Stupidity

Art history TA: This print depicts the sacrifice of Isaac, which is a biblical story where God told Abraham to kill his first-born son.
Bimbette: Oh. My. God. That’s… terrible! That’s almost as bad as a girl telling her boyfriend that he needs to get rid of his dog because she’s allergic.

http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/2006/11/halloween-mania-part-2.html

Overheard by: mary

Customer: Do you have any non-fiction books on vampires?

Dymocks Carousel
Perth, Western Australia
Australia

Overheard by: Richard

Guy: It was mostly about fucking goats, but I also learned a lot about libel law.

Miami, Florida

Overheard by: Nick

Dude #1: Hey, man, you okay?
Dude #2: Yeah, I was just in that… hot… shit… What’s that called?
Dude #1: The sauna?
Dude #2: Yeah. That shit is hot, man.

Rec center
Gilbert, Arizona

Girl #1: What are those dots underneath the sign?
Girl #2: You're so dumb, haven't you heard of language for the deaf?

Bus Station
Tønsberg
Norway

Overheard by: Håkon

Prissy girl on phone: You have a stupid face. You have to be my friend.

Cardiff
Wales

Overheard by: Gordinho

Guy #1, walking into beer garden: What does “drunk in public” mean exactly?
Guy #2: I think it's kind of self-explanatory.

Columbia, Missouri

Girl, looking at bag of coffee: Tan-zay-nee-uh. Hey, I didn't know that was a country!
(friends laugh)
Girl: That's a pretty name, I'm going to name my daughter that!

Starbucks
Manhattan, New York

Spoiled overtanned blonde: Oh my god, my ex just texted me to go fucking die. How do you spell “psycho?”

Philadelphia, Pennsyvania

Checker, as customer places avocados on the belt: Are these lemons?

Grocery Store
Centerville, Utah

Overheard by: JC