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Hippie: Yeah, John saw things that nobody should see.
Chic woman: Dude! We all did! Your house was seriously gross!
Hippie: Uh, I meant when he was in the war in Iraq...
Nashville, Tennessee
Working-class hippie: Oh, I have another porn story!
Foreign hippie: The one about your mom?
Working-class hippie: No, no, this one's about Matt*--my surrogate father.
Amherst, Massachusetts
Dirty hippie guy to dirty hippie girl: If your vagina's that sore, then just go home!
Dunegrass Music Fest
Empire, Michigan
Overheard by: So Confused
Hippie teenage girl: He's such a screaming campy queer, I thought he was gay--but he's not! At least, he doesn't seem gay when he's fucking you. He does all the rest of the time, though.
Hither Green
London
England
Overheard by: Jess
20-something hippie blonde: What can I say? I love humping people!
Tenley Town
Washington, DC
Hippie, addressing group: If you can get you guitar to play music at the same frequency as telepathy, you'll make millions!
Portland, Oregon
Hippie guy: Did you know he built a whole, like, bum encampment out of logs? Two houses, a refrigerator... Well, there was no electricity but he had a refrigerator out there... He even had a guest bed. And it was all clean, with a bible laying on the bed... He took being a bum to a whole new level.
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California
Overheard by: Jenn
Really tall hippie to really short girl in overalls: If that's what you think, then why can't I rape dead people?
El Campesino
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Louise H
Hippie using his pocket PC: It's very primitive -I use it for solitaire while pooping.
Bean & Leaf Coffee Shop
New London, Connecticut
Overheard by: Overand
Granola guy: Yeah man, Ron Paul is awesome! He, like, votes no on everything.
Bonnaroo Festival
Manchester, Tennessee
Dirty hippy skater dude: Oh man! I can smell myself.
Dirty hippy skater girl: I love it when I can smell myself!
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, California
Hippie guy: I suggest you stop picking up small animals and fruit skins. It's not good for you.
Eugene, Oregon
Hippie chick: I am the proud owner of an American vagina, thank you very much.
Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington
Overheard by: Rachel
Hippie woman on cell: I don't care what you wear. Just wear something that you're okay getting Jell-O on... Yes, J-E-L-L-O.
Syracuse, New York
Overheard by: paula-t
Guy, seeing a techno dance party: Hey! Are you guys in the circus?
Hippie kid with dreads #1: Fuck no!
Hippie kid with dreads #2: No, we're Canadian.
Atlanta, Georgia
Hippie chick on cell: ... So then I realized that's just how she is and I need to honor that.
Guy passerby: Just get it over with and call her a bitch already!
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: melissa
Hippie wannabe: Mmm, this tastes so much better than a non-solar-powered smoothie.
Dickinson College Earthfest
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Future Unemployed
Crunchy hippie: We were on the way to the bee colony to harvest some honey, but then I thought, Dude! It's time for a drum circle.
House of Musical Traditions
Takoma Park, Maryland
White dreadlocked hippie: ... And I was totally like, [punches fist into air] 'Thank you, Grandfather Salmon! That was awesome!'
St. Lawrence Market
Toronto, Ontario
Canadia
College girl: I'm not weird. I just don't like hugs or blowjobs.
Hippie guy: I don't understand -- how do you greet people?
Rutgers University Student Center
New Brunswick, New Jersey
13-year-old goth boy: Hey! You look like a hippie!
Hippie: Yeah...
13-year-old goth boy, offering hand: My name's Jason*. I thought I should introduce myself since I said you looked like a hippie and all.
Hippie: Okay...
13-year-old goth boy: You know, you look like a Tim. I've got a friend named Tim who looks just like you, only his face is mousier.
13-year-old goth girl: Oh. My. God! That's it! No snowball for you!
13-year-old goth boy: Christ! I can't play with dead squirrels, I can't talk to the hippie...! What the hell can I do?!
Snowball stand
Stewartstown, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Amused Girlfriend
Hippie student: So, did the oil man and thong man work together?
Professor: One could only hope.
Archaeology class
Shout-out: overheardatcornell.blogspot.com
Overheard by: squirrely mcsquirrel