Pop culture

Guy: It’s from Star Trek! I know it is! Bet me!

Claremore, Oklahoma

Overheard by: I work with dorks

20-something fashionista: Oh, the Spice Girls like totally changed my life!

Beverly Center
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Shabunapoodle

Husband: What's the greatest story ever told, then?
Wife: Hansel and Gretel!

Los Angeles, California

Customer: Excuse me, where is your non-fiction section?
Salesgirl: What type of non-fiction are you looking for?
Customer: Harry Potter.

Bookstore
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Girl, about guy in Jason Vorhees mask coming on stage during Halloween skit: I always recognize James* by his thighs.

St. Peter's College
New Jersey

Guy #1: Who’s Ian Gillan?
Guy #2: You know, the guy in Deep Purple? He was also in Jesus Christ Superstore.

Long Beach

Philosophy professor: … And Hegel scheduled all of his classes at the same time as Schoepenhauer’s classes, which really pissed off Schoepenhauer because Hegel was like the P. Diddy of 19th century German philosophy.

Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Jen

Freshman: My professor just compared Karl Marx to Jesus. I am not feeling it.

Claremont Colleges
Claremont, California

Tall girlfriend: Where did Batman go to college?
Tall boyfriend: That may be the best question ever asked.

Target
Milford, Connecticut

Guy with empty bud light box on head: I look like Cap'n Crunch!

Marquette, Michigan