Archive for the ‘Weirdness’ Category

Maybe Slip Through a Crack in the Space-Time Continuum

Guy to friend, in thick New York accent: Let’s go on the cyclone and get the fuck outta here!

–Coney Island

Overheard by: Preston

Wait’ll She Loses Custody

Little boy running down the beach: Mother nature’s gone all wrong!

–Santa Monica Beach, California

Overheard by: LilRedSeaglass

And If You Swim Every Day, You Never Need to Bathe

Older rich man: I stopped using soap back in ’74. There’s a lot to be said for some hot water and a good scrub.

–Destin, Florida

Way Too Old For You

20-something guy: Hey, how old are you?
Young girl: I’m fifteen.
20-something guy, looking over to friend: Exactly my point.

–Virginia Beach, Virginia

Overheard by: jenny

I Am Parko, Almighty Parking Deity. Give Me Your Worldly Goods or Roam the Melting Streets Forever!

Parking lot attendant: Thirty dollars.
Woman: Last time I was here, you charged me five dollars.
Parking lot attendant: I should be charging you the same amount as it is degrees outside. I should be charging you like ninety three dollars.

–Hampton Beach, New Hampshire

Overheard by: arc, mich

Basically I Like Little Fried Bits Of Unidentified Food

Teen to friend: Went to the Bahamas, they had conch there. I didn’t eat that, it was weird. They had really good French fries in the Bahamas, though. I like all kinds of French fries… Curly fries, spicy fries… Except for steak fries, they have too much potato.

–Key Largo, Florida

Should We Swim Out?

Punked out teenage girl #1 (looking at Monterey on the other side of the bay): What’s that island over there?
Punked out teenage girl #2: Um, I think that’s Japan.
Punked out teenage girl #1: Oh, yeah.

–Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California