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When Satanists Ride the BART

Girl on train, not wearing earphones: Rah rah ah-ah-ah! Roma ro ma-ma! Gaga ooh la!
Girl across the seat: I will eat your uterus.

BART
San Francisco, California


Categories: California | Girls | Public Transportation | Uterus | Weirdness | Posted 2011-07-22 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Chicago Has Two Types Of Bears, Ma'am

Guy #1: I loved the way you fucked me last night.
Guy #2: I can't wait to do it again, tonight.
Guy #1: Mmmm, I'm getting hot just thinking about it.
Annoyed woman sitting in front of them: You two fools do realize everyone on the bus can hear you, don't you?

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: CTA bus rider


Categories: Feelings | Guys | Illinois | Public Transportation | Sex | Stupidity | Posted 2011-05-07 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

That's What You Keep Saying About Your Pregnancies!

Teenager #1: Why does the train keep stopping?
Teenager #2: Because it has to stop at train stations.
Teenager #1: Ohmigod, train stations are so random!

Sydney
Australia


Overheard by: Angela


Categories: Australia | Public Transportation | Questions | Stupidity | Teens | Posted 2011-03-29 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

The Escalator to Hell Is Paved With Starbucks Cups

Gay guy going up escalator to girl going down with coffee: You know you're not supposed to have drinks on the metro.
Girl with coffee: Okay, then take it for me. (he refuses, she calls up to him) Take it! Take it! I'm not supposed to have it! What will I do!?

Metro Station
Washington, DC

I Meant SkyMall Magazine, but Whatever

Newbie guy on airplane: What's this?
Female friend: For your entertainment.
Newbie guy: Ooooh! Barf bag!

Washington International Airport
Baltimore, Maryland


Categories: Friends | Guys | Health & Hygiene | Maryland | Public Transportation | Questions | Posted 2010-08-18 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

He Suggested I Test the Tracks by Sleeping on Them

Angry girl on cell: No, I seriously hate him. He wouldn't stop laughing at me the entire night, and I felt like an idiot. All I asked was whether real trains still run on train tracks. I mean, I just thought the tracks were antiques that got left behind or something... It's not a stupid question!

Bellingham, Washington

Overheard by: kgirl42

New Yorkers: We Thought It Was Clean

Girl #1: I wonder if vegans get on the metro and, like, can't sit down because the seats are leather.
Guy: No, this is pleather.
Girl #2: If it were leather it would smell like it.
Guy: No, that's only clean leather.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Vegan sitting on the Metro

Pshaw, Maybe in Middle School.

Girl #1: Did you ever have a threesome?
Girl #2: Does a train count?

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: e


Categories: Girls | Pennsylvania | Public Transportation | Sex | Posted 2010-06-19 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Hmm...You Also Said the Muppet Babies Were Making You Clean Your Oven.

Woman: The Italian mafia are making me conduct the trains!

Subway Station
Toronto
Canadia


Overheard by: Meech


Categories: Canadia | Crazies | Public Transportation | Threats | Train | Weirdness | Women | Posted 2010-03-26 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Um, Why Is the Horn Down Your Pants?

Bus driver: So, I heard the last 9 bus was full and a lot of you had to wait for this one. If you're angry about it, you can honk this bus' horn. Really. I don't want you leaving here mad at Bloomington transit.

Bloomington, Indiana

Overheard by: Honked the Horn


Categories: Bus drivers | Indiana | Offers and requests | Public Transportation | Posted 2010-03-20 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Not Exactly...

BU student #1, looking at his CharlieCard: Dude, I have never seen this guy anywhere in Boston. Where do you think he is?
BU student #2, also looking at his CharlieCard: Dude, I don't know.
BU student #1: Maybe he died.
BU student #3: Yeah, because he was sticking his fucking head out of the fucking train window while the train was in motion.

Boston, Massachusetts


Categories: Death & dying | Guys | Massachusetts | Public Transportation | Violence | Posted 2010-02-26 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Being American, in a Nutshell.

Conductor: Everybody please be patient, we have an obstruction on the tracks. Police are working to clear it, we will continue as soon as they finish.
Young suit: We're in a 55-ton battering ram, why did we even stop?

MAX Rail
Portland, Oregon


Overheard by: Ram Das


Categories: Conductors | Oregon | Public Transportation | Questions | Suits | Train | Posted 2010-02-12 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

He Would've Assumed You Could Read

Train conductor, to teenage girl with feet on chair: Can you read? (points to sign)
Teenage girl: What...? Oh, sorry. (takes her feet down, conductor walks away)
Suit: He would have never done that if you were a guy.

New Jersey Transit


Categories: Conductors | New Jersey | Public Transportation | Questions | Sexuality | Suits | Teens | Posted 2009-12-18 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

...And If You Have Any Train-Driving Experience, Please Report to the Front Car.

Conductor: Welcome on board the 4:15 service to Wolverhampton, calling at Smethwick, Sandwell and... Oh god, my head... (mic cuts out for a while) Sandwell... and Dudley, and Wolverhampton... (breathes heavily, deep sigh, mic cuts out again)

Birmingham to Wolverhampton Train
England


Overheard by: xSJBx


Categories: Conductors | England | Headaches | Public Transportation | Train | Weirdness | Posted 2009-12-18 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

I Assume Everyone's Seen Independence Day?

Conductor, at the end of introductory speech: And, ladies and gentlemen, in the event of an emergency... you all know what to do.

Train
St. Louis, Missouri


Categories: Advice | Conductors | Missouri | Public Transportation | Train | Posted 2009-12-16 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

He Then Burst Into the Laverne and Shirley Theme Song

Train operator: Orange line to Vienna. If you are on the platform, you better hurry up. Cause I'm not going to let you slow me down.

Metro
Washington, DC


Overheard by: Reject


Categories: Conductors | Public Transportation | Threats | Train | Washington, DC | Posted 2009-12-15 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

...Even Though It Sounds Like It Could Be a Muslim Name.

Flight attendant: Just for future reference, when flying into O'Hare, Xanax is your friend.

O'Hare Airport
Chicago, Illinois


Overheard by: NeededSome

Happily, Her Default Assumption Is Cancun.

Confused lady on PA: Ladies and gentleman, flight 250... Wait, where am I?

Airport
Salt Lake City, Utah

You're Gonna Love Detroit, Sir

Social worker talking to hobo: What can I get for you, sir?
Hobo: How about a 9 mm semi-automatic gun?
Social worker: Well, I can't do that, but do you need bus tickets? Where are you going?
Hobo: Hell.
Social worker: Okay, I'll get those bus tickets then.
Hobo: Your hair's much nicer than mine.

Hospital
Ontario
Canadia


Overheard by: yooo

How Far Will This Bus Token Get Me?

Old lady to female bus driver: I need to get laid.

Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: exactly


Categories: Bus | Bus drivers | Old folks | Oregon | Public Transportation | Sex | Wishes | Women | Posted 2009-11-17 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Did You Get Its Consent First?

Conductor, over speaker: Stop touching the train. Yes. You. I can see you on the security cameras.

Sutherland Train Station
Australia


Categories: Australia | Conductors | Public Transportation | Weirdness | Posted 2009-11-13 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

How International Incidents Begin

Gate attendant over PA: This is the final boarding call for Singapore Airlines flight 123.
(announcement is repeated several times over there)
Different voice, over pa
: Singapore airlines, could you please not make so many announcements?


Airport
San Francisco, California

The Next Stupid State Referendum

Loudspeaker in airport: Please don't leave your belongings unattended.
Crazy lady, to no one: Did they just say homosexuality isn't allowed in the airport?

Airport
Oakland, California


Overheard by: Kristina

...We've Reached the Train Hub.

Conductor, over intercom: Rub-a-dub-dub!

Chicago, Illinois


Categories: Conductors | Illinois | Public Transportation | Stupidity | Posted 2009-10-15 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

We'll Now Begin the "Sensual Massage" Portion Of Our Flight

Flight attendant, over loudspeaker: We will now be dimming the lights for the remainder of the flight.
(Lights dim)
Flight attendant, in deep, sexy voice
: Are you in the mood to fly now? I thought so...


Southwest Airlines Flight
Austin, Texas

What Happens When You Tell Them There Are No Stupid Questions

Girl to teacher, about Underground Railroad: Wait... didn't the white people hear the train go by?

High School
Clark, New Jersey


Overheard by: Sweeney

But I'm Sure You'll Locate Your Suitcase-- Bwahaha!

Passenger trying to find lost baggage: Excuse me! Do you work for United?
Airline steward: No! Oh no! Thank god!

P.E. Trudeau Airport
Montreal
Canadia

Another Ticket and I Lose My License

Pilot standing at door to plane after pulling into gate: Shit! I totally didn't mean to park here!

Airport
Colorado Springs, Colorado


Categories: Airports & flights | Colorado | Pilots | Public Transportation | Weirdness | Posted 2009-09-16 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

That's Where the Naked Twister Game Is Taking Place

Teen boy #1: Haha, you have to be in the back of the bus.
Teen boy #2: Is that a race thing?
Teen boy #1: No, its a sexual thing.

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Sara


Categories: Massachusetts | Public Transportation | Questions | Race | Sexuality | Teens | Posted 2009-09-06 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Props for Not Drinking and Driving, Though

Drunk bus rider #1: Damn, this bus is always so slow!
Drunk bus rider #2: I swear, if I was a wizard, I would turn this bus into a rabbit... But that's fantasy stuff, and I'm not that into fantasy.

Seattle, Washington


Categories: Animals | Bus | Drinking & drunks | Drunks | Gripes | Magic | Public Transportation | Washington | Posted 2009-08-27 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

My Train Is Like the Hotel California, Beeyotch.

Black woman #1: I hate when people wait to the last minute to try and get off at a stop.
Black woman #2: Mmm-hmm.
Black woman #1: I don't let them past if they try to do that shit.
Black woman #2: What you do?
Black woman #1: I'll push their mothafuckin' ass back on the train!

Subway
New York City


Categories: Ass | Black people | Gripes | Insults | New York | Public Transportation | Train | Violence | Women | Posted 2009-08-20 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

When Communists and Capitalists Work Together

Flight attendant: As you depart the aircraft, please check your area for any personal belongings. If you leave anything behind, please make sure that it can either be split three ways or that we can sell it on eBay. Thanks for flying Southwest!

Buffalo, New York

Overheard by: robyn

Why Some Kids Wet the Bed

Mother to five-year-old: Keep moving, we don't want to be in the first car. If the train crashes, we'd be done for.

Metro North Railroad
New York City, New York


Overheard by: BOB Sled


Categories: Kids | Kids | Moms | New York | Parenting | Public Transportation | Train | Wishes | Posted 2009-08-06 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Would Be Cute Except That the Bus Is Empty

Bus driver: Push back, push back! Don't be afraid! Hold somebody's hand, tell 'em you love 'em!

57 Bus
Boston, Massachusetts


Overheard by: Smallison


Categories: Bus | Bus drivers | Feelings | Hands | Massachusetts | Public Transportation | Posted 2009-08-05 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

That Would End the Fun and Games

Emo guy on cell: I've got to get on the electric snake now. I'll go wherever it takes me. (pause) Tell your mom not to lose an eye, ok?

B Line
Boston, Massachusetts


Overheard by: Smallison

I Just Did His Horoscope

Conductor: Do not buy anything from the man in the yellow shirt and white tennis shoes. He will be arrested.

Subway
Los Angeles, California


Categories: Advice | California | Clothes | Clothing | Conductors | Crimes | Public Transportation | Train | Posted 2009-07-27 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Lest a Fire Hose Become Your Bidet

T conductor, over loudspeaker: Sir! The world is not your toilet!

Park St. Station
Boston, Massachusetts


Categories: Conductors | Massachusetts | Pee | Public Transportation | Weirdness | Posted 2009-07-16 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Lightly Stroke It.

Flight attendant: Contrary to popular belief, pushing the button with the flight attendant on it will not turn your flight attendant on. So don't push it.

Flight to New York

Overheard by: Erica Lynn

...If It Were Spelled with a Silent T.

Teenager: Hey, which terminal is baggage claim?
Airport employee: Terminal T.
Teenager: Wait...which one?
Airport employee: Terminal T. "T" as in "Charlie."

JFK Airport
New York City, New York


Overheard by:

What Are You Doing in Albuquerque, Then?

Security officer, pulling out fingernail clippers from carry-on: Sir, what are your intentions with these?
Man in line, deadpan: To take over the world.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Overheard by: Zombie


Categories: Clients | Cops | New Mexico | Public Transportation | Questions | Weirdness | Wishes | Posted 2009-07-07 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Why Right Said Fred Could Not Sustain Their Popularity

Guy #1: Just admit it, man.
Guy #2: Admit what? That I'm great and wonderful and perfect in every way shape and form? Alright, I'm great and wonderful and perfect in every way shape and form!
Guy #1: No, admit that you're crazier than me!
Guy #2: Yeah, well...you're just Mr "Too sexy for my shirt," and I'm Mr "Too sexy for my life," but seriously, I'm so smart and everyone loves me.
Guy #3: You're just lyin' to yourself, man.
Guy #2: I'm too sexy for the world! That's just the way it is. I'm the next Albert Einstein. Everyone will soon realize that they love me. You all know that I'm right, so say that I am always right! You're dumb and I'm smart. Everyone loves me.
Bus driver: Will you guys be quiet? No one wants to hear this!

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Lulu

Requiem for a Dream? Really?

Passenger to attendant: Excuse me? They turned the movie off.
Attendant: Yes, we're landing earlier than thought.
Passenger: Oh, but the movie wasn't over.
Attendant: Sorry about that, but we need to turn it off for descent.
Passenger: But I was watching it!
Attendant: I am very sorry, but since we have started our descent...
Passenger, interrupting: But now I don't know how it ends!
Attendant: They all lived happily ever after.

Qantas Flight to Melbourne
Australia


Overheard by: Seat 14 F

So I'm Sure You All Appreciated the Delay

Vaguely thuggish flight attendant: Aiiight, y'all, welcome aboard United Airlines...don't know the flight number, but we're going to Detroit, and that's all that matters.

Delayed Flight from Washington, DC

Overheard by: keeeeem

The Desire to Flee Rochester Will Overpower Anything

Woman on PA system: Attention. Please disregard the call for wheelchair assistance at gate A-5. Repeat: there is no wheelchair needed at gate A-5. It's a miracle!

Airport
Rochester, New York


Overheard by: Patty Astrolabe

NewsFlash: Englishman Has Sense Of Humor. Film at 11.

Pilot, after riding tarmac for 20 minutes: Ladies and gentleman, this concludes our first two miles of our trip from London-Heahtrow International to Newark International. We do hope you enjoyed our lovely tarmac. The flight will commence once air traffic gives the all-clear for takeoff.

Heathrow International Airport
London
England


Overheard by: tired traveler


Categories: Airports & flights | England | Pilots | Public Transportation | Stupidity | Posted 2009-06-30 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

We're Storing It Next to Jean-Luc Cousteau's Cheese Wheel

PA: Paging arriving passenger Juan Sanchez from Mexico City. Please return to gate B4 to retrieve your piñata.

Airport
Charlotte, North Carolina

When Rappers Moonlight.

Train driver: This train is being taken out of service. Brigham Circle will be the last stop for this train. Don't hate the player, hate the game!

E Train
Boston, Massachusetts


Overheard by: camille


Categories: Advice | Conductors | Gripes | Massachusetts | Public Transportation | Train | Posted 2009-06-27 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Depends -- Is It 1987?

Goth girl, looking at poster: Do you think that singing Weird Al in the middle of the train counts as suspicious behavior or unusual behavior?

H Line
Denver, Colorado

It's Not Every Day You Get to Have Your Face Smushed Against a Complete Stranger

Conductor: Ladies and gentlemen, we are normally a six-car train. Today they gave us four cars. I cried, I begged, but to no avail. (10 minutes later) Next stop, Secaucus! Hang on, we're gonna make it!

Transit Train
New Jersey


Overheard by: twoferrets


Categories: Conductors | Feelings | New Jersey | Public Transportation | Train | Posted 2009-06-26 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Why Vacations Exist.

Conductor: Next stop, Chiswick. (trailing off) Chiswick... Chiswick... Cheese balls... Cheese balls...balls. (normal tone) Next stop, Chiswick.

B Line
Boston, Massachusetts


Overheard by: Stefa


Categories: Balls | Conductors | Food | Massachusetts | Public Transportation | Train | Weirdness | Words | Posted 2009-06-25 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

And How Do I Get That Job?

Woman on cell, after next bus stop is announced: Did you hear that? The woman giving the announcement? It's the same woman every time. I wonder where she is.

eavesdropdc.blogspot.com


Categories: Eavesdrop DC | On the phone | Public Transportation | Questions | Stupidity | Women | Posted 2009-06-19 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

If That's True, How Come There's Never Been a Real World There?

Flight attendant: Okay, everyone, we're going to be landing soon. We would like to be the first to welcome you to reality...I mean, Cleveland.

Plane over Cleveland, Ohio

Grim Reaper: "I Duck Into the Bathroom for Two Minutes..."

Flight attendant, after landing: If anyone left a black coat, please come to the front of the cabin to claim it. (pause) Or if anyone would like to take a black coat for free.

Orlando, Florida

Please Direct Any Questions to That Brick Wall Over There

Flight attendant, doing safety instructions before takeoff: Pull on the tab to inflate the life vest. If that doesn't work, blow it up manually. If that doesn't work...thank you for flying Southwest.

Flight over Providence, Rhode Island

Alice Had Yet to Learn to Scream "Back the Fuck Off Me!"

Terrifyingly cheerful woman, handing out christian pamphlets at bus stop: Hello! Would you like something to read on the bus?
Girl, already reading large book: I'm, uh...I'm already...
Crazy looking hobo, scoffing and muttering to girl: People can be insane.

Los Angeles, California

Why Some Kids Refuse to Come Out Of Their Shells

Little boy: Mommy, if a turtle has no shell is it naked or homeless?
Mother: It would be dead, sweetheart.
Little boy: That's sad, mommy.
Mother: No, it isn't, dear. Come on, this is our stop.

Metro
Washington, DC

Nobody Can Do Sexual Harassment Like the Insane

Crazy bag lady, loudly: I don't suck dick for pussy! I don't suck dick for pussy! I don't suck dick for pussy!
(sits down next to another passenger on the subway)
Crazy bag lady, now in passenger's face
: I don't suck dick for pussy!

(female passenger gets up and moves)
Crazy bag lady
: Why you jumping? Why you jumping, bitch!? You weren't jumpin' last night when that guy put his long ass dick in you last night!

Female passenger: Excuse me, ma'am, don't say that to me! You don't know me!
(subway train stops)
Conductor
: City Hall station!

Female passenger: Excuse me, sir, there's a crazy lady on the subway harassing the other passengers.
Conductor: Oh, could you point her out to me?
(female passenger points to crazy woman yelling)
Conductor
: Ma'am, are you bothering people?

Crazy bag lady: Why you tryin' to fuck me standing up!? Why don't you fuck me lying down like a gentleman!
Conductor: Ma'am, I'm calling the police.

Broad Street Line Subway
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For Those Who've Lost Theirs, We Offer Replacements for a Small Fee.

Male flight attendant: Ladies and gentlemen, we have finally arrived at a gate. Please make sure you have all your personal belongings before you disembark: iPods, cell phones, BlackBerrys, small pets, sweaters, sunglasses, and since we just came from Las Vegas, wedding rings. Make sure you get those back on folks.

Oakland Airport, California

Overheard by: kat

All Children Left Behind Will Be Used As Slaves

Flight attendant, during speech: There is also an overhead call button, that if you misuse, will eject you from the aircraft.

Flight go Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Hikari

Everyone Feels Like This When They See Tom Cruise

Girl #1: Shit!
Girl #2: What?
Girl #1: I forgot to ask him if he's gay!
Girl #2: But you don't even know him!
Girl #1: I know, and now I've lost my chance...I'll wonder for the rest of my life if he was gay or not. And maybe one day, when I'm old and gray, I'll see him, at a bus-stop maybe, and then I'll try to ask him...and he'll be already on the bus, and I'll never know.
Girl #2: You're kind of a freak.

University of Delaware

And Playing with Myself a Little

Pilot, during severely delayed flight: This is your pilot speaking, no word from air traffic control, but I just wanted to let you know...that I'm thinking of all of you.

Runway
Miami International Airport, Florida


Overheard by: Chelsea

And Be Sure to Return Your Seat Backs to the Awkward Position

Stewardess: Wave hi to my ex-husband and his new wife as they pass by.

Southwest Airlines Flight
Houston to New Orleans


Overheard by: Passenger A 44

I'm Thinking It's the First Clue in My Quest for the Holy Grail

Male student: So there was a hobo on the train and he sat next to me and he was like, "me no wah". So I was like, "what?" and he just said "me no wah!" so I was really confused and then I realized I had my backpack, so I gave him a pen and a paper and he wrote "m-e n-o w-a-h." So I was really mad and was like, "dude, that was supposed to clear things up," but it didn't.
Female student: Word.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Overheard by: Kelli

This Is Your Brain on Subway Conducting...

Subway conductor, as train lights go out: Ladies and gentlemen, we are currently experiencing a delay because some yahoo cut the power lines walking at track level at St. George station. (ominously) Do you know where your children are?

Toronto
Canadia


Overheard by: Jtf

We Really Need Internet Access for This Sort Of Thing

Girl on subway to friend: It'd be weird to have sex with a girl.
Friend: Yeah, you wouldn't know where everything goes.
Girl: Nothing would fit. (pause) This is probably not a subway conversation.

Toronto
Canadia

We'd Hate to Hear Him in Bed

Pilot over intercom after rough landing: Whooaa, Nessie! (makes galloping sound) Easy, girl! (makes baaing sound) Whoops, wrong animal.

Houston, Texas

Overheard by: kayla


Categories: Airports & flights | Animals | Default | Pilots | Public Transportation | Texas | Weirdness | Posted 2009-03-31 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

You're Not Allowed to Desire Anything

Dude on streetcar: Anybody on the bus got a newspaper?
Friend: Dude, this is a streetcar.

Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: Glad this town has transit options


Categories: Default | Friends | Guys | Oregon | Public Transportation | Questions | Words | Posted 2009-03-24 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

And We Hope Our Passengers in First Class Enjoy the Foxy Boxing

Flight attendant: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard flight 1751 to Raleigh-Durham. My name is John and I am your head flight attendant today. I will be assisted by my lovely fiancee Sarah and my ex-wife Jill. It may be a little awkward but we hope you have a pleasant flight.

Runway
Atlanta, Georgia

By Show Of Hands, Who'd Give Him the Money Without Hesitation?

Flamboyant black man to woman waiting at crosswalk: Oh, thank god for a sister! I need some money for the bus and I just know you'll help me out, little white barbie sister!

Saint Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: Margie


Categories: Black people | Default | Family ties | Guys | Missouri | Money | Public Transportation | Queers | Posted 2009-03-17 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

What Passes for Raucous Wit, in Britain

Lady on loudspeaker: The train on platform 3 is going to Edgeware Road. The train on platform 4 is for Embankment Station. District Line services are not running between Embankment and Whitechapel. Platform 3 is for Edgeware Road, platform 4 is for Embankment. If you are still on this platform after these trains leave, you are lost and confused and need to find a member of staff.

Earl's Court Station
London
England

But Here's a Coupon for a Complimentary Cavity Search

Irate mother: No, you don't understand. I need to board that plane now!
Stewardess at gate: Ma'm, you cannot board now. There is no airplane at the end of the jetway. Look--no plane out there.

Shout-out: feeds.feedburner.com

Overheard by: delayed flights always make me irrational too

Ah, the Irish Imagination

Little boy, as plane starts its descent: Oh my god! What are going to do? We are going to get stuck in the clouds! Please! Somebody help us! Help!

Dublin
Ireland

And If You Could Pass to the Front Your Wallets and Jewelry, That Would Be Awesome-- Thanks!

Pilot to passengers: Everyone, please make sure your seatbelts are fastened. I'm gonna fly this plane like I stole it.

Flight from Nashville, Tennessee

As Evidenced by the Last Election

Metro cop addressing large crowd waiting for the orange line: Keep moving down the platform. Move down, please!
Tired tourist mom: Move down, honey.
Little girl: Why?
Tired tourist mom: Because we're sheep, that's why.

Smithsonian Station, DC Metro
Washington, DC

It's Not You, It's Us

Southwest Airlines employee: Mr Jones*, only one minute to be at the gate B5. We looove you, but we have to goooo!

Airport
Fort Lauderdale, Florida


Overheard by: Jake Conner

And Be Sure to Return Your Babies to the Full Upright Position Before Landing

Airplane pilot: And just for sanitary reasons, please change your babies diapers in the bathroom, not on the pullout table in front of you, because people might stare.

Airport
Tampa, Florida


Overheard by: nicole

Thanks, Airfone!

Girl to friend: So on the way here, I joined the mile high club...by myself!

Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

In and Out, In and Out, All Night Long

Conductor: Mind the gap, doors closing. (train does not move) Those naughty, naughty doors.

London
England


Overheard by: ren

Tonight's Movie: Merde on the WestJet Express

Flight attendant: So I'm gonna let the lady in the box [the recording] take it away in French, then I'll finish up in English, because we like to save the best for last!
Entire plane: Oooooooooooooh!
Lady at the back (in French): We're still in Quebec, you know!

WestJet Flight
Montreal
Canadia

We'll Be Departing Just As Soon As These Pills Wear Off

Pilot over loudspeaker (riffing on harmonica): This is your captain speaking, (harmonica riff) Welcome aboard, (harmonica riff) Please fasten your seat belts. (harmonica riff) Or we won't be able to leave beautiful Atlanta, Georgia.
(does long, jazzy harmonica riff. Passengers applaud)
Pilot (in Elvis voice)
: Thank you very much.


American Airlines Flight
Atlanta, Georgia

That's What the Overhead Lights Are For

Flight attendant (on PA): Chances are they're all middle seats. Find the one with the most attractive people, and take it.

Southwest Flight over California

Overheard by: Armen

...in Exchange for Cooking Lessons

Conductor: This train will terminate at Stratford. The next station is Waterloo. Please change here for the Bakerloo, Northern and Waterloo & City lines. Alternatively you can also change for Waterloo International, catch the next Eurostar, go to Paris and show the French how to play rugby.

London
England


Overheard by: kat

Henry VIII Hated Getting Caught in Traffic Before a Flight

American tourist: Why did they put the castle so close to the airport?

Outside Windsor Castle
Windsor
England


Categories: Default | England | History | Idiots | Public Transportation | Questions | Stupidity | Tourists | Posted 2008-11-12 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

There Will Be Confetti and Speeches

Conductor: This is not the airport station. You will know it when you see it. I will make a big deal about it when we get there.

BART Station
San Francisco, California


Overheard by: Glad my iPod was off

What's That All Over the Seat?

Pink-haired teen: You've never been on the bus before? Oh my god, we totally stole your bus virginity!

Shout-out: weirdosofwinnipeg.blogspot.com

Overheard by: 66

At Least Pretend to Turn It Off

Flight attendant: Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off for take-off. If you don't know how to turn your phone off, there are plenty of kids on this flight who do.

Adelaide Airport
Australia

In Fact, He's Delicious

Captain on intercom: Ladies and gentlemen, just wanted to let you know the reason this flight was delayed. The plane collided with a bird upon landing. It's no big deal; it just hit a body part. The bird is okay.

Airport
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


Overheard by: Ladle (who is skeptical about the well-being of the bird)


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That's What Thongs Are Supposed to Feel Like, Billy

Five-year-old boy, loudly interrupting adults: I have a wedgie!
(adults laugh)
Five-year-old boy
: This wedgie train is carrying wedgies!


Green Line
Boston, Massachusetts

Isn't That the Title of a Kanye West Song?

Man in mall: Excuse me, where can I hail a taxi?
Mall employee: This is Vermont, dude.
Man in mall: There has to be taxis. There are roads, aren't they?
Mall employee: Nope, no taxis. But lots of guns.

Rutland, Vermont

Overheard by: MeggerzDotCom

Relax-- That Just Means It Likes You

(strange loud sound comes from the plane)
Calm but confused flight attendant
: That's weird, I've never heard that before.

Freaked out passenger: Um, excuse me? What?!

Flight to Cancun, Mexico

Unfortunately My Trail Of Breadcrumbs Is Hard to See in the Snow

Pilot over PA, after taxiing to the gate for ten minutes: Let me know if you guys see something that looks like an airport.

Denver International Airport
Denver, Colorado


Overheard by: they're not kidding about being the country's biggest airport

If Worse Comes to Worse, We've Rented Some Large Ducks

Airline personnel: We should be boarding the plane at 10:25... If we have a plane.

Airport
Richmond, Virginia


Overheard by: Burt

But Odds Are You Still Aren't Paying Attention

Flight attendant, concluding pre-flight safety spiel: For those of you who paid attention: Thank you. And for those of you who did not: Good luck.

International Airport
Honolulu, Hawaii


Overheard by: Eric Dean

Gambling, on the Other Hand...

Conductor: Next and final stop: Atlantic City, folks!
(several passengers give confused and bewildered looks)
Conductor
: Yeah, I changed my mind. I don't like Trenton.


Trenton, New Jersey

Overheard by: passenger


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We Better Have to Swim Through Her Blood When We Disembark

Metro announcement: The Red Line is experiencing delays due to a sick customer at Farragut North... Trains will share tracks at Gallery Place and Metro Center.
Man on metro: How sick was this customer?
Woman on metro: She better be dead, I'll tell you that.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: jposkin

If I Don't, May God Have Mercy on Your Souls

(the road is closed for Chinese New Year parade)
Bus driver
: Folks, we'll be alright. We're going to take a right on Sansome, a left on Broadway, and a left on Stockton. We'll rejoin the original route at Stockton and Sacramento. Don't worry. Everything will be alright. As long as I still get paid, it's okay.


San Francisco, California


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Their Lips Say "Shut Up" But Their Eyes Say "Play On!"

Young woman, after graphic conversation about sex and drugs: Do you ever think, while we're talking: "Wow, the people on the train are so lucky to get to listen to us on their morning commute!"?
Older woman: Oh my god, all the time.

Train
Sydney
Australia


Overheard by: catherine


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Smart Travelers Postpone That Recognition As Long As Possible

Pilot over loudspeaker: It's 40 degrees outside and sunny, and we will be landing shortly. Welcome to... Where are we? Oh. Philadelphia! Welcome to Philadelphia!

Flight over Pennsylvania

Overheard by: And he's flying this plane?

Jesus Was to Vex Mary His Entire Life

Mother, exiting trolley, to her son: Okay, come on, there's people behind us.
Son: I want to say goodbye!
Mother: Oh, god.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Mom Can Dream, Can't She?

Angry mother on the bus: Come here and sit down!
Four-year-old: No, it's okay. I'm being good.
Angry mother: This bus is going to stop suddenly and you're going to fall down and crack your head open on one of the bars, and before the bus gets back around to the hospital you will bleed to death!

Pullman, Washington

Overheard by: jeff

As Soon As We Get On, I'm Grabbing a Pole and Ripping Them Off

Chick: Well, my mom wouldn't let me on the train until I wore pants, so there ya go.

Southmoor station
Aurora, Colorado

Try Not to Taste or Touch Them, Okay?

Automated train station announcement: Castro street station.
Excited little girl: Yay! Castro!
Bystander: The dictator or the district?
Excited little girl thinks for a second: The rainbows!

Castro Street Station
San Francisco, California


Overheard by: Dawn

Mango: Nobody Touch Me!

Lady on PA system: United 119 passengers can claim their baggage at carousel D... D as in delicious. Delicious mango. Delicious, delicious mangoes.

Logan International Airport
Boston, Massachusetts


Overheard by: John Y

Just Yell "Let's Go, Yankees" Instead

Conductor: The worst thing that you can do in an emergency is to pull the emergency cord. Never pull the emergency cord if it is an emergency!

Boston subway
Boston, Massachusetts


Overheard by: daily commuter


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And Rosa Parks Was Calling Out, "C'mon Back!"

Woman on cell: Bitch, I'm on the train. No, I ain't ridin' the bus! Have you seen the buses in this city?! Girl I wouldn't get on the bus if fucking Harriet Tubman herself was waving a damn flashlight telling me, 'All clear'!

On the Red Line
Chicago, Illinois

Embrace Your Degradation

Ticket collector: The bus is now here. Anyone going to Camden, Malden, or Newark, please step forward.
Custodian: Come on, step forward. You don't gotta be embarrassed if you're going to Newark.

Greyhound Station
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania