Woman, trying to hush crying baby: Shhhhh… It's okay.
College girl: Ma'am, I am prepared to set fire to your child.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Woman, trying to hush crying baby: Shhhhh… It's okay.
College girl: Ma'am, I am prepared to set fire to your child.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Woman holding long sweater: Excuse me, do you work here?
Employee: Yes.
Woman: What is this? Is this a dress?
Employee: It's one of those… long… sweaters…
H&M, Water Tower Place
Chicago, Illinois
Crazy old woman to teenagers: I just learned something today. The Native Americans had microwaveable pot!
Amherst, Massachusetts
Overheard by: shay
Lady on the bus: So I was 17 and pregnant! He was a Nazi extremist, but a very nice man. Very charming. I was rebellous (sic) as a teenager. Very rebellous. But now I'm old-fashioned, and I've got lots of morals.
Wellington
New Zealand
Overheard by: dominic
Indian lady on crowed bus on cell: Yes. 'h' as in 'Hitler.'
Louisville, Kentucky
Overheard by: Not Me
Oldish Ukrainian woman: How you have babies with hips like this? How you do this? So skinny. Tsk, tsk.
Skinny chick: Huh?
Oldish Ukrainian woman: Here, eat my husband's sausage. He fill you up. Eat! Eat!
Edmonton
Alberta
Canadia
Overheard by: not so skinny
Women in heels on cell: What? You had sex with a junkie? A junkie? (pause) Oh, a *donkey*. I see. (pause) So I guess you were drunk.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: walking & talking
Old Russian woman: You very strong girl!
Cashier: Thanks.
Old Russian woman: You will birth very easy!
Cashier: Than… wait, what?!
Hannaford
Yarmouth, Maine
Overheard by: Jade
Tall blonde: That’s just cause you’re short… No, don’t worry! You’re adorably short. You’re small and compact for my convenience.
Short brunette: I’m fun-sized!
Santa Cruz, California
Overheard by: in the spirit of Halloween