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

…In His Breadbox.

Guy: He has the brain of a supermodel.

Chino, California

Posted on April 15, 2009
Beauty, Body parts, California, Compare and contrast, Default, Guys, Stupidity

She's Just Gherkin You Off

Preppy girl: It's like eating pickle juice.
Guy: Like pickle juice?
Friend: How fucking stupid are you?

Rockford, Illinois

Posted on March 22, 2009
Compare and contrast, Default, Drinking & drunks, Food, Friends, Girls, Guys, Illinois, Questions, Students, Stupidity

Canadian or Retarded? The Controversy Continues.

Girl #1: So how is your new class going?
Girl #2: I don't know yet. We just found out there's a presentation that's worth 20%.
Girl #1: That sucks.
Girl #2: Yeah, and like, it's not easy either, like we have to think!

Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Lookforthewoman

Posted on March 19, 2009
Canadia, Colleges & Universities, Default, Education, Girls, Questions, Stupidity

Fine, Japanese Concept Car. Whatever.

Woman on cell: Okay, I might be about to lose you because I'm in an elevator. (pause) I'm in an elevator–how could I be driving?

City College
San Francisco, California

Posted on February 27, 2009
Cell phones, Colleges & Universities, Default, Questions, San Francisco, Stupidity, Women

Some Parents Just Can't Bring Themselves to Leave Their Kids at College

Freshman girl: Why are we judging her for being crazy?
Freshman friend: Yeah, if we think you're crazy, then you definitely have problems.
Freshman girl: But I'm still pissed at her for taking the good side of the bed.

U of A Campus
Alberta
Canadia

Overheard by: Alex

Posted on February 18, 2009
Canadia, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Default, Friends, Girls, Questions, Students, Stupidity

You Tell a Story Just Like Your Dad

Girl #1 to girl #2: Did you see the way he grabbed me like that? I was like, “you need to not grab me like that”

International Airport
St. Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: glad he didn't grab ME like that

Posted on February 12, 2009
Airports & flights, Default, Girls, Missouri, Questions, Stupidity, Words

Stupidity

Canadian or Retarded? The Controversy Continues.