Americans: “See? It's Not Just Us.”

15-year-old female student, staring at results of geography test: But I thought Wales was that bunch of small islands at the top of Scotland…

Secondary School
England

Posted on June 20, 2009
Education, England, Geography, Students, Stupidity, Teens

We Sense an Imbalance in The Force

Stoned girl #1: We should go to Tops Yogurt soon!
Stoner girl #2 to stoned guy: Yeah! You should come!
Stoned guy: Why Tops? Why not bottoms?
Stoned girls, in unison: Yeah! Why Tops? Why not bottoms?!

Sacramento, California

Posted on June 20, 2009
California, Drugs, Food, Questions, Stoners, Stupidity

I Thought All the Whack-Jobs Were on Capitol Hill?

Confused tourist lady, looking at anime convention kids in costume: Excuse me? Do you know what all of this is about?
Local: Yeah, the whack-job convention is in town.
Confused tourist lady: The…the…”whack-job” convention? (looks at costumes) Whack-jobs?
Local: (smacks forehead and turns away)

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Sarah Boyd

Posted on June 15, 2009
Default, Girls, Kids, Names, Offers and requests, Questions, Stupidity, Tourists, Washington, DC

I Slept My Way Into Advanced Paper-Cutting

Art teacher: The size of the square should be 13 inches…
Student #1, interrupting: Is that the length or the width?
Student #2: Uh, Krista, it's a square. The length and width are the same.
Student #1: Well, don't get mad at me just because I'm not all smart like you!

Marathon, Florida

Overheard by: Chey

Posted on June 4, 2009
Advice, Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Florida, Questions, Students, Stupidity, Teachers

Like, in Which Of the Boroughs?

Blonde bimbo: So what part of New York are you from?
Brunette: Manhattan.
Blonde bimbo: Like where is that in New York?

Maine

Posted on June 2, 2009
Default, Girls, Maine, Questions, Stupidity, US Geography

I'm Afraid It's Just Cold Cuts for the Dead

Teacher: Where does the friar discover the bloodstains in the tomb?
Student #1: In the kitchen!
Teacher: There's no kitchen in a tomb.
Student #2: Well, dead people got to eat too!
Student #3: No they don't, stupid!
Student #4: Wait, don't people get hungry when they die?

9th Grade English Class
Louisiana

Overheard by: Is it Summer Vacation Yet?

Posted on May 27, 2009
Death & dying, Default, Louisiana, Questions, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Students, Stupidity, Teachers

And It's Not Even in English!

Guy picking up copy of Les Miserables: Oh my god, look at the size of this thing! What a crappy book!

Barnes & Noble
Mankato, Minnesota

Posted on May 16, 2009
Books, Default, Guys, Minnesota, Pop culture, Stores, Stupidity

Use “Infinite” As a Noun. I Dare You.

Preppy girl #1, working on chemistry assignment: So, say you have a finite amount of this chemical.
Preppy girl #2: Wait, “finite” means there's no limit.
Preppy girl #1: No, that's “infinite.”
Preppy girl #2: “Finite” and “infinite” are the same thing. “Finite” is the adjective form of “infinite.”

Suzalo Library, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Scared for America's future

Posted on May 3, 2009
Colleges & Universities, Default, Education, Girls, Students, Stupidity, Teens, Washington, Words

…Like It Says in Our Biology Textbook?

Teen girl, looking confused: Wait, guys. (pause) Do black people see in different colors?

Bus
Seattle, Washington

Posted on April 28, 2009
Bus, Default, Girls, Offers and requests, Questions, Race, Stupidity, Teens, Washington

Well, It's Two First Names.

Friend #1, totally serious: Wait, who's Ron Paul?
Friend #2, joking: He's an African warlord.
Friend #1, still totally serious: He can't be! Africans don't have real names!

Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa

Overheard by: Goron

Posted on April 18, 2009
Colleges & Universities, Default, Friends, Iowa, Names, Questions, Stupidity

Stupidity