California

Surfer bro: Wait, isn't Barack Obama one-half Jamaican?

–Santa Cruz, California

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

Teen girl reading rope candy wrapper at snack bar: 24 inches of flavor and fun!
Random middle aged hobo: Sounds like a midget I used to date!

–San Clemente, California

15-year-old standing on his friend: Woah, I can totally feel your spinal cord!

–Santa Cruz, California

Six-year-old boy running with hot dog in hand, chased by leash-less Doberman Pinscher: Look, Dad!
Suddenly-observant father: No! Drop that meat!
Six-year-old boy, still running with hot dog in hand: But Dad, I’m learning to speak dog!

–Ocean Beach’s Dog Beach, California

Overheard by: fishwhisperer

Teenage gangsta on cell: Naw man, she's not gonna mess with me. I have her MySpace password. Her MySpace password!

–San Diego, California

OC dude #1: So, like, when you were at college, did you have to do your own laundry?
OC dude #2: Yeah.
OC dude #1: That sucks. I had to do my own laundry for, like, a year.
OC dude #2: It’s actually not that bad.
OC dude #1: Yeah, it actually makes you feel really responsible.

–Huntington Beach, California

Overheard by: Lena

Parent: Joshua, no! Don’t touch the sand! No! No! No! Put it down! Joshua! Don’t touch the sand!

–Long Beach, California

Overheard by: gunky

10-year-old boy: My mom is such a fucking slut.

–Malibu, California

Overheard by: nicole

Man on phone: How about I stick my penis in your vagina?
Woman on the other end of the phone, loudly: How bout…no.

–Pismo Beach, California

Overheard by: couldn't contain