Why Indeed

One young woman to another: "And she was like, 'Why are you even considering going into the military? You come from a rich family!'"





(Overheard by SW at the corner of State Street and Park Avenue)

I Call Him Kitty

Young woman in car to woman walking a 75 pound dog: "Ma'am! Excuse me, ma'am! Your cat is huge!"




(Overheard on Brighton Avenue)

It's Science

Boy: "Men are just stronger than women. It's not sexist; it's science."

Girl: (Punches boy in arm) "So that shouldn't hurt at all then."

Boy: "Oww. I was just stating a fact."




(Overheard by JR at the Reiche School playground)

Fame is a Beast

Usher #1: "Everyone knows about Jaws, but Peter Benchley wrote more than just that one book."

Usher #2: "What else did he write?"

Usher #1: "The Beast: It's basically Jaws but with a giant squid."





(Overheard by JR at the Nickelodeon)

That Dirty Old Man Thing

Woman to man: "You know that 'dirty old man' thing?"

Man to woman: "Yeah. All men are bad. But they get worse as they get older."





(Overheard by LP at Black Cat Coffee)

Ignorance is Bliss

Man to woman (admiring view): "People in the midwest would go nuts for this, they really would."

Woman: "Well, maybe it's better that they don't know about it."





(Overheard by JR on the East End Beach)