Black Tie Optional

20-something girl on her mobile phone explaining desired attire to someone: "I don't know. You know something nice. You should just wear funerally type stuff."

La Citadelle Cafe

Overheard by Andrew on the bus (at the cafe)

Backgrounds-R-Us

Coworker #1: "I ran a background check on Bob, and it looks like he lied about some stuff he put on his application."

Coworker #2: "So report him."

Co-Worker #1: "No way! You know the saying, snitches get stitches!"

My Cube Farm

Overheard by WD-40

Stage Three Of 'Going Postal'

Harried Office worker: "We don't know, the client doesn't know and the contractor doesn't know! It's a trifecta of fuck up! I can't take this anymore!"

15th and Spring Garden

Overheard by Currrly

Black Like Me

Black man walking past an extremely over-tanned white man: "You're gonna tan yourself out of a job!"

Rittenhouse Square

Overheard by PJR

Please Tell Me They Aren't In My School District

Teenage girl one, reading her bottle of Poland Spring: "M.E. What state is 'M.E.?"
Teenage girl two: "Maine."
Teenage girl one: "That doesn't make any sense, there's no 'E' in it."

Golden Bowl Chinese Food, Reading Terminal Market

Overheard by Nemo

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes

Twenty something couple with their female toddler around 3 years old at the Kmart in the Gallery.

Mother to father: "What do we need?"

Toddler: "We need beer"

Kmart at the Gallery

Overheard by Michael G

Kind Of Like Parents Who Name Their Daughter 'Candy' But Way Worse

A woman, to her child who wanted some juice: "Here, Jihad, here."

That was his name. For serious.

Outside of Whole Foods on South Street

Overheard by Jaime

Good Tip...Gotta Write That Down

Woman to another: "You know everybody changes their phone number when they get out of prison. They don't want their PO callin and harassin them all the time."

Riding the #17 bus

Overheard by Mad Mike