Are These Heels Clear? I Don't Think So!

Girl #1 to friend wearing tank top, booty shoes, and 3-inch heels: Girl, I don't know what they be sayin. You do not look like no hoe.
Girl #2, passing by, to friend: Hoe.

High School
Washington State

Posted on October 2, 2010
Clothing, Compare and contrast, Friends, Girls, Insults, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Washington

Is That Chinese for “You're Hot”?

Balding nerdy guy to cute Asian arty girl: What was your name again?
Cute Asian arty chick: No.

Pioneer Square
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: curtis martin

Posted on September 17, 2010
Asians, Comebacks, Dorks, Geeks & Nerds, Names, Questions, Washington

Always Making Generalizations About Particular Groups

College chick: Oh my god! Girls are, like, so racist.

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Jackie

Posted on September 3, 2010
Colleges & Universities, Gender issues, Race, Sorority types, Washington

Being a Termite Must Suck

Grungy teenager to group of grungy friends: And then I ate half of a cardboard box!

Olympia, Washington

Overheard by: Claire

Posted on July 6, 2010
Diet & weight, Food, Friends, Teens, Washington, Weirdness

He Suggested I Test the Tracks by Sleeping on Them

Angry girl on cell: No, I seriously hate him. He wouldn't stop laughing at me the entire night, and I felt like an idiot. All I asked was whether real trains still run on train tracks. I mean, I just thought the tracks were antiques that got left behind or something… It's not a stupid question!

Bellingham, Washington

Overheard by: kgirl42

Posted on July 6, 2010
Feelings, Girls, Gripes, On the phone, Public transportation, Questions, Stupidity, Washington

I Hear Target Has Moms at Bargain Prices

Little girl, trying to find her mom: Mommy! Mom! Mom!
(she finds her)
Little girl: Hey, mom!
Mom, totally deadpan: I'm not your mom, you should go find your real mom.
Little girl: Mom…?
Mom: I am not your mom. It's time you go find your real mom.
Little girl: But… Mom…
Mom: Fine, what?!

Bellingham, Washington

Overheard by: Rachel

Posted on June 18, 2010
Family ties, Kids, Moms, Parenting, Washington, Weirdness

So Let a Toothless Smile Be Your Umbrella

20-something Puerto Rican female passenger: God, I hate this weather!
Young black passenger: Man, I love this weather! The rain is good.
20-something Puerto Rican female passenger: I want sunshine!
Young black passenger: No, man, the rain is great… It's perfect meth weather.

Bus
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Mia Coleman

Posted on June 14, 2010
Black people, Bus, Drugs, Feelings, Gripes, Latinas, Washington, Weather, Wishes

I Mean, You Have to Have Priorities, Right?

Female health care professional: I was taking prenatal vitamins, but it made my hair grow really fast, and when I bleached my hair and it grew out too fast it looked really bad, so I stopped taking them.

Seattle, Washington

Posted on May 29, 2010
Employees, Hair, Health & Hygiene, Washington

You Don't Know Degradation 'til You Go Into Retail

Scruffy hipster dude on cell: I'm tired of selling sex. I just want to sell jeans… Or something along those lines.

Seattle, Washington

Posted on May 23, 2010
Clothes, Hipsters, On the phone, Sex, Washington, Wishes

No Wonder Everybody Has Herpes

Freshman guy: In health today, we were looking at pictures of vaginas with herpes, and it made me want pizza…

High School
Steilacoom, Washington

Overheard by: Meredith

Posted on April 12, 2010
Compare and contrast, Food, School [Elem., Middle, & High], STDs, Students, Vagina, Washington, Weirdness