Is This Optimistic Or Pessimistic?

Man hitting on girl at bus stop: "Can I get your number?"

Girl: "I'm married."

Man: "Well can I get your number in case you ever get divorced?"

West Philly
Overheard by Hope the bus comes soon

That's The Current Going Price For Overheard in Philly

Garbageman: "If I had $6.4 million right now I wouldn't be doin what I'm doin."

South Philly
Overheard by FreshleyGreene

Dutch Ovens Are COOL!

Group of nicely dressed white girls smoking cigarettes: "Farting in bed is just not sexy."

Los Caballitos, Passyunk Ave.
Overheard by S.Espo

He Was Trolling For A Three-Way

30ish couple walking dog. Random Girl stops to pet the dog then keeps walking.

Girl referring to dog after random girl walks away: "He is a chic magnet!"

Guy: "you lesbo"

Girl: "No, I like dick!"

Fairmont Park ('yunk area)
Overheard by S.1T

Everyone Has Their Kink

Guy to girlfriend on the El heading to center city: "That's what I want to do tonight."

Girl to guy: "You want to get sprayed by a skunk and take a bath in tomato juice???"

On the El
Overheard by Chaz - wondering what led up to that quote

Is This Insulting To Track Suits?

Pink track-suit, slurring into her cell phone:

(slurring slightly) "No! I'm on the bus...
The bus! Not in the box!
I'm not in the box!

(very quietly) not anymore I ain't!"

Overheard on the 47 northbound this morning
Overheard by Wishing she stayed in the box...

Suburban Teenagers Are Easily Amused

Drunk teenage couple making out on the trolley in the tunnel

Boy: "This thing is like that haunted trail ride!"

Girl: "I know right!"

13 Trolley
Overheard by It sure ain't the love tunnel

She Prefers 'Whore'

Loud Ghetto Girl to another girl on EL:

"Come here hoe! Come here hoe you want me to come grip you up? Come here hoe...Oh ok then...When you hear this, (banging on window) you know Chantal is coming... Come here hoe..."

On the EL between Erie- Torresdale and Frankford
Overheard by not a hoe

See What Homeschooling Can Do To You?

Kid: "How can stairs move?!"

on the escalator at Shops at Liberty Place
Overheard by Feanor

Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

obnoxious college girl to her sweet credit card possessing mother (while looking at either a polyester jacket or other ridiculous article of clothing) :

"So the problem is, this doesn't come in bright pink."

and the mother responds :

"Yeah, it does look a little bland"

american apparel, where else?
Overheard by team double-chocolate muffins

Unless You Die First

One guy to another: "Now that I'm older than half my mother's age, I'll always be older than half her age."

Temple University's Campus
Overheard by Your Mom

Old People Are Cute!

Two creaky older men waiting for the train.

Man1: I was watching this show yesterday, these guys were down in the… the Everglades or something, and they ran into these nine-foot catfish!

Man2: Catfish, they ain’t got no bones in there. No bones at all.

Man1: And those catfish – they were eating people! I mean, they’re scavengers!

Man2: I tell you, that ain’t nuthin’ but meat.

Septa Platform in Mt. Airy.
Overheard by Swamp Thing

Gotta Get Them Into Cub Scouts Somehow

woman next to me stands up so a little boy in a cub scout uniform can sit down.

dad whispers: "see! bitches love cute boys in cub scout uniforms."

southbound subway
Overheard by tracy

This Is Not The Grade Inflation You Are Looking For...

in a computer lab on Drexel's campus

friend: "oh yea how did you do in that class?

overachiever: " ohh man it was so hard, i almost failed it"

friend: "wow, what did you end up getting?"

overachiever: "well, i got an A.. but i had to try really hard"

drexel
Overheard by underachiever

Start 'Em Young

Large, Bearded Man: "What is best in life?"

Small Child: "To crush your enemies, to drive them before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!!"

Clark Park
Overheard by ArcticChicken

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Big Brother Promised Me An Alien

Guy in suit: "You're Mexican, right?"

Skater kid: "No."

Guy in suit: "Really, you're not Mexican?"

Skater kid: "No..."

Guy in suit: "I always thought you were Mexican!"

-awkward pause-

Guy in suit: "You're sure you're not Mexican??"

Raw on Sansom
Overheard by not sure why these guys were dining together

All The Ladies In The House Say "OUCH!"

Guy 1 to Guy 2: "I got a good libido. I can stay hard for 6 hours!"

Outside my gym
Overheard by Erik

Shaved Beaver: Not Always An Attractive Thing

Out-of-towner at Reading Terminal Market looking at roast pork hanging at Sang Kee Peking Duck House: "Are those squirrels or beavers?"

RTM
Overheard by trytheduck

Your Unemployment Dollars At Work (Or Not)

Guy: "Hey -- you don't have a job? I don't have a job either!"

Girl: (sarcastically) "Yeah, it's great, huh?"

Guy: "So you're available for lunch I guess?"

Girl: "And Breakfast and Dinner, too."


Black Sheep
Overheard by youknowyou'reinarecessionwhen

Don't They Know 1980's Fashion Is Back?

As I am walking home from the gym, wearing a pretty standard/universal set of gym clothes consisting of:

black hooded sweatshirt with a white t-shirt underneath, and teal shorts, white sneakers.

Boy (college aged?) yelling out the window of his car to me...
"NICE FUCKING OUTFIT WEIRDO!!!!!!"

Me, mumbling... "Must have been a feral child with a graduate degree from the Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good...."

9th and Bainbridge
Overheard by Idresssofuturisticnowadays

Everyone Knows The Threshold Is Two

Passenger on bus yelling loudly into his cell phone:
"How he gonna buy you no car? (pause) He only got 1 daughter by you!"

Hangs up and says to another passenger on the bus: "Crazy lady thinks she deserves a car when she only had 1 baby by him."

Route 17 Bus Inbound to Center City at 8am
Andrew on the bus

'Cause Harry Would Have Wanted It That Way

guy: lemme get a couple pretzels.

cashier: do you want salt on them?

guy: yeah i want salt....

*screams to friend at a table*
DO YOU WANT SALT ON YOUR PRETZEL? OR ARE YOU A GIRL?!

hall of fame in the phillies stadium
Overheard by tracy

We'll Miss You Harry

Philadelphia just lost a piece of its heart.

R.I.P Harry Kalas 1936-2009

Your Stimulus Dollars At Work

A group of black guys walking into a bar.

Man #1: "And he gave me a capri sun, I wasn't going to take it though. He was homeless."

Man #2: "Yeah, but he did get it from the homeless shelter."

Mad Mex
Overheard by Amanda

..That He Gave His Only Son, To Beat The Ugly Out Of You

aggressively loud woman on cell: "I don't care how many kids she got and how sick her mom is, she deserve her ass beat for bein that ugly.. I'm gonna look for her after church.."

on the R near C
Overheard by Blessed

Sounds Like This Family Needs A Reality TV Show

a young girl (about 3, maybe 4 years old) gets on the bus with her sister and her mother. the older sister sits down first the following ensues:

Younger sister: "Can I sit on your lap?"
Older sister: "No, you may not."
Younger sister: "FUCK YOU!"

*(not normally a good overheard, except that she was freaking FOUR YEARS OLD)

42 bus
Ovearheard by miss bee

Must Have Been Southwest. They Have All The Failed Comedians.

Flight Attendant: "We ask that you now turn your cell phones into airplane, or game mode. If you are unsure how to do this, turn to a nearby child and ask them for assistance. They should have no problem finding airplane mode for you."

The Airport
Overheard by KlimRuos

Metabolism Is Wasted On The Young

Older man: "So what's for dinner tonight?"

Younger man: "Pizza."

Older man: "Enjoy that saturated fat."

Younger man: "It's all potential muscle."

R3
Overheard by Full of Potential

Forced To Branch Out Into Niche Markets

2 white guys in their 60s on the #17 bus

wg1: "I got me a pellet gun at home."

wg2: "Oh really? That's cool. What kind of gun is it?"

wg1: "It's a Beretta. It's like a .38"

wg2: "Oh yeah - did you hear about that murder/suicide?"

wg1: "Yeah. I think it's the same type of gun."

wg2: "That's a bad-ass pellet gun."

17 bus inbound to Center City
Overheard by andrew on the bus

It's Complicated

Guy to girl: "Why is Val going to Singles Night? Val ain't single!!!"

Eastbound El around 52nd St.
Overheard by Chaz

Jesus Makes Everything More Fun

Three kids are doing skateboard tricks on one side of the street while an adult man walks down the other side of the street:

Neighborhood adult: "You kids be careful now."
Kid: "It's all for Jesus."
Adult: "I hear that." (laughs a little)

16th & Ellsworth
Overheard by CMF

Possibly Worst Pick-up Line Ever.

Random guy yells to me the following while I am dialing a number on my cell phone: "Hey girl! You've got the t-mobile dash...well I have the t-mobile sidekick. Why don't you come over here and let me put you in my faves?"

Smelly septa stairs at Suburban Station
Overheard by lightfall

And Some Wonder Why People Avoid Public Transportation

Guy sitting at the very back of the full #17 bus heading into Center City at 8 in the am en-route to work, talking loudly on his cellphone (so that the person in the very front could hear) to what I can only surmise was his soon-to-be-ex girlfriend or future wife - hard to say.

Guy "Shut up!"
(pause as he's listening to the person on the phone)
Guy "Shut up!"
(pause)
Guy "My dick in your mouth."
(pause)
Guy "I wouldn't want it in your nasty ass mouth"
(pause)
Guy "Bitch - have a picnic in a park, I don't care."
(pause)
Guy "Shut up!"
Guy "Shut up!"
(pause)
Guy "I don't care."

Conversation continued, but at this point Guy got off the bus and I chose not to follow him, although I probably should have to hear the rest of the conversation...

17 bus at 8 in the am
Overheard by andrew on the bus

Such A Versatile Word

Some dude on the phone: "He looked at me like, 'Fuck You Dude,' but in a good way."

Outside the KOP mall
Overheard by notodogg

Not Sure If This Overheard Is Racist Or Not

Black guy (ordering a sandwich): "Yeah, and put somma dat maronase on it."

Deli lady: "Marinades? We don't have any marinades."

Black guy: "Nah, nah, you know, dat white stuff."

Doylestown Hospital Cafeteria
Overheard by buck up