Teenage boy: Ugh… Why is this place littered with shells?
–Connecticut
Overheard by: anonymous
Teenage boy: Ugh… Why is this place littered with shells?
–Connecticut
Overheard by: anonymous
Old lady, walking with husband: I don't really understand the problem. I mean, I throw more parties than the college kids!
–Pennfield Beach, Fairfield, Connecticut
Overheard by: Meg
40-year-old man #1: Water bottles are a major part of my life.
40-year-old man #2: Yeah…
–Hammonasset Beach, Connecticut
Overheard by: Very amused
Suburban man #1: What about Sam Adams?
Suburban man #2: Ugh, I hate all Sam Adams beers. I would never touch the stuff.
Suburban man #1: Why?
Suburban man #2: Well, Sam Adams was a gay man. And, well, I believe in gayness, but I just don’t think gay people can make beer.
–Lake Waubeeka, Connecticut
Overheard by: Hametuka
Old man #1: This one girl, she let me play with myself.
Old man #2: Oh, yeah?
Old man #1: Yeah… And some of them even let you touch their tits.
Old man #2: Do you still go to Long Island for that?
–Compo Beach, Westport, Connecticut
Overheard by: Forgot my iPod
Mother to crying six-year-old: No, honey, she didn’t mean it like that. ‘Nonsense’ is not a bad word.
–Compo Beach, Connecticut
Overheard by: trying not to laugh
Mother to child: What?! Is this writing on your arm? Oh, no…don't say you don't know! Tell me: was it a little magic elf that did this to you?! Was it?!
–Sasco Beach, Fairfield, Connecticut
Overheard by: halliefaith
Preppy college girl: I don’t know — I think it would be kind of glamorous to be poor!
–Pennfield Beach, Connecticut
Overheard by: Quirky Corky
Little boy, floating on his back: Look at me! I’m the slowest boat in life!
–Valley Falls, Vernon, Connecticut
Overheard by: your parents must be so proud
20-ish guy: I looked over at Sharon and didn’t think she had any bottoms on. Then a wave lifted up her stomach, and I saw that she did.
–Old Lyme, Connecticut
Overheard by: Ann