After the popularity of Overheard L.A. and then Overheard New York, it seems that we have all become nosy little eavesdroppers. While listening in on strangers conversations should still be considered rude and intrusive, sometimes you can't help but pick up a juicy snippet of gossip, completely out of context, that is just comedy gold.
People are taking to Twitter in their thousands to document these random overheard conversations, and while this may suck in terms of our privacy when out among strangers, its certainly good for a laugh on the internet!
Scroll down below to check out some of the best, compiled in a list by Bored Panda. Scroll down below to check them out for yourself, and don't forget to vote for your favorites!
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No shame here but I was the same way when I got on my first flight at 18 years old lol
I do this with my daughter. I'm always closest to the street and on those rare occasions when she comes in my room in the middle of the night to get in my bed, I always sleep closest to the door just in case I gotta pull out my Kimber Solo and whoop some intruders a*s. Hahahahaha.
I dated a guy who followed all the chivalry rules - slept on the side of the door closest to the door (I had never even heard of that one), walked on the street side of the sidewalk, walked up stairs after me and down stairs in front of me.
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Actually, he is a little guy but his manners are very caring and true. In the old days, I do believe the men always walked on the side of the street to protect the women from the trash being thrown from the windows or the splatter from the streets. A very fine young gent., indeed! :)
They threw the chamber pots contents, out of the window, and it was to keep women safe from getting splashed with s**t, literally!!
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My mom once gave me some great advice: "If he takes you out and walks on the road side, you know he's a good one."
My boys and I have this conversation. They've learned their Dad stands on the outside. I've always stood on the outside when with them - I'm their Mama. But now they're 10 and 15 and my instinct is still to be outside, and theirs is to be outside. At what point do you let that go?
Even with seatbelts required and always worn, my parents always threw an arm across my chest in the passenger seat if they had to brake suddenly. I do it to my kids too. Love makes you want to protect
Shouldn't people be throwing a fit because women are just as equal as men?
No. Whoever is physically stronger should be the protector. Gender doesn't matter in that case. My husband isn't as clumsy as me so he protects me on the stairs, but I have combat experience so I guard the door. If I married a woman who was smaller than me I'd want to protect her, but if she was bigger I'd appreciate it if she were more protective. She wouldn't have to be protective though, it's just a bonus when your spouse compliments you where you need or want them to.
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It courteous not ignorant. I always walk on the road side when I'm with my wife, and trust me she is in no way fragile (I would not want to go a round with her and I'm a pretty big guy with 100lbs on her). I was taught it was proper and always figured its a way of showing I'd rather be the one closer to harms way than her.
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It's a conundrum. Of course human beings should protect one another according to ability, not plumbing. It does seem the little boy is conforming to an old-fashioned practice by which the proper role of men is to shield, protect, and defend the weak. The trick, as always, is to find balance. Looks to me like the child has absorbed the message that he is supposed to take care of his mother, and that's good. The next step is to work on developing judgement about how and when to deploy what kind of power. But fundamentally, I think he's off to a good start. He's learning that real men use their power to serve others. Compare to people like Harvey Weinstein, Al Frankenstein, or Matt Lauer who appear to use their power to take and to harm. Just needs some fine-tuning.
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Dad's sighing cuz actually he wanna engage in super awesome space travel but can't :(
I don't like most kids but when I hear little children that crazy, I know they'd be something one day
In a few years she will understand that faster is not always better
What's even MORE sad is the folks that just can't find humor in life. Why so serious?
:( I don't care if this comment gets down voted, I cannot keep this inside: This is an awful thing to say to any child of any age. We don't own anyone, not even our kids. They are PEOPLE, with their own bodies, their own brains, their own feelings and opinions and no one owns them. not their parents, no one. they are not belongings or things or slaves.
This is, no joke, why I didn't get anything more than a trim for 10 years of my life.
Well it has some bacteria, right? Unless distilled. So not quite vegan :):) In Canada they sell gluten - free water :) WTF
This sounds like something I'd say. I once worked at our local golf course where people look for puffins. People would come into the pro shop and ask me about them and I got into trouble for telling the rich guests that they taste great. Probably not the best thing to say.
I wear DC's at work. Flat and comfy for *me*. Got a problem with it? Stop looking at my feet, you're weird........
It is rough to date outside your phone platform but it's doable if you work at it :D (my beau has an iPhone but I don't hold it against him)
Some libraries require membership for entry. That is a sin against God and a crime against humanity. When I am empress, those people will be flogged. And keel-hauled.
i'm forever pulling out my debit card to check out books, and i've been known to grab my library card, my Co-op membership card, my Ace Rewards card and have it pay for something. Makes me think my wallet is not organized too well.....
This is friendship goals! I want my girlsfriends to have these convos about me, if I am every going through a break up! :D
In certain London parks it's pelican eat pigeon. See You Tube freakiness
I'm 72 years young, and I still have no clue what the difference is between reptile and amphibian sex? Does it have anything to do with the G-spot?
You guys do realize people smoke meat as in the cooking process... right?
Commonly referred to as a "French bath". My hubs works swing, so he showers at night. I work from home 4 days a week, so I usually don't shower until later in the day unless I'm going somewhere. One of the very few perks of adulting in this day & age - I get to decide when (and IF) I take a shower. Yee haw! I'm living the dream, baby.
ew no, i dont want to see your cheese library, always wash between your folds
Translation: He's used to dating women who are all about the drama, and this one is laid back. That just hurts my brain...
He says that because from his experience a lot of baritone singers tend to get fat and die young. Not that strange if you think about it.
This makes sense. Think about it. 90% + of the time you are using wipes, its because you are dealing with something icky/dirty. So cleaning it off makes sense. Just like you need to clean your sink fixtures.
oh f**k no lol, ukip helped bring about Brexit and it will be a huge massive clusterfuck, most DRs and nurses are not renewing their contracts, companies are leaving en masse, cant even get folk to pick fruit... literally the only good thing about Brexit is that Scotland will go indy
It doesn't matter what she does, she always looks like a fashion store mannequin
She means that God will make a way to provide the funds to pay the bill.
I once heard a child say to another child, "No, don't hug me, you're my ex-wife."
What's wrong with 169??? Like really as someone that has been a waitress I have no idea how anything is odd about that interaction.
The other day while i was at the pool, I overheard two small boys talking. The one said to the other one: 'Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Beyonce?' 😂😂😂
Lame selection. Surely BP can do better? If you eliminate those that are plain stupid (#181 is an excellent example), not funny, notwitty, not perceptive or not literate you have maye two dozen out of 185 that are worth reading.
My 8-year-old nephew said to my (now ex) boyfriend about the film he was making: "are there any car chases? What good's a movie without car chases?"
My brother and I were at a video store a whole bunch of years ago and overheard the following conversation between two cashiers. Cashier 1: She broke it. Cashier 2: How did she break it? Cashier 1: She whipped it out and wrapped around something. This was in 2002 and we still p**s ourselves laughing about it.
oh, that's better. I am of an age that if my wife said that to me I would frantically try to hide all the knifes.
Eavesdropping is okay. Reporting on your eavesdropping is just weird.
once i heard "just feed the sea urchins two loaves of bread crumbs and make sure the cats and hampsters eat them"
I once heard a child say to another child, "No, don't hug me, you're my ex-wife."
What's wrong with 169??? Like really as someone that has been a waitress I have no idea how anything is odd about that interaction.
The other day while i was at the pool, I overheard two small boys talking. The one said to the other one: 'Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Beyonce?' 😂😂😂
Lame selection. Surely BP can do better? If you eliminate those that are plain stupid (#181 is an excellent example), not funny, notwitty, not perceptive or not literate you have maye two dozen out of 185 that are worth reading.
My 8-year-old nephew said to my (now ex) boyfriend about the film he was making: "are there any car chases? What good's a movie without car chases?"
My brother and I were at a video store a whole bunch of years ago and overheard the following conversation between two cashiers. Cashier 1: She broke it. Cashier 2: How did she break it? Cashier 1: She whipped it out and wrapped around something. This was in 2002 and we still p**s ourselves laughing about it.
oh, that's better. I am of an age that if my wife said that to me I would frantically try to hide all the knifes.
Eavesdropping is okay. Reporting on your eavesdropping is just weird.
once i heard "just feed the sea urchins two loaves of bread crumbs and make sure the cats and hampsters eat them"
