Frat boy #1: Oh, dude, a ShamWow! (to friend at counter) Hey, should we get a ShamWow?
Frat boy #2, without looking at him: No.
Frat boy #1: But it's a ShamWow!
Frat boy #2: You're an idiot. (long pause) Fine, get the fucking ShamWow.
Frat boy #1: (excitedly runs ShamWow over to counter)
Frat boy #2: Fuck.
Pet's Mart, Montana
Overheard by: Sadie
Dude: I was going to say, ‘Kill one bird with two stones,’ but that’s not right. That’s just stoning a bird.
Memorial Park
Lebanon, Indiana
Overheard by: Carie Jones
Rich mother: Well, you'll just have to hold it! You can't go to the bathroom around here! They are positively disgusting, you'll die!
Little child, crying: Please, mommy, I need to go!
Rich mother: Don't you value your life?
Annapolis, Maryland
Overheard by: Alex Ello
Bimbette: Harriet Tubman? Of course I know who that was. She was America’s first black president!
http://www.overeardinhighschool.blogspot.com
Overheard by: Marina
Girl #1: This package is anonymous… But how did they know I would find it here? And it looks like they printed out my applications for me!
Girl #2: Maybe you have a stalker.
Girl #1: Wouldn’t that be so cool — to have a stalker that never showed his face but always helped you out?
Girl #2: They have those.
Girl #1: They do?
Girl #2: Yeah, they’re called angels.
Girl #2: True.
Tech center
http://overheardatthemecca.blogspot.com/2007/03/can-i-get-validation-angel.html
Conductor, over intercom: Rub-a-dub-dub!
Chicago, Illinois
Private junior high school boy #1: Oh my god, so the other day someone hacked onto my Facebook account and changed everything to gay. My activities were gay, my favorite movies were gay, I was even interested in men!
Private junior high school boy #2, without irony: Dude, that's so gay.
Toronto
Canadia
50-something suit at brunch: The South was a backwards place until air conditioning. That's what allowed them to advance as a people. Now, these hurricanes come and knock out their power. That's why they have so many problems during these storms.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/386067996/we-finally-know-what-happened.html
Overheard by: didn't know ac saved south
Frazzled female customer: Oh, you have to change my last name on the account, too. I got divorced…
Sales assistant: Congratulations!
Verizon Wireless
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overheard by: i just want my phone upgrade
Older lady to friend over lunch: When I remember things, I remember them. But when I forget them, I forget them.
Vancouver
Canadia
Overheard by: Having breakfast nearby
