Professor: I make no sense to myself, I’m surprised I know my own name. Why? Because life sucks. But I have a nice jacket!

Christopher Newport University
Newport News, Virginia

Mom standing outside of bathroom stall: Honey, hurry up, there is a line waiting.
Four-year-old girl: I can’t, my body requires me to go slow.

Capitol Building Bathroom
Washington, DC

Waitress: What kind of dressing would you like on your salad? We have French, Thousand Island and Italian.
Gorgeous blond: I’ll have Ranch.
Waitress: No.

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Spacey English major: So… he’s a queer writer, right?
Surprised teaching assistant: No. He’s just Jewish American.
Spacey English major: Oh, same thing.

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Overheard by: Jessica

Guy: Leggings are fucking up everything. I used to know when it was winter because girls would stop wearing skirts, but now thanks to leggings they can wear them all year. It’s bullshit.

Connecticut College

Angry traveler: The flight’s canceled because of weather?!? Can’t you do something?
Airline counter man: Ma’am, despite my godlike appearance, I cannot control the weather.

O’Hare Airport
Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: He’s not so Godlike

They Tend to Appear at Random, Rather Like Elves.

Girl to friend: Well, I woke up naked, again, with a quesadilla in my bed, again, so I say it was a pretty average night.

Eclipse de Sol Restaurant
Atlanta, Georgia

Old woman to granddaughter: I saw her the other day, and all the fat from her face has slipped down to her boobs.

Piccadilly Circus
London
England

Overheard by: lola

Girl to boyfriend: Like, I think it has more to do with you being on crack more than anything.

Baker Library
Dartmouth College, New Hampshire

Overheard by: you think?

Guy: So, you can talk about stabbing puppies but I can’t talk about punting babies? That doesn’t seem right.
Girl: That’s exactly right.

Rutgers Stadium, New Jersey