Kids

Four-year-old girl: Hey, remember when I used to be afraid of air?

–West River, Brattleboro, Vermont

Five-year-old pulling her bottom lip down: I have herpes!

–Seabrook Beach, New Hampshire

11-year-old Korean boy to 11-year-old Egyptian boy: You live in pyramid and you mummy!

–Christchurch, New Zealand

Overheard by: novalis

Woman to six-year-old son and friends: Wait, so do you pronounce it “Jäger” or “gay-ger”?

–Del Mar, California

Little brother: Aren't you glad we watched Shark Week when we were in North Carolina and not like, last night?
Big brother (sarcastically): Yeah. Great. Because sharks never come here.
Little brother: Well, at least it's not Florida. Or South Africa.

–Avon, New Jersey

Little girl, screaming to mother on an excruciatingly hot day: Mommy, my eyes are sweating!

–Coney Island Beach, New York

Three-year-old girl with strong Southern accent: I am gonna get tattoos all over myself.

–Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Overheard by: james

Little boy: Mom, Jewish people are from the desert, right?
Mom: Yeah.
Little boy: So why are they in Miami?
Mom: The beach is like a desert — with water, though.
Little boy: Oh. What about black people?
Mom: Sweetie, they’re just tan. They’re all just tan. Now go play. [pause] It’s like I’m healing the world.

–Miami, Florida

Boy: Dad, who’s more intelligent? The father or the son?
Dad: The father, of course.
Boy: Who invented the telescope?
Dad: Galileo Galilei.
Boy: Why didn’t his father?

–Boracay, Philippines

Overheard by: jkcalma

Child: Mommy, do the fish come from the ocean or the country club?

–Cape Cod, Massachusetts