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Boy #1: Why do you have all your stuff with you?
Boy #2, carrying oversized bag of athletic equipment: I have class at 3:50, then I have to ride straight over to practice.
Boy #1: Oh, that sucks.
Boy #2: Well, it could be worse. I could have syphilis.
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Overheard by: lilly
Girl #1: Oh my god! At work today, the kids had to write stories and they are the worst writers ever! One kid had an entire paragraph with no periods, and a bunch of them were capitalizing days of the week and stuff. It was awful.
Girl #2: You're supposed to capitalize days of the week.
Girl #1, in embarrassed awe: No! You're kidding, right? I told them they weren't supposed to...
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Overheard by: lauren
Kid, watching glockenspiel chime: Look mommy, a witch!
Mommy: No honey, that's a nun.
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Overheard by: natalie
Small child to father: You're a sad puppy that burps. You're a stinky puppy that's sad... and burps.
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Overheard by: elizabeth
Guy to female bartender: Why don't we just date other people together?
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Overheard by: rich
Girl, about her dog: Yeah... My friends call him "Facefucker."
Guy: What does that even mean?
Girl: It means he fucks faces.
Guy: Oh.
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Overheard by: lauren
Girl #1: I want to have sex with that duck.
Girl #2: Shut up!
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Overheard by: io
Female tween, following older brother swimming in restricted area: Mom, can I swim where Dave* is?
Mom: No! Swim back over to the shore.
Female tween, in nasal whine: Oh. Myyyyy. God!
Mom: Hey, I gave birth to you. I am your god!
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Overheard by: matt.
Woman on cell: Yeah, I'm on my way to work. I gotta stop for cigarettes and a cocktail.
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Overheard by: aaron
College girl #1, walking past maternity section: That's a cute dress.
College girl #2: Yeah, I don't have the boobs to wear it.
College girl #1: Oh, that's a cute one too!
College girl #2: You don't have the fetus to fill out that dress.
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Overheard by: m.
Manager: Pants off is the new black.
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Overheard by: fool
Creepy, vacant-eyed hipster, apropos of nothing: Jesus loves you. He made you. He shows me things.
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Overheard by: Jen
Girl: Do we have any soda?
Guy: We have Pabst. It's pretty much the same.
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Overheard by: sarafist
Little girl: I'm in love with a boy at my preschool.
Mom: Yeah? What's he like?
Little girl, shrugging: Blue eyes, blond hair, good skin.
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Overheard by: amy
Senior citizen: You should see my dick. I only had a quarter of it circumcised.
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Overheard by: b! X
Indian entrepreneur: I am tired of listening to people talking. I want to listen to me talking.
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Overheard by: rich
Middle-aged man on bus: I made the mistake of letting my grandkids come over Saturday. They are nothing but little virus factories!
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Overheard by: micah
Woman to male friend: I am trying to figure out how long 14 minutes and 6 minutes is in total.
Male friend: 20 minutes.
Woman: Regular math and time math are the same?
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Overheard by: benja
5th grader boy #1: She's my girlfriend, not my wife.
5th grader boy #2: Are you going to marry her?
5th grader boy #1: No, but I could.
5th grader boy #2: No way!
5th grader boy #1: Yeah, all you have to do is buy a diamond ring. Or really, any kind of ring.
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Overheard by: amy.
Guy in pub: How can you have a scale of one to two?
Friend: It's a scale of one to seven, two being the highest. Our sins are a two.
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Overheard by: kj
Her: Clown porn, clown porn, clown porn. You put that in my head.
Him: How did I put that in your head?
Her: You told me about it.
Him: No, I told you about midget porn.
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Overheard by: b! x.
Skinny guy: I like the big girls because they're cleaner, and they buy you drinks.
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Overheard by: joe joe.
Woman #1: Well, you know, we're screwed either way. Whether Obama or that other guy with the lump on the side of his face wins.
Woman #2: McCain?
Woman #1: Yeah! I mean, he turns one way and it's just all... (uses hands to demonstrate) There! What the fuck is that?
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Overheard by: kris.
Dude #1: Dude, if you're gonna artificially inseminate your sister's girlfriend, you gotta fuck her, right?
Dude #2: Absolutely!
Dude #1: Otherwise, you got no respect for yourself.
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Overheard by: elizabeth
Girl #1: My mom thinks I'm a whore cuz I ride the MAX at night.
Girl #2: My mom thinks I'm a whore cuz I have big boobs.
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Overheard by: brian
Bar-hopping frat boy: She was begging me for a cab, not to put it in her poop chute.
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Overheard by: clinton
Human #1: I think he's Indian.
Human #2: Which kind?
Human #1: What do you mean?
Human #2: Where does he come from?
Human #1: Indiana.
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Overheard by: robert
Girl on cell: His thing...it was like a big lamb sandwich!
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Overheard by: aaron
Mom: Can you sit there and be mommy's good boy just a little longer? We're almost done shopping.
Boy: No. I'm not your good boy. I'm not your good boy anymore.
Mom: Oh you aren't? Then will you be a big boy for me?
Boy: No, I'm not your big boy! I'm not your big boy, and I'm not your good boy anymore.
Mom: Oh really, then what are you?
Boy: I'm a grandma!
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Overheard by: kari
50-something woman on bus: ..fishnet stockings, a skirt that barely covered *something,* and a bustier. I looked up, and it was my daughter.
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Overheard by: mehitabel
Woman #1: I can't believe they set you up.
Woman #2: I know. I mean, the guy did not even have a college degree. I don't want to sound like an elitist, but I am a doctor. What were they thinking?
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Overheard by: dave
Female shoplifting defendant: I'm just saying I didn't have a vagina full of jewelry in 2005.
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Overheard by: woof
Guy: Jesus puked in your car?
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Overheard by: rich
PSU freshman (attempting to flirt): Wow, that's an amazing accent! Is it British?
Cute freshman who says Rs like Ws: Actually, it's a speech impediment.
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Overheard by: ellen
Large white lady to small Mexican husband: I'm bleeding. [Pokes hubby, who ignores her.] Heyyy, I'm bleeding from my neck! Don't you care?! [Hubby puts headphones on and looks out window.] I wish I knew you didn't speak English before I married you!
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Overheard by: corwin
Skinny guy #1: I'm thinking our restaurant should have, like, taxidermied animals and tomato plants and stuff.
Skinny guy #2: Way cool!
Skinny guy #1: That way it could be like a museum of natural history full of the things people are eating, living or dead.
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Overheard by: rich
Guy #1, leaving the bar: I'll see you later.
Guy #2, still nursing his drink: Yeah, if I don't die first.
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Overheard by: molly
Guy #1: No, I mean, this dude is old-school.
Guy #2: Like, how old-school?
Guy #1: Like, so old-school he plays tennis!
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Overheard by: brad
Guy #1: You gotta clean yo' fingernails up!
Guy #2: Mmm-hm.
Guy #1: You stop smokin' crack, you clean yo' toes up nice, too!
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Dude: Overall, it was a good weekend... My knees, ass and thumb hurt.
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Overheard by: clickmehard
Bra-less woman in tight pink polo shirt, to boyfriend: I asked Carl what his new girlfriend looked like, and he didn't even hesitate -- he just said, 'Shrek'!
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Overheard by: stephanie
Yeller: I brought you peanuts and toilet paper as a peace offering, and what did you bring me? Nothing! You brought me nothing! What does that say about our relationship?!
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Overheard by: michael
Woman: I was in Budapest and people would ask, 'Is everyone in America like Dick Cheney?' And I'm like, 'Fuck no!'
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Overheard by: rich
Woman: Don't I strike you as blonde?
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Overheard by: rich
Woman: You know, I wish I was more superficial.
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Overheard by: rich
Guy #1: My lady friend is telling me that I'm never going to get any until I have a nice, big bed at home.
Guy #2: There might be something to that. I read this book called If the Buddha Dated, and I think it talked about us first needing a spiritual nest or something like that.
Guy #1: What? So now I'm supposed to believe in quantum pussy?
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Overheard by: rich
Sheriff: These are kind of like deputy pickles.
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Overheard by: anonymous
Philosopher: The world would be a better place if everyone wore pants.
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Overheard by: sarah
Yelling man: Don't try to pick my pocket! I'm in the FBI! I have a badge! I know the Constitution! I could kill you!
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Overheard by: b!X
Guy bidding farewell to pals: You guys take care of yourselves in the car... I didn't mean that like it came out.
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Overheard by: mike
Blonde #1: I think it's good we called off the wedding.
Blonde #2: Yeah, marriage probably wasn't the best idea.
Blonde #1: I wonder if I would've actually gone through with it.
Blonde #2: Do you seriously think you would have?!
Blonde #1: Well, maybe...
Blonde #2: But he slept with me right after he proposed to you!
Blonde #1: Yeah, I guess...
Blonde #2: And he went up my ass!
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Overheard by: juniper
Man: What's your name?
Woman: Juna.
Man: That reminds of me of a tree... A beautiful tree.
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Overheard by: leslie
Carpool driver, noticing woman at bus stop: She has art between her legs.
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Overheard by: b!X
Father to crying son holding Spider-Man card: That damn Tobey Maguire is ruining my life!
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Overheard by: artwork
Woman: My life is surreal. His life is about anger and priorities.
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Overheard by: rich
Whiny girl: Oh my god, that chicken is terrible!
Hipster chick: That's because it's tofu.
Whiny girl: Yeah, worst chicken ever.
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Overheard by: sarafist
Lunching ladies to man nearby: Well, we're not crazy, and we have vaginas.
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Overheard by: paul
Old man: Are you going somewhere exciting?
Girl with suitcase: Not really. But when I get there, I'm getting laid.
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Overheard by: aaron
Bus 20 operator to dispatch: Yeah, there are a lot of warning signals on that I've never seen before. Should I be worried?
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Overheard by: the blankenships
Lady with mic: Nothing is more powerful than Jesus! He die; he get up!
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Overheard by: lab
Man: Styrofoam... Just thinking of it sends chills up and down my spine. Man, I hate that stuff.
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Overheard by: aaron
Hobo: Hey, man, can you spare a quarter?
Suit: Sure. Here you go.
Hobo: Thanks. [Calling after suit] I like your outfit!
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Overheard by: rich
Woman: I can't believe my friend pterodactyled me yesterday.
Stumptown Coffee House
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Overheard by: jose
Man on phone: Where's Joey? [To someone at the table] Where's Joey? [Into phone] He's in the bathroom trying on a dress.
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Overheard by: bananna lee fishbones
Guy: Once you've seen him in his underwear you want to be just like him.
Huber's restaurant
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Overheard by: rich