Guy to girl: Hey, remember when my grandfather went through that phase where he wanted us to be Jewish?
Passerby: It’s overrated.
Guy: … What?
Passerby: Being Jewish — it’s overrated. There’s a lot of baggage.
Public Gardens
Boston, Massachusetts
Guy to girl: Hey, remember when my grandfather went through that phase where he wanted us to be Jewish?
Passerby: It’s overrated.
Guy: … What?
Passerby: Being Jewish — it’s overrated. There’s a lot of baggage.
Public Gardens
Boston, Massachusetts
Jewish girl: I think I like Josh. What do you think of him?
Jewish guy: I don’t like him. He’s annoying. And he’s a Jew.
Jewish girl: What do you mean ‘And he’s a Jew’? You’re a Jew!
Jewish guy: No.
Jewish girl: Yes…
Jewish guy: No, I quit.
Santa Cruz, California
Woman: Did you hear about the lawyer in England who wouldn’t take a Muslim woman as a client because she wore a burkha and the lawyer said she couldn’t hear her?! [Holds piece of paper over her mouth] Hello! You can still hear me, right?
Boyfriend: Yeah.
Woman: I can’t believe this! They have that happen, but when a kid dressed up as a pirate and the school kicked him out he said he was a Pastafarian and they let him back in.
Boyfriend: Pastafarian?
Woman: You know, flying spaghetti monster as God, pirates are sacred…
Boyfriend: Oh, yeah.
Starbucks
League City, Texas
Overheard by: JustWantsCoffee
Physics professor: Hey! Listen up! I’m tired of some of you walking out or ignoring me when we talk about the Big Bang Theory. I’m not telling you God doesn’t exist, so don’t get your panties in a bunch! You! Sit down! Let me finish!
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Nine-year-old girl, planning game: So he’ll be the priest, and you can be the wet nurse.
Mount Vernon, New York
Girl #1: I’m Jewish.
Girl #2: I’m Catholic.
Girl #3: I’m Christian.
Girl #2: What kind of Christian?
Girl #3: Plain. Plain Christian.
Freedom Center
Manassas, Virginia
Overheard by: Amused Counselor
Bimbette on cell: I thought I’d died, and then gone to, like, not heaven.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
20-something girl on cell: I had the malpractice ball this last weekend. It was in the Weisman Museum… kind of lame, not a lot of space. (pause) But I didn't bring a flask this year, so it was a little conservative, definitely a limited amount of alcohol. (pause) Are you going home for Passover? (pause) Oh my, are you converting? (pause) Yeah, I want to know what this whole Jerry Springer photo thing is all about.
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Overheard by: burrhead
