He Was Like, “Welcome to Bum Camp!”

Hippie guy: Did you know he built a whole, like, bum encampment out of logs? Two houses, a refrigerator… Well, there was no electricity but he had a refrigerator out there… He even had a guest bed. And it was all clean, with a bible laying on the bed… He took being a bum to a whole new level.

Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

Overheard by: Jenn

Posted on April 27, 2023
California, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Compliments, Default, Guys, Hippies, Questions

Were His Teeth In or Out?

Young woman on cell: I kiss my grandpa on the mouth, have I made out with him?

Palo Alto, California

Posted on April 27, 2023
California, Family ties, On the phone, Questions, Weirdness, Women

Then Why Are My Hands Silver After Touching It?

Tourist: Is it solid silver?
Salesman: Let me show you. First, do you know how to tell the difference between solid silver and silver plate?
Tourist: No.
Salesman: This is solid silver.

Dodgy Souvenir Shop
Egypt

Posted on April 26, 2023
Africa, Compare and contrast, Customers, Default, Guys, Offers and requests, Questions, Shopping, Stores, Tourists

Thanks, Sharper Image!

Loud girl: And my mother said to me, “Well, I guess you're an adult now, since you have adult sex.” And I was like, “What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” and she was like, “I opened your cupboard.” and I was thinking, “Oh shit!” because I've got a lot of shit in there. I've got porn, I've got a vibrator, a cock ring. I've got things she doesn't even know what to call them!

University of Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Alex Remnick

Posted on April 25, 2023
Age and ageing, Colleges & Universities, Default, Family ties, Girls, Pennsylvania, Porn, Questions, Sex, Toys

Stop Referring to Freshmen That Way!

Professor: And these cultural anthropologists have discovered many different aspects of law in the countries they live in that differ to ours.
(pause)
Older student: Did you know that you can't own pygmies?

The Evergreen State College
Olympia, Washington

Overheard by: Katie

Posted on April 24, 2023
Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Questions, Students, Teachers, Washington, Weirdness

Any of Them Could Win America's Most Smartest Model

Mom to child: Do you know what that is, honey?
Child: No.
Mom: That's a mannequin.
Child (giggling): It doesn't have a head!
Mom: That's right. None of them do!

Iowa City, Iowa

Posted on April 23, 2023
Body parts, Default, Iowa, Kids, Moms, Questions, Stupidity

But With Slightly Less Dancing

Woman to girl: What exactly is a zombie? My son wants to know. Is it like a ghost?
Girl: A zombie is the living dead. A ghost is just a spirit, while a zombie is the dead body.
Woman: Like Michael Jackson?
Girl: Yes, like Michael Jackson.

Yarmouth, Maine

Overheard by: Jade