Have You Ever Felt the Stinging Shame Of a Violin Bow on Your Behind?

High school girl #1: I hate how everyone judges you based on your grades.
High school girl #2: What?
High school girl #3: Well, okay. By “everyone,” I mean Asians.

Walter Johnson High School
Maryland

Posted on September 10, 2019
Education, Gripes, Maryland, Race, School [Elem., Middle, & High], Students, Words

For a Second I Thought You Were Talking About Our Key-Parties

Five-year-old girl: Hey, mom, you know how you hate “pop and switch?”
Mom: Uh…what's “pop and switch?”
Five-year-old girl: The one where they trade bodies.
Mom: Oh! Oh, yeah, I hate “pop and switch.” That's scary…

JCPenney, Florence Mall
Florence, Kentucky

Overheard by: Dohiyi

Posted on September 7, 2019
Default, Feelings, Girls, Kentucky, Kids, Malls, Moms, Questions, Words

Should I Write My Number on His Hand in Crayon?

Preschooler left alone in stroller, singing, to 20-something girl walking by: Cha, cha, cha…you're charming!
20-something, on cell: I think I just got hit on by a four-year-old! No, it was actually better than most of the lines I've heard.

Appleton, Wisconsin

Posted on September 2, 2019
Age and ageing, Beauty, Compare and contrast, Compliments, Default, Girls, Kids, On the phone, Sexuality, Wisconsin, Words

…With a Hatred Of Great Strengthiness

Girl: You know, I'm usually a very wise person. Recently, with my situation, I lost a lot of my wiseness, but this trip has brought back that wiseness.
Boy: So, your wiseness never informed you it was called “wisdom”?
Girl: I hate you.

Banora Point High School
Australia

Posted on August 26, 2019
Australia, Bragging, Guys, Pride, Stupidity, Words

In Case You’re Curious…

Little boy: Dad, what’s a “brer” rabbit?
Father: A rabbit with a lot of brer in it.

Magic Kingdom
Disney World, Florida

Overheard by: Natalie

Posted on August 22, 2019
Animals, Dads, Florida, Guys, Kids, Lies, Questions, Tourist attractions, Words

I Believe the Technical Term Is “Manure”

9-year-old boy, biking: Yo, what kind of flowers are they?
13-year-old brother, also biking: They be poppies an' calla-lilies an' peonies an' oleanders an' hydrangeas an' shit.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Phanatic

Posted on July 25, 2019
Kids, Pennsylvania, Questions, Siblings, Tweens, Words

But We'll Learn Better Ways to Do That in This Class

Professor: At concerts, you move your head in an up-and-down motion in certain parts, also known as “headbanging.” You may also be Satanic. You may or may not, or you might just to piss off your parents.

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