Words

Woman: Do you have mothballs?
CVS employee: (after thinking for a few seconds) Is that a protein bar?

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Nana

Gay boy: … And I woke up and my room was filled with red buttons and ears of corn, then my comforter turned into a giant lake, and three purple rhinoceroses just like rose out of it! And–
Girlfriend #1: No, Christian, there is no such thing as rhinoceroses. The plural of “rhinoceros” is “rhinocerii”.
Girlfriend #2: Stacy… I don’t think that’s right… I think it may be “rhinos-“
Girlfriend #1: Courtney, that’s ridiculous, we’re being serious here…
Gay boy: Okay, guys! It doesn’t matter. Anyway, back to the story… The weirdest part is, after all that happened, I thought I liked girls…
Girlfriend #1 and girlfriend #2: Wow… That is strange…

Huntington Movie Theater
Long Island, New York

Overheard by: Mo

Chemistry professor, demonstrating suction filtration: … And you have to stop the cock before you turn on the water, or it will just [frantic hand motion] come all over your face.

Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

Overheard by: amused non-major

Girl on cell to guy with glasses: Oh! Megan found your pants!
Guy with glasses, doing jazz hands: Yay!

Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: What…?

10-year-old girl, excitedly, to 20-something woman wearing cat ears: Are you a furry?

GenCon 2008
Indianapolis, Indiana

Spanish professor: Fuck Spanish.

Indiana University

Overheard by: Mierdita

Professor: So Hamlet basically just called Claudius a mother-copulator. See, I can say that. Mother-copulator.

Memorial University
Newfoundland
Canadia

Overheard by: Mel

Latin professor: Can anyone use a Latin interjection in a sentence?
Student: Lo! Look at that angel!
Latin professor: Yes, that is a very common interjection.

University of Denver, Colorado

Soccer mom: Oh great, it's raining. Now we can't eat fudgesicles outside.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Overheard by: Natalie

Young woman: Then I read that conversation with… Oh, brain fart… You know, that news anchor? Anyway, that's when I decided unsweetened coffee was the mark of the usurper.

Hampton Bays
New York