Big-haired mother to friends: I like what Sarah Palin did with her kids' names. I mean, I want to give my kids names that are cool, but nothing that would, you know, prevent them from being business majors.
San Antonio, Texas
Overheard by: An East Coast Elitist
Drunk girl: Oh my god, how can you be wearing a t-shirt right now? It’s so cold outside!
Bouncer: I love the cold. In fact, I have the air conditioning on in my apartment right now.
Drunk girl: Wow, so, what are you? Like, from Florida or something?
Bouncer: No… That doesn’t make any sense.
Washington Street
Brighton, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Patron
Tourist girl on cell: I found the house I want to live in when I move to DC, but then I found out it was the Smithsonian…
Washington, DC
Guy: That's a cool necklace. What is it?
Girl: Oh, it's Lady Liberty. I'm a libertarian.
Guy: Oh cool. I'm a Virgo.
http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2007/05/im-fiscal-sagittarius-but-lean.html
Overheard by: student
Political science professor: Our president is black. Some of you may have noticed this. Some of you probably haven't yet.
California State University
San Marcos, California
Overheard by: I knew it
Guy #1: Hahaha!
Guy #2: What? What’s so funny?
Guy #1: Didn’t you see that?
Guy #2: See what?
Guy #1: Turd covered with flies!
Both guys: Hahaha!
Capitol Hill
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: highlarious
Passenger #1 looking at map on screen: Oh, look — we’re over Montana right now.
Passenger #2: Montana’s in Canada! Cool!
Over Montana, British Airways flight
Overheard by: Confused Flyer
Girl: Why do they have an ambassador to Vatican City?
Guy: Because it’s a country and stuff.
Girl: Do, like, normal people live there?
Guy: I don’t know…
Girl, thoughtfully: It’s a scary place…
http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2007/04/its-scary-because-dan-brown-says-so.html
Overheard by:
Young dude in car to children getting off school bus: You are the future!
Westport, Connecticut
Overheard by: Elisabeth
Suit #1: So you live in the Watergate.
Suit #2: I do. The famous Watergate complex.
Suit #1: It's famous?
Suit #2: Yeah–the Nixon scandal and everything.
Suit #1: Oh–I don't really follow current events.
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