Eight-year-old girl running up to her mother in line: I’m 13, and you don’t know me!
JC Penney
Eugene, Oregon
Archive for the ‘Kids’ Category
Or at Least the Part He’s Kissing
Girl: Auntie Dee*, how did you know Uncle Frank* was in there.
Auntie Dee: Well, Molly*, he’s not in the waiting room, so he has to be in there with the doctor.
Boy peering in window to exam rooms: He’s kissing that nurse like he knows her!
Doctor’s office
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Overheard by: Patiently Waiting
Never Bring Your Kids to Work, Dear Reader
VP to secretary’s six-year-old daughter: “Hot fireman,” as in “cute” or as in “sweaty”?
568 Broadway, NYC
Note to Self: Start Packing Billy a Lunch.
Father to son about to eat crayons: No, no, no! Crayons aren’t for eating!
Four-year-old boy: But I eat them at school!
Everett, Washington
Overheard by: Hopes their food comes up soon
Next You’ll Be Reading Our Subpoenas and Overdue Bills
Young boy: Mom! We’ve been in line for a really long time!!
Mother: No, not really. Stop complaining.
Young boy: Yes we have! We got here at 10:00, and it’s almost 12:30!!
Mother: Damn the public school system for teaching you how to tell time.
Petco
Enfield, Connecticut
Overheard by: Dark_Kitty
Well, Yes, But Only on an Evolutionary Time Scale
Young white girl: You need to wear sunscreen. My mommy told me that skin gets dark if you don’t wear sunscreen.
Young black girl: I was BORN dark.
Young black boy: Me, too.
Young white girl: Really?
Young black boy: I wear sunscreen, too.
Young white girl: You were born that way? So it’s not the sun? Really?
Preschool
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Amused Pre‑K teacher
Especially the Cats’ Eyes
Kindergarten boy: Mrs. Jones*, I need to go to the bathroom.
Teacher: No, you just went.
Kindergarten boy: Please, Mrs. Jones*. I gotta go.
Teacher: No, you were told you had to wait.
Kindergarten boy: But I have to go now! My marbles are itchy!
Manitoba
Canadia
Boys and Girls Are Just Wired Differently, Sweetie
Dad: So, I need a male audio cable and a video cable with two female connections on each end.
Eight-year-old: Daddy…I thought males and females were like boys and girls. I’m confused.
Dad: Um…don’t worry about it.
RadioShack
California
Overheard by: SK
Which in Canada Is Indistinguishable from a Seizure
Teen girl: Oh my god, like, I’m so hyper! I think I have ADD. I can’t stop twitching!
Bystander: No, you just can’t stop feelin’ the rhythm.
Toronto
Canadia
I Think I Saw This Episode of The Simpsons
Guy serving lunch: Do you want meatloaf?
Kid: No, I’m a vegetarian.
Guy serving lunch: Not today, you’re not! (slaps a big piece of meatloaf on kid’s plate)
23rd Street
New York City, New York
