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50 People Who Eavesdropped On Hilarious Private Conversations And Couldn’t Help But Share (New Pics)
Eavesdropping is a guilty pleasure of many. It often takes very minimal effort and can provide some light entertainment by making our imagination run wild. What did that person on the bus mean by saying they need some “serious reinforcements”? Are they planning a heist? Or is their birthday party menu getting out of hand?
Whether it’s something you hear completely accidentally or a neighboring conversation you have to lean in to fully decipher, one cannot deny the appeal of overhearing juicy details of other people’s lives. So what that they’re out of context, they still can be perfectly interesting.
The list below is proof that one should listen to what’s happening around them once in a while. Maybe you’ll hear some gems of child wisdom or a hilarious exchange that will put a smile on your face for the rest of the day. Scroll down to enjoy the collection of brilliant overheard conversations.
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If you think that eavesdropping is something strictly human, think again. Members of the animal kingdom also indulge in an occasional act of social listening. Of course, the reasons for it are usually more substantial than simply wanting to know what the neighbors are fighting about. A lot of it is related to survival.
For example, spying animals can use the knowledge they gain through snooping around to get more resources. Bees are a great example of that even though they don’t necessarily hear the information.
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Bees use pheromones to attract members of the same species to join their hives. Members of other species, though, can also detect those same pheromones. However, instead of following them, they try to avoid them.
You see, bees expect that the resources will be scarce if they enter the territory of other bees. So, they stick to the neutral area where there’s more of a chance to find something delicious.
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Some animals use eavesdropping to steal their rival’s girl. Male fiddler crabs, the ones with the funny, oversized claw, use a type of waving dance to attract females of the species. If one of them notices that another is starting their jig, it will start to boogie as well, even if they don’t see a female anywhere around them.
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Overhearing other animals communicate can also be used to detect a predator. That is because many species use a certain type of communication method to alarm the others about the possible danger.
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Ronstantin 2 years ago
I once went to the bathroom in a music store. While I was in the cabin, two men came in and began commenting throughout their no. 1. Like "Aaaah, what a relieve" – "Yeah, nice" – "Great, huh?" – "As long as it flows …" – "Nice bathroom". Didn't stop until they finished. (I assumed they were slightly uncomfortable and tried to hide it before each other. It was kind of funny hearing grown up men act like little boys.)
Once an animal makes a call that indicates a threat, it echoes through all the surroundings. That means it can be heard by all the species in the area. If there are other animals that are able to recognize the specific cry, they can scurry away as well.
This type of overhearing has been documented in a wide range of species, from mammals, to birds, to lizards.
Believe it or not, our dogs can also eavesdrop on us. Sure, they cannot understand every word we are saying and then gossip about it all with other neighborhood dogs, but they do observe our behavior and judge us for it.
In one study, the researchers observed if dogs noticed how generous people were with food. Some of the human participants were assigned to be selfish, while others were freely sharing what they had. The dogs didn’t bother with the greedy ones much and preferred to approach the people that were willing to give out treats, showing that they understood the behavior and interpreted it accordingly.
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Sea Squirrel 2 years ago
I always sing: 'Oh, Annie, I'm Nacho Daddy'. And then I get hungry. 'Nacho Daddy' will be a nice name for a food truck, don't you think?
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So, next time you stand in line at a grocery store waiting for your turn and overhear someone talking about their break-up, listen in. And don’t feel so guilty about it—if birds and crabs do it, it cannot be that bad.
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Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 2 years ago (edited)
Now the other girl can think about if she in return wants to be friends with a person with an ugly personality
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David A Paterson 2 years ago
Eating random plants is fun. It used to be a hobby of the botany department of the University of Queensland.
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Kim Kermes 2 years ago
Cool! I have to look that up! Then find an engineer to explain it to me.
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Passerby 2 years ago
Is there such person really? I will never be emotionally ready to watch UP.
Kel_how 2 years ago
The first 10 minutes shatter even the heartless among us
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Anna Losonczy 2 years ago
I'll never be emotionally ready to watch any Disney/Pixar movies. Do you remember Inside out? Yes, I'm talking about THAT scene.
Phil 2 years ago
There's a fan theory that Carl (the old man) actually dies immediately after the confrontation with the developers. The movie is actually his journey into the afterlife and Russell is the child he and Ellie could never have (or Ellie may have miscarried).
Lady Gypsy Rain 1 year ago
Makes fantastic fan fiction, but lord. That movie doesn’t need that layer of sadness. 😭
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Jill Bussey 2 years ago
It's an amazing movie, dealing with a lot of topics. I am very much an adult, and it blew me away.
Shark Lady 2 years ago
I remember seeing it at the cinema, there were a lot of snuffles and clearing of throats. No one expected the sucker punch.
pat hayes 2 years ago
for me, UP was just as bad as, Saving Private Ryan...i will never watch either of them again...sob..
Lady Gypsy Rain 1 year ago
Personally, bridge to teribithia punched me in the throat. I SOBBED. I mean loud bawling. At the movie theater while attending with my parents, sisters and my niece. AND with my own children. Would’ve been in my mid 30s. I was so pissed off with the creators of that movie and book that I now refuse to read. Now, tbh, me crying at the theater isn’t new. Been doing that at least since Gepetto was swallowed by a whale in Pinocchio and Christopher Reeves became a very strong alien orphan when I was a child. But in bridge, I was haunted for, well now, more than a decade. Anna Sophia Robb and my niece could’ve been twins at that age and WAS that age at the same time. Oh, and it had literally everyone in the theater looking for me in my seat in the back row.
Load More Replies... Mary Peace 2 years ago
Every day after that, the same question: "Am I emotionally ready yet?" until mother gives in.
BPisaddictive 2 years ago
Lost my husband (51) after 23 years together, had a miscarriage and no more kids, and his death abruptly ended all our many projects. Up devastated me. Did not know what it was about. No, you are never emotionally ready for Up. Refused to watch Soul.
Steek Insektoideth 2 years ago
I’m never emotionally ready for any movie. I always end up crying.
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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
I was doing a quiz with my parents while we shared a bottle of wine, and confidently named one of the three types of rock "sedentary". My mum went into hysterics and eventually declared that's what she's calling them from now on.
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Cat Palmer 2 years ago
I have dyspraxia. The way I tie a shoe is by buying slip-ons. Is that clear enough, do you think?
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StretcherBearer 2 years ago
Maybe the American Delegation that accidentally ate psychedelic mushrooms. Janet Yellen I think? I'm not looking it up it's too early fact checking.
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cadena kuhn 2 years ago
When handing the baby to one another we would say hot potato. Now her sister calls her potato
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Robert Trebor 2 years ago
Looked at a menu on line near here where I am now (traveling). The appetizers were more than I wound up paying for dinner elsewhere.
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David A Paterson 2 years ago
It's a novel for children first published in 1977. Later made into a movie.
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I'm a Jimmy 2 years ago
The Guardians are Cleveland’s baseball team (use to be Indians). In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier, as the first black player in the major league. His number, 42, has been retired from the sport. Occasionally (anniversary or the like), players will wear a 42 patch in honor/respect for the man and his impact on the game and society.
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Shine Chisholm (they/ them) 2 years ago
The car has an interlock device that prevents it from starting until you blow into it and get a negative alcohol reading
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Raquell Sabitch 2 years ago
Can confirm from the other side of the fence. I'm a man who takes estrogen (and t-blockers) and I feel marvelous!
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minnieslave0 2 years ago
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Arghhhh! I can't seem to open HALF of the articles, today. Last night was even worse!
Frost the Icewing 2 years ago
Over heard someone say "hide your pots and pans, the pansexuals are coming.
Alan Jay Weiner 2 years ago
I stumbled into the right place at the right time and bought a used Tesla. I have a bumper sticker going onto it: "Tesla yes, Musk no" Sad; I used to admire the guy, but his brain is gonzo now.
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