Stupidity

Intellectual: No, they believe that a guy flew a 747 through space, dumped a bunch of frozen souls in a volcano, and they escaped and are possessing mankind.

Chino High School
Chino, California

Customer: Excuse me, where is your non-fiction section?
Salesgirl: What type of non-fiction are you looking for?
Customer: Harry Potter.

Bookstore
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Professor: Many theaters are located in New York's East Village, located in the northwestern part of Manhattan.

OSU Theatre Class
Columbus, Ohio

Overheard by: Rachel Jane

Student, talking about Marxism and class struggle: Above ground, it's really nice, and there are buildings and cars, so that's the bourgeoisie. And underground is the proletariat, because it's messy, and it's basically just…dirt.
(class nods in silent awe).

High School
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: embarassed to be here

Guy: Did you see his hickie? It's huge!
Girl: He has a hickie? But I thought he was gay!

Avenue of the Stars
Century City, California

Guy #1: So I signed up for the Republican Club.
Guy #2: But you're not Republican, are you?
Guy #1: No, but this guy was wearing a shirt I really liked. I just want the shirt.

http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2008/09/12/i-supported-bush-and-all-i-got-was-a-struggling-economy-and-this-shirt/

Overheard by: Ian

Guy: I'm thinking of doing heroin, but just once. Do you think that's cool?

http://overheardlines.blogspot.com/2008/10/king-of-wise-decisions.html

Overheard by: Tim

Sorority girl #1: That whore stole my coach bag!
Sorority girl #2: Did you call her out on it?
Sorority girl #1: Well, no, it wasn't actually mine yet, but I told her that I was going to get that one like a week ago, and now she's carrying it. (walks past coach girl, who has iPod headphones in one ear, phone up to other ear) Whore!

Central Michigan University

Overheard by: Central Girl

Mother to toddler son, looking at cheese display: Look, charlie, Gruyere! Can you say “Gruyere”?

Whole Foods
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: GruyereLover

Woman: Everyone's been asking me why I didn't bring my boyfriend!
Man: Why didn't you bring him? Too many Jews?

Woodstock, New York

Overheard by: Becca