Wishes

College girl #1: And I want to see babies running around soon.
College girl #2: Yeah, I definitely want children. I'm *so* horny. I want babies.
College girl #1: Yeah, they're starting to grow on me. I mean, I definitely want kids. And I want to be a young mom, like I want to have kids by 25. I don't want to be one of those moms who just throw their kids outside and tell them to have fun.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Danielle

Girl #1: I need a new guy. That's not fair! He was able to recuperate real fast.
Girl #2: Yeah. Well, he had a girlfriend.

Texas

Chunky drunken woman shouting to friend and waving her arms wildly: I don't want no peepshow! I wanna dildo!

Downtown Vancouver
Canadia

Overheard by: Bowtie Daddy

Annoying girl #1: She's the only girl I know that really wants to fuck a 90-year-old man.
Annoying girl #2: I really would!

Chilis, New Jersey

Overheard by: K

Five-year-old: Daddy, I want ice cream.
Father: How does it feel to want something?

Vermont

Six-year-old boy: I want flan. I want flan, mom. I want flan. I've never tried it before. Can we get flan?
Mother: Okay, you need to stop being so annoying.
Six-year-old boy: Maybe.

Supermarket
Northampton, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Adrienne

Girl: I wish I had a loving relationship with my feet.
Woman: What?
Girl: Oh my god, you're not my mom!

Shoe Store
Durham, North Carolina

Woman #1: Come on, hurry up! I want to go home.
Woman #2: Jesus, you sure do get cranky when you're sober.

http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/08/dont-we-all.html

Overheard by: Jon

Precocious five-year-old girl: Lipstick! Lipstick! I want lipstick!
Harried mother: Okay, fine, you can pick out one lip gloss. But your father will get really mad if he finds out, because he says…
Precocious five-year-old girl: I know, he says, “we shouldn't waste money, blah blah blah…”

Target Cosmetics Section
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: Becca

Adopted Chinese daughter: I just wish we looked more alike.
Mother: Aw, you wish you looked more like me?
Adopted Chinese daughter: No, I wish you looked more like me.

Mall
Washington, DC

Overheard by: kellerz