The San Francisco Chronicle has a really fun ongoing feature where people send in things they've heard people say that are a little strange, bizarre, funny, odd or headshaking when they've unwittingly heard a snippet of someone else's conversation.

Last night as we were being seated for dinner, I heard a head shake comment from someone still waiting:

"......West Hollywood, you know it's west of Hollywood."

Uhm, yeah!!

ok I could have some fun with this thread :rotfl:

I went to Olive Garden one time a few years ago. They weren't that busy so they had some of the rooms blocked off. This lady looks at me(I'm in a wheelchair) and says "ma'am can you climb stairs? :rotfl: The first thought that ran through my head was "OMG! Does she realize what she just asked?" :rotfl: It made me laugh. I looked at her and asked"Does it look like I can climb stairs?" :rotfl:

It made me shake my head! Her co-workers were shaking their heads too

I love that stuff. A co-worker of mine told me this story... he swears it happened to friends of his... well it's funny anyway.

His friends went to a local restaurant and upon ordering asked the waiter, "what's the soup d'jour?"

The waiter said he'd find out, went to the kitchen... 5 minutes later he returned.

"It's the soup of the day". :rotfl:

Sk8888 is it posted online?

^ :rotfl:

Oh, how fun!

I was in Target a while ago, in one of the cosmetics aisles. A toddler was starting to mess with some of the makeup, and the mother turned around. I assumed that she was going to tell him to stop in some manner.

This is what she said. "Tommy, do NOT play with Cover Girl, they TEST ON ANIMALS!"

It really made me laugh. I got the impression that if he had picked a more humane brand, she would have let him play with it.

lol - great stories!

My elderly mother- and father-in law were assigned to bring nuts and candies to a party, and they wanted something nice to display them in. They went to Kmart and asked an employee if they had "nut cups" ... he led them to the athletic supporters.

^^I have tears running down my face!!! Great ones, all of them...

This thread is hysterical! :rotfl:

Wow, I love this thread already lol. So.....this happened last year.

Myself and 3 friends went to this place called Lonestar to have lunch. As we walked in, there was a good looking guy at the bar who looked at me and smiled. I smiled back, but we were whisked off by the hostess to our table.

Needless to say, that same good looking guy turned out to be our waitor. He said, "Hi, how are all of you doing?" And we just basically said we were doing well. He then looked directly at me and asked, "Can I take your package?" And my response to him was, "How about you taking me on a date first?" See.....my smart mouth always gets me in trouble.

He turned more red than I have ever seen any person turn red before. We were both definitely embarrassed and my friends were laughing hysterically. Then to make matters even more fun were these two women at the table next to us. One of them was like, "Yeah, you two look like you'd make a great couple". It was like the majority of the place was staring at us.

We did exchange numbers, but the date ended up being meh. It's still a hilarious memory to recount though hahaha.

These are all great!

Speaking of waiters, I had a boyfriend who wondered why they always said, "My name is Joe if you need anything." He wondered why they qualified it with an "if."

So finally we were at a restaurant and the waiter said, "My name is Jason if you need anything," and my boyfriend asked him, "Well, what is your name if we DON'T need anything?"

Now every time I hear a server say that I have to make an effort not to smile or laugh.

Years ago my husband and I took a driving trip out west and stopped at a truck stop in Wyoming to eat. While there we saw Sam Shepard at the counter finishing his lunch - that's when he looked like this ... ... wearing blue jeans, jean jacket, cowboy boots. Really hot! but I digress.

After he left I told my husband I thought that was Sam Shepard and he thought so too. So when the waitress came to our table I asked her, "Do you know - was that Sam Shepard who just left?" The young lady sweetly replied, "um, I don't know - I'm not from around here."

LOL! What a funny thread! Thanks for the laughs, everyone!

Here's one I found from Public Eavesdropping:


"I have to hang up now. I'm in a business meeting for Second Life, and my avatar is speaking.''

-- Young woman on cell phone at work, overheard at Brannan Street tech company.

This article appeared on page E - 8 of the San Francisco Chronicle (Date unknown.)

Special "Public Eavesdropping" on relationships from the SF Chronicle/date not specified:
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"All my girlfriends dumped me when I lost my house." (Man to man while cycling, overheard on Tunnel Road in Oakland, CA

"Go back over there and apologize to those flowers!"

Woman to child at Palomino's restaurant, after child ripped flowers from planter and threw them on floor.....

This article appeared on page E - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle/Date unknown

One more.....


"You don't have to go all seagull on me. ... 'Mine, mine, mine.' "

Bartender discussing tips with another bartender, overheard at a bar in the Castro.

SF Chronicle/Public Eavesdropping/date unknown

LOL! I love those seagulls!

This happened over summer of last year at the Pride Parade. I won't say who said this to me.

Person: Why do you f*** have to show off with your rainbow flags?

Me: Well, first of all you could learn to respect people who are different from you without the name calling. And secondly, the rainbow flag is a symbol of pride and diversity that reflects the LGBT community. We are marching for visibility and equal rights that are denied to us.

Person: It won't matter because this country is God's country and the bible says you are going to hell.

Me: I feel sorry for you. I really do. The hate that you carry in your heart must be a burden. God and Jesus loves everyone. At least that's what I was taught. Did you ever stop to think that your God may judge you unfavorably because of this hate?

Person: No, because God hates f*** like you and all of these other abnormal queers.

Me: Maybe someday you'll see the harm that this type of thinking and actions does to normal, wonderful people that you miss out on because of your prejuice. Good luck and may your God forgive you.

I'll never forget that conversation.

This post made my heart heavy, Soul. I am sorry you had to be witness to this person's ignorance and hatred. You kept your cool and were way kinder than I would have been when confronted with such bigotry.

I had to use every ounce of my being not to scream at this person. But then, I realize that would bring me down to their level. I don't have anything against religion because it can be a beautiful and positive thing in peoples lives. However, when people invoke religion to legitamize the bigotry and inequality of LGBT people, that's where I have a problem.

You might enjoy this site
http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/

I was in a dressing room today and I overheard the following statement. It was from a girl who had to be around 12-14 years old:

"Mommy says these make my butt look too big."

How sad!

:rotfl:

Me, too! Every time I see Finding Nemo on tv, I say, mine, mine, which always annoys my daughter. :grin:

:rocker: I admire your forbearance, SMR. I probably would have lost my temper.

I was in a clothing store yesterday and I overheard one girl say to another: "I need something for Earth Day."

She was so earnest about it, it just set me giggling.

Also, I thought, wouldn't you celebrate Earth Day by NOT buying something? I don't know; maybe she was going to an Earth Day event.

:rocker: You hear some good ones Wee!

This isn't something I heard, but something I saw.

A guy wearing a tee-shirt that said:

"I got herpes in Seattle."
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Gotta wonder 'why?'

The Seattle Travel Advisory Board wouldn't be very happy with that! LOL!

Oh, I forgot about this one!

This happened to me a couple of months ago. I went into the bathroom at work and went into a stall. I was there, you know, taking care of things, and a woman came in and entered the other stall. Shortly thereafter I heard her say aloud:

"What are you doing?"

I was confused and frightened! Was she asking me what I was doing? Did she want to know the details? I was thinking about whether I was going to say anything or not, when I heard her start speaking some more, and it was clear that she was on her Bluetooth. Apparently she had started out her conversation with the person on the other end with that sentence.

While shopping at Wal-Mart this morning, I was in an aslie getting some groceries and there were 2 women who looked like they were in their 30's(and friends) talking to each other. Here's part of the conversation that I heard...

Friend 1: "The last time we went UFO hunting we saw 3 of them right in front of us"
Friend 2: "Really?!?"
Friend 1: "Yeah, Girl it was a sight to see! They landed right in front of us and they lit up. They went up and came back down again but I never saw any aliens."

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Oh my goodness, that's funny!