18-year-old girl #1: I wonder what we’ll be like in college…
18-year-old girl #2: I think I’ll be a slut.
–Cable Beach, Bahamas
Overheard by: Rachel
Archive for the ‘Jobs & careers’ Category
Will I Be Able To Remember You Afterwards?
Guy: Hey, beautiful ladies! My name is Sean. I run a company that increases the number of hits your website gets on search engines. I’m sure I could help you in your line of work What do you do?
Woman: I’m a neurosurgeon.
Guy: Hey, it’s good to see that even a brain surgeon has time to head out to the beach. Let me show you how my company can help you get more business.
Woman: I’m sure it can’t.
Guy: Well then, how ’bout I just give you my number?
Woman: How about I just give you a lobotomy?
–Nahant Beach, Massachusetts
A Sales Pitch That’s Almost As Shitty As Corona.
Beach vendor #1: Ice cold corona! Aaargh!
Beach vendor #2: Ice cold water, beer! Aaargh!
Beach vendor #1: Yo, we need wigs.
Beach vendor #2: Next time I’m wearing a pirate costume, don’t get it twisted.
Beach vendor #1: Ice cold corona, aargh!
–Brighton Beach, New York
God Often Forgets to Rest on the Seventh Day
Father: Okay okay okay, let’s go now.
Tween daughter #1: Why? We have company! Can’t we stay?
Father: I have no coverage here. I have calls to make. I have to work. No work, no play, no food, no house, no fun, no beach, no vacation.
Tween daughter #2: No beach?
Father: How do you think this beach got here? My hard work.
–Nauset Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Overheard by: amazed observer
“Book Smart,” I Should’ve Said
Woman to another, trying to get support to protect the seals: Yeah, my daughter’s friend wants to be a marine biologist. She is so smart.
Daughter’s friend, in confused voice: Hey, I got gum on my camera.
–Children’s Beach, La Jolla, California
Want Some Pot?
Camp counselor: Hurry up, or you’ll be left behind!
Kid: Then I’d get to stay here. Awesome!
Camp counselor: Frankly, it’s my last day, so I really don’t care.
–Third Beach, Newport, Rhode Island
Overheard by: Bored Beyond the Beach
Should All Jane Austen Novels Be Burned? Discuss.
Girl #1: Can you get promoted?
Girl #2: Well, right now I have like the highest position I can have, unless, like, I work my ass off and get promoted to another part of the company. But I’m just not that motivated. My goal is to just get married and not have to work.
Girl #1, laughing: Yeah, I think that’s everyone’s goal.
–Long Beach, Long Island, New York
Overheard by: Tara
…Since She Has a Baby in Her Belly.
Girl on beach to group of friends: My college roommate worked at Hooters, she’s nice but she’s a slut-and-a-half!
–Brighton Beach, New York
In Paradise the Garbage Men Will Have Doctorates
30-Something business dude: I’ve traveled a lot, man, and I’ve been to Costa Rica, and there are no Indians there. Like, people are educated, and there are people with Master’s degrees driving taxi cabs and stuff!
–Golden Gardens, Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Be-deez nuts
…So the Cast Of the Real World Is Out.
Guy: We need servers who are nice, polite, legal, and will pass a drug test.
–Miami, Florida
