Chick on cell: Luckily, I have pink nails to protect us from future druggings.
Shady Grove bar
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Ladle
Chick on cell: Luckily, I have pink nails to protect us from future druggings.
Shady Grove bar
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Ladle
Hipster: I mean, come on, get with it. This is the ’90s, man.
Friend: … I don’t think it is.
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Boy #1 to girl as he throws wad of paper: Hey, heads up!
Boy #2: Whoa! She actually caught it!
Girl, shooting proud look at them: Yeah! Duh — I’m not illiterate.
Chemistry class
Friendswood, Texas
Dude: So, you’re from Austria, huh?
Austrian foreign student: Yes.
Dude: So, like, kangaroos and shit?
Austrian foreign student: No, that’s Australia. Austria’s in Europe.
Dude: Oh, like Sound of Music?
Austrian foreign student: Yes.
Dude: Like Lederhosen! Fahrvergnügen! Schwarzenegger!
Austrian foreign student: Yes.
Dude: So, do you believe in Hitler? [Austrian walks off.]
Boston, Massachusetts
Girl #1: That library isn’t much help at all.
Girl #2: Yeah, I buy my own books. Libraries are only good for poor people that want to read.
Columbia, Maryland
Overheard by: Courtney
High school boy: Damn, this is the part where we go over the ocean! I hate this shit! Every day going over the ocean! Shit!
Yellow Line train crossing the Potomac
Washington, DC
Overheard by: Not afraid of the Potomac
Chick: Can I have a hot chocolate, please?
Cafe worker: What size?
Chick: Hot.
http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/2006/12/big-honking-update.html
Overheard by: anonymous
Blonde: You know, it’s like the story of Ferdinand!
Brunette: How does my relationship have anything to do with Ferdinand, the king of Spain?!
Blonde: No! Ferdinand the bull! The classic children’s book! What kind of best friend are you? You know I wouldn’t know anything about the king of Spain!
Charlotte, North Carolina
TA: You’ll need a watch to keep track of how long your stories are.
Sorostitute: I have one!
TA: Is it analog or digital?
Sorosititute, after looking at watch for a few seconds: … It has diamonds!
Broadcasting Journalism lab, University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Overheard by: Don’t rush for HER sorority
Boyfriend: You want to hang out after your last class?
Girlfriend: I can’t. I have to get a Tetris shot.
Sacramento, California
Overheard by: Emily
