Very elegantly dressed man: I'm trying to remember if I've ever mowed a lawn… No, I don't think I have.
Very elegantly dressed woman: Hang on, do we even have a lawn?
Very elegantly dressed man: Of course we do.
Very elegantly dressed woman: Oh, I remember now. We have a lot of lawn.
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: MaggieB
Loud guy in restaurant: So, we were out shopping and there were all these women in burkas taking pictures of each other. How fucking pointless is that? It’s not like they’re going to look back afterwards and go, ‘Oh, look, there’s Doris by the fountain!’
England
Boyfriend: Do you still have my keys?
Girlfriend: Yeah, I stopped by your house to bring them back, but I couldn’t get in.
Boyfriend: What do you mean you couldn’t get in?
Girlfriend: Well, you weren’t home, and no one else answered the door.
Boyfriend: … You had my keys!
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Overheard by: kgm
Young woman #1: You know, Ginger and Craig, with the breadcrumbs and all that.
Young woman #2: You mean Hansel and Gretel!?
Young woman #1: Oh. Yeah, them.
Young woman #2: Wow.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Guy to friend: If one person is about 1.5 meters tall, two people would be three hundred meters.
http://talovich.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html#8210567357282225167
Overheard by: Yugan Dali
Student: I bet half of the kids are still going to show up at the computer room.
Teacher: You think half of them will, or half of them won’t?
East Meadow Drive
Palo Alto, California
Girl (reading inspirational quote): “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.” (pause) Helen Keller. (to friend) Wasn’t she, like, a killer?
Indigo Bookstore
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: Sunissa
Guy at party: You know, if I tell you it's 'cause I tell you, if not…why would I tell you?
Leon
Mexico
Overheard by: Oscar
Middle-aged wife: Oh, honey, look! It's the George Jefferson memorial.
Middle-aged husband: Seriously. You are such an idiot.
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