Student, showing off his art project: On a scale of one to ten, with one being the lowest and ten being the highest, I was pretty happy with the way it turned out.

Madison, South Dakota

Girl on cell: So, did I tell you? I got fired from my job. (pause) Yeah, I guess I'm not a very good gay and lesbian promoter. (pause) Well I'm not gay, so maybe that had something to do with it. (pause) Oh, didn't you hear? I got kicked out of my apartment last week, too. (pause) Yeah, it's gay.

Redline MAX
Portland, OR

Overheard by: Gus

Conductor: Stamford, Stamford stop is…ooh, did you see those two baby reindeer?!

MetroNorth Train
Stamford, Connecticut

Beautiful blonde to almost empty room: Well, I don't experiment with animals either.

Greenbelt, Maryland

Suit on cell: That's why I love Alabama. It's really hard to get arrested for doing stupid stuff.

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Pissy gay man: I don't like The Onion. They just make up all their stories. It's not the real news.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/334791663/have-you-seen-fox-news.html

Overheard by: that's sort of the point

Four-year old black boy, as security car passes: Run, mommy, run! The cops are coming!

Outside of Wal-Mart
Cortlandt, New York

Camp counselor: Do you have shampoo with you?
Seven-year-old camper: I don't wash my hair. I'm black! Duh.

Rec Center Pool
New York, New York

Guy: I saw Mark yesterday.
Girl: Oh my gawd! We haven't seen him, like, since the nightclub last year.
Guy: I'm surprised you remember that night.
Girl: Yeah, good thing you are strong enough to carry me.
Guy: Good thing you were wearing underwear.
Girl: Barely.
Guy: That's my girl.

TTC Subway
Toronto
Canadia

Woman in her fifties, walking out of Brideshead Revisited: It was okay.
Husband: Yeah.
Woman: It's no Wall-E, but it was okay.

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Evy