Overheard

added on 05/06/2008

Throwing Away Money At The Mall...Literally

Kid: How come there's coins in the fountain?
Mom: People throw them in.
Kid: That's stupid.
Mom: It's tradition...something people have done before.
Kid: What if it was stupid before?
Mom: It's not...
Kid: Can I throw coins in?
Mom: No.
Kid: Why?
Mom: (pauses) It's stupid. (mom smiles)   ...read more

I'm Not An Idiot, Am I?

Guy 1: (on cell phone) There's 4 kinds of beef. No, five.
Guy 1: (fiddles with packages in meat section) Yea, it's not marked. Premium, something, I can't read it. I'm tellling you it's...
Guy 1: (after interruption) I'm not an idiot. What? (shuffles more meat packages)
Guy 1: I'm telling you, it's not here. (looks more)
Guy 1: Wait. Hold it. (pauses) Sh*t. This is pork, I'm in the pork section.
Guy 1: (after interruption)  OK, fine, I am an idiot. ...read more

Ivy League Alternative: Home Schooling?

Woman 1: Thinking of home schooling Laura.

Woman 2: Laura? College Laura?

Woman 1: Yea, Dartmouth

Woman 2: What...?

Woman 1: All they do is party. I swear, no different than Miami.

Woman 2: They're smarter, though.

Woman 1: Yea, she gets ...read more