Funny Overheard Conversations

[Joshua Howard]

Sometimes you overhear folks saying things that stand out as really wierd, or funny; and along those basic lines, here are two quotes that I picked up just today while wandering around in public places:​

"Really, you look at this kid and you think, 'this is an emo kid;' but really it's a punk. It's different."​

- Man speaking on cell phone, at shopping mall​

^ Is there really a difference? I didn't ever give it much thought. Even if there is, why would you go out of your way to bring this up on the cell phone while out in public? Furthermore, what kind of weirdo wanders around sizing kids up to see "what" they are? Why did he refer to a kid as "it"? Well, moving on...​

"...And then you get those stupid people at a 4-way-stop that go, 'You go ahead; no, you go ahead; no, you go ahead...'"​

- Man speaking to (presumably) his wife, downtown Seattle​

^ We've all experienced this. It made me smile.​

...And if you're wondering, they are exact wording. They stood out to me just enough to make me pull out my notepad and scrawl them down. In any case, this is your chance to share; what is the wierdest or otherwise most noteworthy thing you've overheard coming out of somebody's mouth lately?​

 

[Alidar Jarok]

There's a great website called OverheardinNewYork.com that is based on this premise. It would be cool to have a TrekBBS version of that. Unfortunately, I can't remember anything I've overheard recently, but if I do, I'll post it.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

I was at a U-Haul location renting a trailer one Saturday morning. While standing in line, I saw a man sitting off to the side of the store, talking on his cell phone. I heard him say: "They was tripping, but I had to get out of line because I know my temper and I've got too much to do today to go to jail."

He kept chirping on the cell the whole 20 minutes I was in line. I wanted to ask what was up, just to hear the story.

 

[Australis]

Catching the train home one night. Winter, bit rainy, not a great nioght.

Female pasenger near me answers her mobile (cell) phone.

"Hey babe.

On my way home.

About twenty minutes.

No, we'll have something at home.

(little irritated)
No, I'm not going to the shops.

(little more irritated)
No, I'm not getting Fred an ice cream.

(exasperated)
Because Fred's a dog!"

She hung up not long after, but I missed the rest of the conversation, because I'd made eye contact with a few fellow passengers and we were trying really hard not to burst out laughing.

 

[Kestra]

I was at a bachelorette party this weekend and I can't even imagine what people would've have thought if they overheard our conversation at dinner.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

There's a great website called OverheardinNewYork.com that is based on this premise. It would be cool to have a TrekBBS version of that. Unfortunately, I can't remember anything I've overheard recently, but if I do, I'll post it.

Try these. A certain TrekBBS member appears in both (no, it's not me ) :

Scene 1

Scene 2

 

[tharpdevenport]

"Cute nerd girl" ... isn't that an oxymoron?

 

[Kestra]

Nope, it's not.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

DEFINITELY not.

 

[GeorgeKirk]

Overheard in the parking lot at work:

Girl #1: "Are we gonna do that . . .that thing we were doing last night?"
Girl #2: "With Jason and Angel?"
Girl #1: "Yeah."
Girl #2: "I don't know. My back hurts."

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

"Cute nerd girl" ... isn't that an oxymoron?

My favorite part of that whole thing was this bit:

Cute nerd #1: But there was this one scene...
Cute nerd #2: I remember that scene.
Cute nerd #1: But I didn't finish...

 

[Timby]

There's a great website called OverheardinNewYork.com that is based on this premise. It would be cool to have a TrekBBS version of that. Unfortunately, I can't remember anything I've overheard recently, but if I do, I'll post it.

Try these. A certain TrekBBS member appears in both (no, it's not me ) :

Scene 1

Scene 2

Do ... do you just have those bookmarked?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ It's funny. It's overheard. It's a conversation. What part of this progression escapes you? Quite easy to remember and look up when threads like this come round.

What, you think *I* did that? Even if I lived in New York and overheard stuff like that, there's no way I could remember it long enough to make it to my computer and post it...

Look, the specific TrekBBS member who was overheard, was the one who originally POSTED the fucking things in the first place! So don't go calling ME creepy.

 

[JonathonWally]

I'm always scared I'll make it on overheardinNewYork.com. As many members here can attest too, taking me out of context can be a bit shocking.

 

[Timby]

Look, the specific TrekBBS member who was overheard, was the one who originally POSTED the fucking things in the first place! So don't go calling ME creepy.

I did nothing of the sort. I simply find it odd that you would be able to suddenly conjure up those two precise links, probably a year after tsq originally posted them.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Overheardinnewyork.com does have a search function, you know...

 

[Turd Ferguson]

As a server, I often overhear funny remarks. As an Office fan, everytime I hear something that deserves it, I yell "THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!" Needless to say, as a server, I don't have the luxury of being able to to this. Which is very hard. That's what she said. But, yesterday as I was cleaning a table, I overheard this mother saying this about the food she ordered:

"It's so big! He didn't tell me it was going to be this big!"

Needless to say, I quickly had to run in the back and laugh my ass off.

 

[Trekker4747]

"If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college."

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Not a conversation, as such, more like a funny overheard *noise*. And the funny was directed at me.

I was in New York City and my cellphone just happened to ring at the precise moment that I was emerging from a subway station on Lexington Avenue. Everyone within earshot was laughing at me.

This is because the phone's ringtone happened to be the TOS communicator noise...

 

[trekkiedane]

^Must've been a case of laughing with you...

It's not as if I'm using... it's just that my body has developed this massive drug deficiency...