Middle-aged white lady #1: I think I’m going to buy this for my daughter’s boyfriend’s parents. You know, because it’s oriental and they’re oriental.
Middle-aged white lady #2: That is so appropriate!
St. Augustine, Florida
Overheard by: Ruth
Middle-aged white lady #1: I think I’m going to buy this for my daughter’s boyfriend’s parents. You know, because it’s oriental and they’re oriental.
Middle-aged white lady #2: That is so appropriate!
St. Augustine, Florida
Overheard by: Ruth
Student #1: … And this concludes my presentation on Sudan. Are there any questions?
Student #2: Sudan… Is that where that Hotel Rwanda thing happened?
Professor: No, that would be Rwanda.
International Marketing class, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
Overheard by: Meagan
Bimbette #1: What’s up with Katie?
Bimbette #2: She’s an emu. Emus cut themselves.
http://www.overheardinminneapolis.com/2007/06/she_would_if_she_could.html
Male student: We were learning about harmanfadites in my psych class today.
Female student: What's that?
Male student It's when a person is born with boy and girl parts.
Female student: Nasty.
Male student: Yeah. I was wondering, if two of them have sex, are they both gay? Or lesbians?
Female student: I can't talk about this while I am eating.
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
Overheard by: Jonson
15-year-old boy, covered in makeup: Why would you take photos if they aren't for MySpace?
http://community.livejournal.com/overheardinmelb/178950.html
College girl #1: You know that Make-a-Wish Foundation? I wonder what I would wish for if I was given the chance.
College girl #2: My wish would be for someone to make a cake in the shape of my body… with my face on it… And that the Spice Girls would come and help me eat it.
College girl #1: Oooh, that’s a good wish.
London
England
Preppy girl: Wait, Irish people are from Ireland? I always thought they were from Italy!
Memorial High School
Manchester, New Hampshire
Overheard by: Lily F.
Summer fun Barbie #1: I mean, like, I wasn’t even surprised that you went home with him!
Summer fun Barbie #2: Do you mean that I had sex with him?
Summer fun Barbie #1: Yeah.
Summer fun Barbie #2: Yeah, me neither.
http://www.overheardinminneapolis.com/2007/06/im_still_laughing_over_summer.html
Overheard by: also not surprised
Girl: Oh my god, can you help me find the Dominican Republic of the Congo on this map?
Westchester, New York
Man: I just had a dream where I was stoned, and when I woke up, I couldn't tell if I was stoned or not.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/355805032/the-safe-assumption-is-yes.html
Overheard by: jfa
