The Country?

Girl #1: Remember that time you chased the porcupine?
Girl #2: Yeah. It was so cute, I just wanted to pet it.
Girl #1: And remember when you tried to run that bullfrog over?
Girl #2: That's because I don't like animals that aren't furry.
Girl #1: What about the porcupine? He's not furry.
Girl #2: But porcupines have feathers, so they count.
Girl #1: Porcupines don't have feathers.
Girl #2: Yes, they do.
Girl #1: They have quills.
Girl #2: Oh! When you were saying “porcupine” I thought you meant “turkey.”

Portland, Maine

Overheard by: Jade

Posted on November 22, 2009
Animals, Girls, Gripes, Maine, Science, Stupidity, Wishes, Words

Poor Charles Darwin

Intense guy, shouting: It's a fact! But I don't have any proof.

Kathmandu
Nepal

Posted on November 22, 2009
Asia, Guys, Science, Stupidity

And Cardiac Arrest Is Just Your Body Saying “Thank You”

Woman in nurse scrubs: It's like my brother says, “bread is merely a vehicle for butter to enter the body”.

Italian Restaurant
Toms River, New Jersey

Posted on November 19, 2009
Food, New Jersey, Nurses, Restaurants, Science

According to Paris Hilton's Guide to Science

Woman: My legs are burning. But only because I'm putting more pressure on the gravity.

Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Just Me

Posted on November 18, 2009
Body parts, Health & Hygiene, Science, Sensory experiences, Washington, Women

I've Heard You Play Cello.

Asian kid: Damn, I can't do math.
Non-Asian kid: Somehow I doubt that.

Providence, Rhode Island

Overheard by: Jesse

Posted on November 16, 2009
Asians, Education, Kids, Rhode Island, Science, Weirdness

Pregnancy? Absofuckinglutely.

Student: The form told me that there's a 2% chance that it will happen to me, but if it does happen to me, there's a 100% chance that it will happen to me.

UCLA, California

Overheard by: MaggieB

Posted on October 28, 2009
California, Colleges & Universities, Science, Students, Stupidity

….Ooo, Chocolate Pudding!

Large chick in group of students: I like science, music, dance, and you know what else I like? Anal.

Community College
Virginia

Posted on October 28, 2009
Backdoor, Chicks, Colleges & Universities, Dancing, Fat people, Music, Science, Students, Virginia

Where Would Either Industry Be Without Silicone?

College girl: The way I see it, chemistry is just like prostitution.

Northern Michigan University

Overheard by: everyone gets screwed?

Posted on October 23, 2009
Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Education, Michigan, Science, Sex, Sorority types

…Under “Skills”.

Blonde: I have this theory that babies who were born late are like always late to stuff. And babies who were born early, like premature, are always early.
Friend: Really?
Blonde: Yeah, it's like, on my resume.

Brisbane
Australia

Posted on October 9, 2009
Australia, Compare and contrast, Friends, Girls, Health & Hygiene, Pregnancy, Science

Can I Direct You to the Braille Section, Sir?

Library patron: I'm a molecular biologist. I don't care about things I can see with my eyes.

UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Overheard by: MaggieB

Posted on October 7, 2009
Bosses, California, Colleges & Universities, Science, Stupidity