Cinema

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

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

Cubicle dweller on phone: Watching movies is my version of speed reading.

Houston, Texas

Overheard by: notaduhme

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!

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

Customer service rep, randomly: Oh my god, I wanna watch Flashdance so bad!

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Office lady: That woman's smoking crack. She's smoking crack and watching Elvis Blue Hawaii videos.

Boston, Massachusetts

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

Hick #1: Oh, Frost/Nixon. I wanted to see this.
Hick #2: What's it about?
Hick #1: It's about when Nixon gets assassinated.

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Overheard by: I just work here

Strategist #1, in comical accent: That's a match!
Strategist #2: I can't tell if that was Borat or one of the Mario Brothers.

Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: McNasty