Students

College girl #1: I keep thinking I should smoke more often.
College girl #2: That’s probably not a valid assessment.

Binghamton University
Binghamton, New York

Student #1: Is her name Johnson or Johnston?
Student #2: It's Johnston, stupid! “Johnson” is another way to say penis.

Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Ms. Johnston

Professor: Does anyone have questions about the importance of the flood myth in the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Student: Well, when it flooded and everything died, what happened to all the fish?
Professor: Well, it was a flood… So I think they were okay…

Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, New York

Overheard by: Stared in disbelief

Philosophy student: Basically, all I really want is to survive until I die.

Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Student: Let’s play the penis game!

Religion class, All Saints High School
Ottawa, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: freshman whisperer

Classmate #1: I’m gonna shave your head and sell your hair on the black market!
Classmate #2: Why would black people want his hair?
Classmate #3, after laughter subsides: Where is the black market, anyway?

Mt. Vernon High School
Mt. Vernon, Texas

Student: What is this bit?
Professor: Which bit?
Student: The kinda-purplish, squishy bit.
Professor, to assistant: Do you know what that is?
Assistant: No.
Professor, to student: That’s not important. You can ignore that.

USC Anatomy lab
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Kylie

Cheerleader: It sucks that Halloween is on a Monday this year.
Football player: Dude. I hate when they do that to me.

19501 Outer Drive
Dearborn, Michigan

Reservations manager: You look very small today!
GSR: Umm…thanks?

Charleston, South Carlolina

Grad student: You know those pencil sharpeners you had in elementary school? Well, the same thing happens with the electrical concept. And I didn't know.

Lafayette, Indiana

Overheard by: Rachel S.