Little boy looking at book: Is a noun a noun? Is an adjective an adjective?
Madison, Wisconsin
Overheard by: Couch Centaur
Enthusiastic guy: I mean, the only thing I hated worse than the word “gist” was eating squash and touching cotton balls.
Seattle, Washington
Art history professor: Those long ship voyages… you're looking at the sheep, the sheep's looking back at you, and “hey!”
Allegheny College
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Large, beefy boyfriend: Wow babe, what you said was really extinct… wait, doesn't “extinct” mean dead and not here anymore? I think I mean “distinct” or something.
Nerdy girlfriend: I love you.
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Man on cell: I guess I'm just going to have to scrub my legs.
Lafayette, Louisiana
Overheard by: Kristin
Friend #1: I totally agree about simple dates. I think a great date would be for me and a guy to just ride a concubine together.
(pause)
Friend #2: You mean a “combine”?
Kansas City, Missouri
Possibly gay barista: Caramel.
Trailer park barista: Car-mel.
Possibly gay barista: Car-a-mel.
Trailer park barista: That used to drive me nuts when I used to work here.
Robot Lodge, Wisconsin
Overheard by: Coffee Lurker
Man to woman: When was the last time you waxed your saddle?
Caltrain, San Francisco to Palo Alto
Overheard by: Sarks
