I Also See Many Things That Aren't Actually There

Very drunk girl, exiting party: Oh my, it's dark outside!
Sober girl: Oh, are you gonna need help back to your dorm or anything?
Very drunk girl: Oh, no. Wine gives me night vision.

University of Kentucky

Overheard by: Emmatastic

Posted on March 10, 2022
Colleges & Universities, Default, Drinking & drunks, Drunks, Girls, Kentucky, Offers and requests, Questions, Sensory experiences, Weirdness

Let's Stick to First Abortions, Okay?

Professor: I want you to write about the first time you did something. It can be anything. The first time you rode a bike. The first time you made a baby. (awkward pause) Wait!

Syracuse University
New York

Posted on February 28, 2022
Class, Default, Education, New York, Offers and requests, Sex, Teachers

…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

Posted on February 13, 2022
Conductors, Default, England, Geography, Offers and requests, Pride, Public transportation, Train

… Actually, Can I Just Get a Hot Chocolate?

Customer: I’d like some tea… Organic mint, please.
Barista: Okay, we have organic lemon and organic Earl Grey.
Customer: Um… Actually, I wanted the organic mint.
Barista: Oh, we have that, too.
Customer: Okay, then. That’s the one I’ll have.

Design Coffee shop, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Just Me

Posted on February 12, 2022
Baristas, Colleges & Universities, Comebacks, Customers, Default, Drinking & drunks, Offers and requests, Washington

…and Rent All the Cool Cars

Little girl: (talking over airport announcement)
Father: Quiet for a second!
Girl: (continues talking until announcement is over)
Father: Great. What if he was saying “Run! Zombies!”? We'll be sitting here like idiots while the zombies come…

O'Hare Airport
Chicago, Illinois

Posted on January 17, 2022
Airports & flights, Compare and contrast, Dads, Default, Family, Guys, Illinois, Offers and requests, Questions, Zombies

The One with Big, Glossy Pictures Instead of Words

Man to store employee: It's one of those real estate investment books, the yellow ones.
Employee: Let's see, follow me… Is this what you were looking for?
Man: No, no, that's the one for idiots, I want the one for dummies.

Barnes & Noble
San Diego, California

Overheard by: Lisa