Student girl: Aw man, I’ve no food in the house. It’s like I’ve been robbed, but it’s my fault!
Sainsbury’s
Lancaster
England
Student girl: Aw man, I’ve no food in the house. It’s like I’ve been robbed, but it’s my fault!
Sainsbury’s
Lancaster
England
Guy, walking up to greeter: You wouldn't happen to have any buttplugs, would you?
Target
Little Falls, New Jersey
Overheard by: harry bohemis
Eight-year-old boy to self while looking at China teapots: I just love the stuff in here. It’s so breakable — that’s what’s great about it. That, and it’s shiny.
500 Shawnee Street
Leavenworth, Kansas
Overheard by: Rachel
Eight-year-old boy to mother browsing meat counter at the grocery store: Mom, what's veal?
Mother: It's just another kind of meat.
Eight-year-old boy: But what kind of animal does it come from?
Mother, motioning to her chest area: Oh, I think it's from the lamb part of the cow.
Toronto
Canadia
Tenor-voiced guy on cell: So I hung out at the pie shop after that for about half an hour. And I stole a quiche. Yeah, I totally stole it. And a croissant. Just walked up to the counter and bagged them for myself and walked out. It's my reckless streak.
Streetcar
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: Felicity Thistle
Mom to well-behaved 18-month-old son: You're about to be on eBay!
Washington, DC
Loud black guy at pharmacy counter to friend: You know why they got that, right? (points to sign about restrictions on liquid cough medicine sales) Cos people are using them to make methamphetamine. Mm-hmm, if you mix that up you can make methamphetamine. (looks around, whispers to friend, they laugh) You don't see any brothers doing that shit, that's all I'm saying.
CVS
New Rochelle, New York
Lady at table of discount clothing to guy browsing through sweatshirts: Yeah, Japanese-made condoms are really the most reliable.
Guy: Mmm-hmm.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/407657737/the-most-interesting-google-search-ive-done-today.html
Overheard by: woefully uninformed
Attractive girl: Lesbians aren't there for your entertainment.
Young guy: Well, gays aren't there to be your shopping assistants, yet somehow you seem to have pulled that off. I figure we can do the same thing, except instead of shopping, it's sex.
Dallas, Texas
Overheard by: veryinterestedin this plan