mall
Montreal, Canadia

Overheard by: Yes, yes you do.

Mom with two kids getting on escalator: Tommy, do you know what this is called? This is an escalator.
Tommy: Escalator.
Mom: Do you know what the opposite of “escalate” is?
(Tommy remains silent)
Mom: Elevate!

Airport
Atlanta, Georgia

Girl: Have you had glandular fever?
Guy: Yes, have you?
Girl: Yeah, the doctor gave me this cream to put on my mouth that was made from stuff that comes from uncircumcised dicks. I was like, “that doctor soooo didn't think I'd read the label.”

Melbourne
Australia

Guy on phone: What's wrong with taking a shower with the cat?

Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Amy

Black girl #1: Did you hear her? She said she was hungry as a hostage! I mean, how hungry is a hostage?
Black girl #2: Well…probably a lot…
Black girl #1: Yeah, but sometimes they feed yo' ass!

Northern Virginia

Overheard by: nosy roommate

Goth/punk chick smoking a cigarette: Oh shit, you know what I forgot?
Goth/punk guy: That you're killing your unborn baby?

Huron & First
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Overheard by: Melanie

Girl in red: I was telling my husband about you.
Guy in jeans: What were you telling him?
Girl in red: That you liked power bottoms.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Girl #1: I have to go take my car in because I got rear-ended yesterday.
Girl #2: (groans)
Girl #1: You know all about getting rear-ended, don't you, Christine?!
Girl #2: I get rear-ended all the time!

Holland, Michigan

Overheard by: john

Guy: Dude, it's not like you can get Botox while you're breastfeeding.
Girl: Why not?

Zeitgeist Bar
San Francisco, California

Professor: So how many inches do you think are in a foot?
Student: Oh I'd say about 100.
Professor (speaking to class): I love picking on the foreign kids on the first day of class.

Normal, Illinois

Overheard by: AJ