Four-year-old kid to dad: Dad, how old will I be when I'm a Jedi knight?
Barnes & Noble
Manhasset, New York
Overheard by: Jen
Archive for the ‘Cinema’ Category
Like the Difference Between Methodists and Baptists
IT minion, about boss: He started talking to me about Star Trek. I don't know why he thought I'd want to talk about that. I was wearing my Star Wars shirt. I mean, different universe!
Boston, Massachusetts
This Conversation Could Be the Beginning Of a Beautiful Friendship.
PA #1: I have a thing for military sci-fi.
PA #2: I mean, who doesn't?
(later)
PA #1: Predator is a classic. It's like Casablanca.
Manhattan, New York
How Texans Admit Stupidity
Cubicle dweller on phone: Watching movies is my version of speed reading.
Houston, Texas
Overheard by: notaduhme
Take What, Exactly? No, Don't Tell Me.
Cute gay guy: Tome Cruise and Katie Holmes were looking for an apartment on my street.
Female coworker: Oh, really?
Cute gay guy: Yeah, I live on Toorak Road. If they move there, I wanna steal Suri. And have crazy bum sex on my balcony! (demonstrates by thrusting in the air) Take that, Scientology!
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: Giggling
And They All Sound Like Chris Rock!
Office peon #1: Last night I had a dream about being attacked by a donkey.
Office peon #2: Oh, I know what your mean: zebras are my Freddy Krueger.
Office peon #1: I know, right? Because they don't even sound like regular fucking horses.
Office peon #2: And they're camouflaged like lightning!
Denver, Colorado
Overheard by: Best Nature Documentary EVER!
When Giant Mushrooms Invade, We Know Who to Call
Grunt #1, about Donald Sutherland: He was in that, that The Day of the Truffles or whatever…
Grunt #2: Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
Grunt #1: Yeah.
Decatur, Illinois
Overheard by: Kelli
That's the Only Way It Can Be Watched, Honey
Customer service rep, randomly: Oh my god, I wanna watch Flashdance so bad!
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Which Totally Explains the Mona Lisa's Smile
Office lady: That woman's smoking crack. She's smoking crack and watching Elvis Blue Hawaii videos.
Boston, Massachusetts
Cornish Game Hens? Wtf?
Boss: I got two boxes of candy, 13 kinds of beer, 28 bottles of alcohol, 25 pounds of carne asada, 3 kinds of ribs, Pink's hot dogs, 6 Cornish game hens, and Angus hamburgers. I think we're set for the barbecue tomorrow. Oh, I forgot to tell you, they're filming another porno here on Saturday. Tell all your friends to come.
Los Angeles, California