Violence

Posh old lady: Well, everyone else said that daddy shot himself, but I still contend that he fell on his gun when he was cleaning it…

Tube, London
England

Overheard by: Wendy Stephens

Ghetto girl: No! I'm just going to walk right up to him and be like, “your knives are in my car!”

La Salle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

30-something guy on cell: …and they don't even care about all my Kung fu skills!

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/06/its-like-proficiency-in-excel-and.html

Overheard by: Ian

Man in mall: Excuse me, where can I hail a taxi?
Mall employee: This is Vermont, dude.
Man in mall: There has to be taxis. There are roads, aren't they?
Mall employee: Nope, no taxis. But lots of guns.

Rutland, Vermont

Overheard by: MeggerzDotCom

Young drunk guy: …but everything will be better once I break his jaw.
Friend: Yeah, word.

Toronto
Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: bex

Dude #1: So yeah, Kayla* got me kicked off the ski trip because I gave her ten bucks to buy some food. And she bought scissors. Fucking scissors. And apparently I'm not stable enough to have scissors and they think I'll fucking stab someone with them. And she gave me back $2.48 in change. The scissors were from the fucking dollar store. They couldn't have been that expensive. Next time she sits on my lap in math class I'm gonna call her a pick-pocket.
Dude #2: Okay, great story. Now shut the fuck up. I missed half the fucking dialogue of Cloverfield.

West Edmonton Mall
Edmonton, Alberta
Canadia

Overheard by: Trying to watch Cloverfield

White trash guy to wife at gun counter: I don't know, honey, that might be too big to conceal.

Academy Sports
Plano, Texas

Overheard by: We're not in Michigan Anymore

50-something gentleman: Honey, the last time I ran was from a drag queen prostitute, and that was ten years ago. I don't run.

Valencia Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: McN