Animals

Stoned surfer #1: Sharks never attack people unless you, like, swim around with a bloody, severed leg tied around your neck.
Stoned surfer #2: Yeah, or like a severed arm or a dead monkey or something.

–Bolinas, California

Little boy: Guess what?
Man: What?
Little boy: On the count of three, I’m going to turn into a dinosaur.

–Rockaway Beach, New York

Overheard by: Ever

Little boy: Mommy, dolphins don't have gills!
Mom: Yes they do, honey; all fishes have gills.

–Hawaii

Overheard by: Sarah

Shopping woman #1: I really like the crabs.
Shopping woman #2: Oh, me too. The crabs are great.

–Duck, North Carolina

Overheard by: Better you than me

Little boy to friend: Ryan, do you want this hermit crab to pinch your nipples now or later?

–Ocean City, New Jersey

Overheard by: MsKrabs

Stoned surfer #1: Hey, remember that time when that shoe washed up that had a foot in in it?
Stoned surfer #2: Oh, yeah! And that dog got it and was running around with it and wouldn’t let anyone have it? That was hilarious.
Stoned surfer #1: Totally.

–Bolinas, California

Overheard by: didn’t think it was hilarious then or now

Loud woman, about sting rays: They have a six-foot wingspan of five to six feet.

–Sea Life Park, Honolulu, Hawaii

Girl #1: Ew, don’t swim in the water.
Girl #2: Why?
Girl #1: ‘Cause fish have sex in it. Do you want to swallow fish sperm?

–Ocean City, Maryland

Overheard by: Izzie

Little boy: Ew, dad! Look! Dog poo!
Father: No, I think that's bat poo.
Little boy: Batman's poo?

–Byron Bay, Australia

Woman on boardwalk: Yesterday was a bad day. A dead dog washed up on the shore.

–Virginia Beach, Virginia