I’m Thinking, I’m Thinking!

Prof: Do you think that kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach was wrong?
Student: Ummmm… I’m not certain.
Prof: Do you think that what he did was a crime?
[Student pauses for nearly 30 seconds.]Student #2: Dude, he kicked a baby.

Seton Hall Law
Newark, New Jersey

Posted on May 26, 2017
Class, Crimes, New Jersey, Philosophy, Pregnancy, Questions, Stomach, Students, Teachers, Violence

That’s the Last Time I’ll Babysit Those Brats

Mellow teen: I got slapped in the tit with a dildo last night.

New Paltz, New York

Posted on January 8, 2017
Default, Girls, New York, Nipples, Sexuality, Teens, Toys, Violence

The Guns Vs. Butter Model Of Parenting

Dad: Do you want to get McDonald's?
Boy, screaming: No!
Dad: Do you want to get Burger King?
Boy: No!
Dad: Do you want to get ice cream?
Boy: No!
Dad: Do you want to get machine guns?
Boy: Yes.

Richmond, Virginia

Overheard by: Lacy

Posted on December 21, 2016
Dads, Food, Kids, Questions, Should have used a condom, Violence, Virginia, Wishes

Sack Up. I’ll Give You Salt and a Lime

Mom of small child, on cell: No, I don’t have any whiskey, but I have tequila.
Small child, pulling away: No, Mommy! Don’t kill me!

Cogshall Park
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Why, why, why?!

Posted on November 5, 2016
Drinking & drunks, Kids, Massachusetts, Moms, Violence

Why the Taliban Exists

Teacher: From an evolutionary perspective, what do you have more time to do if you don't need to find a mate?
Female student: Build an army!

South Eugene High School
Eugene, Oregon

Posted on July 18, 2016
Education, Oregon, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Students, Teachers, Violence

And My Analyst Will Hold You While I Do So

Man on cell: I've never shown hostility towards women, but if you ever call that transvestite my mother, I will beat you senseless.

Savannah, Georgia

Posted on July 8, 2016
Family ties, Gender issues, Georgia, Guys, On the phone, Parenting, Threats, Violence

A Bright, White Light, on the Other Hand…

Gamer dude: … and the game comes with like, real guns.
Wannabe goth chick: They’re actual guns?
Gamer dude: Well like, real models. And it comes with this mirror that lets you see yourself and like, shows what you look like if you get shot in the face.
Wannabe goth chick: That’s nice. That’s not something you would normally get to see if you got shot in the face.

UAB
Birmingham, Alabama

Overheard by: Kitty-Jack

Posted on July 6, 2016
Alabama, Chicks, Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Compliments, Death & dying, Games, Goths, Guys, Violence

Strip Poker Has Sure Changed a Lot Since I Was in College

Girl to friends: I always win, though… and it's pretty easy. I just hit him until he takes it off.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/341942363/wet-tee-shirt-contests-are-getting-so-ugly.html

Overheard by: disturbed onlooker

Posted on April 2, 2016
Friends, Girls, Overheard in Minneapolis, Violence, Weirdness

…Is the Thesis of My American Lit Dissertation

Saxophone-playing dude: [About Huck Finn] You really think some ten-year-old white boy is gonna be running around with a crazy black man like “Woo hoo! Everything’s cool!”? No way, man, they woulda ate him!

Hartford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Claire

Posted on March 14, 2016
Books, Compare and contrast, Connecticut, Default, Guys, Kids, Race, Violence

Yeah, Indirectly

Girl: No, isn’t Macbeth the one where she gets her husband to kill Macbeth?

http://community.livejournal.com/overheardatyork/

Overheard by: Stu

Posted on March 2, 2016
Books, Death & dying, Education, Family ties, Girls, Overheard at York, Questions, Relationships, Violence

Violence