Probably an Aversion to Refried Telecommunications

Mexican girl: Do Mexicans even know how to use star 69? Because I asked one once, and she didn't.

Corpus Christi, Texas

Overheard by: overheardincc

Posted on February 22, 2010
Compare and contrast, Mexicans, Questions, Technology, Texas

…Now You Pay Attention?

Teacher holding VCR remote control: I keep hitting play, this stupid thing won't work. Must need new batteries.
(changes batteries)
Teacher: Damn thing still won't work, you'd think they would buy machines that work, how are you supposed to learn with such crappy materials?
Student in front row: Ummm… Is that the tape on top of the VCR?
Teacher: Goddamn it!

Manchester, New Hampshire

Posted on February 1, 2010
Education, Gripes, Grumpies, Insults, Kids, New Hampshire, Students, Stupidity, Teachers, Technology

'Cause I'd Love to Have Promotional Footage for My Website

Girl #1: They're checking out your ass. Up you skirt.
Girl #2: Whatevs. (pause) Wait, do they have cameras?

Hotle Bar
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: arrc

Posted on November 22, 2009
Ass, Bars & Clubs, Clothes, Girls, Massachusetts, Questions, Technology, Weirdness

Sorry, the Windows OS Makes Me Crabby.

Dude: That's why I love Macs, install windows XP and it's like (snaps fingers) twenty minutes and you're done.
Dude #2: That's not good! That's like saying (snaps his fingers) you've got VD!

Canadia

Posted on August 23, 2009
Canadia, Compare and contrast, Guys, STDs, Technology, Time Management

Meet the Science Channel's Number One Fan

Geeky kid: A glass cutter? Oh. My. God. This is a glass cutter! It cuts glass!
(mom tries to shush him)
Geeky kid, whispering: A glass cutter!

Hardware Store
San Francisco, California

Posted on July 27, 2009
Kids, Moms, Parenting, San Francisco, Stores, Stupidity, Technology

I Get All My Internet News from the Radio

Teen girl: Hey guys! I heard there's going to be like, a digital Armageddon today!
Teen boy: I think that's a hoax.
Teen girl: No, but I heard it on the radio (pause) They wouldn't have reported it like that if it was fake.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: H. G. Wells

Posted on July 14, 2009
Lies, Pennsylvania, Pop culture, Stupidity, Technology, Teens

Howard Stern Had One Custom-Installed.

Server: We need a button on the computer for this…
Boss man: For what?
Server: Balls on your face.

Midlothian, Virginia

Overheard by: bec-uhh

Posted on June 9, 2009
Balls, Body parts, Default, Employees, Guys, Offers and requests, Questions, Servers, Technology, Virginia

You've All Signed Your Liability Waivers, Right?

Professor: Are there any questions before we begin the final?
Girl: Can we tear pages out of the exam?
Professor: Yes, we have the technology to reassemble it. (waves stapler around)

Managerial Accounting Class
Santa Barbara, California

Overheard by: Ariel

Posted on June 7, 2009
California, Class, Default, Education, Girls, Questions, Students, Teachers, Technology

The Male Equivalent Of a Douche Chill?

Teen girl, yelling at computer screen: Oh, you willy shiver!

Totara Park
New Zealand

Overheard by: Schmitty

Posted on April 20, 2009
Default, Girls, New Zealand, Technology, Teens, Weirdness, Words

My Gospel: In the Beginning Was the Command Line

Male high school student, nonchalantly: I got a new phone; this one can take videos and stuff. It's pretty cool.
School bus driver, in hushed, dramatic tone: Technology is god on earth.

School Bus
Southern California

Posted on April 13, 2009
Bus, Bus drivers, California, Cell phones, Default, God, Guys, Students, Technology