Words

Five-year-old boys, in unison, about female lion strutting around: The mamacita is awake! The mamacita is awake!
Harried mother: I said let's not say that word… Let's say “elfman” is awake!”

San Diego Zoo
California

Asian bimbo #1, filling out apartment application: How do you spell “roommate”?
Asian bimbo #2 : Well… If it's just one person, it has one “m”. It it's two or more, two “m's”

UC Riverside
California

Overheard by: Sophya

After MC Skat Kat, Paula Abdul's Career Went Into the Toilet

Student: What's “scat”?
Professor: Poop.
Student: Oh, shit!

Godfrey, Illinois

Overheard by: M

Guy: Do you know what “felching” is?
Girl: No… Is it tasty?

New Jersey

Drunk boy, about text message: That doesn't say anything.
Drunk girl: Yes, it does. It says, “hey, what's up?”
Drunk boy: No, it doesn't.
Drunk girl to sober girl: Does this say, “hey, what's up?”
Sober girl: No. It says, “al aloof ah.”

Brantford
Ontario
Canadia

White guy: How do you pronounce your name? Is it “Ty”?
Asian guy: No, it's “Tee,” as in “teabagging.”
White guy: Oh. (pause) Wait! What?
Asian guy: Sorry, maybe I should have said “sweet tea.”

Atlanta, Georgia

Exasperated little boy to mother: No, it's not a version, it's a virgin, with a “g”!

Redlands, California

Freshman #1, reading from textbook: Butte. What is a butte exactly?
Freshman #2: A fancy way to say “butt.”
Freshman #1: God, you learn so much at college.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/353858064/not-enough.html

Overheard by: kbay

Crazy lady to college kids making fun of her: You got finesse, use it! Don't you be so nonchalant.

Krystal
Birmingham, Alabama

Little girl: And then we had orgies.
Mother, very calmly: No honey, we had origami.

Florida