Violence

Teenage girl, on self defense: I think that 'bob' really works. People know I'm not messing around when they get my dildo thrown at them.

Hillsboro, Oregon

Overheard by: Hannah

Little boy: You used to have a pocket knife, mommy!
Mother, laughing nervously: No, I didn’t!
Little boy: Yes you did! You used to!
Nervous mother: No, I never did! I never had a pocket knife! Please don’t tell the police that!

YMCA
Hollywood, California

Overheard by: Muffin

Man with strange beard to friend: My girlfriend would love me forever if I got her a fox's skull.

London
England

Student to friend: Just put the rape stick in the alcohol bag.

American University
Washington, DC

Woman on cell, in deadpan voice: Now's not a good time to talk to him about it. (pause) He's got a chainsaw. I really wouldn't talk to him about it right now.

Bus
Amherst, Massachusetts

Girl, pointing at KFC: Don't eat there. They're mean to the chickens.

Keene, New Hampshire

Overheard by: Really?

Hobo, panhandling to passer-bys: Can anyone spare some change so I can buy a little wine, some booze, some cheese, a little pot… Maybe some nuclear weapons…

Vancouver
Canadia

Overheard by: http://psychedelicmess.blogspot.com

Girl: Oh my gosh, Brian* went off with the sexual predator dude!
Couple, in unison: Bro rape!

Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Blonde 8th grade girl, reading poster about sex offenders: He assaulted her with a battery?

Amherst, Massachusetts

Overheard by: shay loves julia

YMCA guy #1: People seem generally smaller to me.
YMCA guy #2: Hmmm.
YMCA guy #1: I dunno, people just seem smaller. I feel like I could walk up to anyone and smash them in the face. But I am really predatory. I wish it was the middle ages, I would be all, “I?m the Goverrnator!”
Elvis impersonator, swinging his hips: John Edwards got nothing on me!

Baton Rouge, Louisiana