Chick: Oklahoma and Ohio — I always get those two mixed up.
Dude: Yeah.
Chick: Wait, which one is in the middle of the country?
Dude: Uh, they both are, kind of.
Chick: Oh, well, which one is a state?
Dude: Both.
Chick: Yeah, that’s why I get them mixed up!
http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/2006/10/long-overdue-update-part-2.html
Overheard by: taranto
Woman pointing at cadaver: Oooh. I’d love one of those for home!
http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-see-and-crave-dead-people.html
Teen: So, there is this shirt that says ‘Florida: Where America goes to die.’
Friend: I wouldn’t want to move to Florida when I get old — it’s too hot. Especially in August.
Teen: But that’s only one month out of 11.
New Jersey
Overheard by: Miss Fabulous
Obsessive girl: Who do you think would win between a pig and a bat? I think a bat would win!
http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2007/03/27/not-unless-its-a-louisville-slugger/
Girl #1: Ewww, that tastes like glue! I mean, I imagine if I knew what glue tasted like, it would taste like that.
Girl #2: You know what tastes like glue? Rice noodles.
http://overheardatcornell.blogspot.com/
Overheard by: scott
Skinny blonde: So, yeah, my mom is dating this new guy who’s just kind of awkward and nerdy and, well, he’s just really bad at socialism.
San Diego, California
Overheard by: Molly and Katy
College guy to group, confused by crowd at ten a.m.: I always forget there’s this whole subculture of people who get up before noon.
Connecticut Avenue and R Street
Washington, DC
Small boy: Dad! Dad! Can I have that?
Father: I've told you before, craving leads to attachment.
Toy Shop
Eastern Suburbs, Sydney
Australia
Bimbette, pointing to Che Guevara t-shirt: Jose Cuervo!
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: SP
Chick: I can never place his accent–it's like he lives south- but his accent's eastern too.
Guy: Maybe he lives… south east? I don't know.
Chick: No, he lives in Illinois- that's north-south.
New York
