California

Lifeguard: What happened to your toenail?
Little boy: A monster carried it off a while ago. Around kindergarten, I think.

–Long Beach, California

Overheard by: Super Sexy Woman

Blonde girl #1: I got a fucking DUI last night, can you believe that shit?
Blonde girl #2: Well, you *were* pretty drunk last night…
Blonde girl #1: So? Everyone else was, too!
Blonde girl #2: Yeah, but they weren't driving around everywhere.

–Isla Vista beach, Santa Barbara, California

Overheard by: just trying to study

Girl, carrying piece of kelp to dad: This can be my pet until we get a doggie!

–Hermosa Beach, California

Blonde: Hey, what time is it?
Redhead: Real time or pretend time?
Blonde: You told me you changed your phone over already, so just tell me what it says!
Redhead: 4:03.
Blonde: So it’s only three o’clock in my head still…
Redhead: I offered to tell you pretend time!
Blonde: But I wanted to do the math myself!

–Huntington Beach, California

Overheard by: Jenn

Cyclist to another: I ran into Jerry Seinfeld and I said, “Jerry, you sold out.”

–Bike Path, Santa Monica, California

Cyclist to her friend: I’ve had trouble sleeping ever since I got zapped by lightning.

–Monterey, California

Overheard by: RhiannonStone

Cyclist to her friend: I’ve had trouble sleeping ever since I got zapped by lightning.

–Monterey, California

Overheard by: RhiannonStone

Girl #1: So, I want to move somewhere cool and foreign.
Girl #2: Yeah, that would be great. Where?
Girl #1: I dunno, somewhere like San Francisco or Australia.
Girl #2: That would be so cool.

–Mission Bay, San Diego, California

Daughter, to mom: So how do you know when to just lay there and when to beat them off?

–Ocean Beach, San Diego, California

Fitness instructor, to participant complaining of leg cramps: Make sure you get a banana in you before you head to work.

–Crescent Bay Park, Santa Monica, California

Overheard by: JD