Money

Hobo to group of girls holding a balloon: Hey! That balloon be blue. My name is blue. Gimme a dollar.

–Miami, Florida

Overheard by: Brittaney

60‐something African‐American beggar: Send a nice Jewish boy through college. Send a nice Jewish boy through college…

–Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: drsteve

Spanish teen: Yo, mami, how ’bout I take a picture of me and you with that camera?
Preppy chick: How ’bout you’re not touching my camera?
Spanish teen: Oh, ouch! I’ll let you hold my phone. It’s worth lots!
Preppy chick: This camera is probably worth more than you are to your own mother.

–Bayfront Beach, Hamilton, Ontario, Canadia

Man, carrying two hands full of knives: Knives for sale! Knives for sale! 100 dollars! Getting tired of your brother, your cousin, your mother‐in‐law? Knives for sale! You feeling suicidal? Knives! Knives for sale! 100 dollars!

–Montego Bay, Jamaica

Overheard by: Elle

Hobo: Got any spare change?
Attractive girl: No, sorry.
Hobo: How about a phone number?

–Venice Beach, California

Overheard by: Amber

Hobo: Got any spare change?
Attractive girl: No, sorry.
Hobo: How about a phone number?

–Venice Beach, California

Overheard by: Amber

Guy: Two for Wanted.
Pregnant girl: You don’t need to buy my ticket. I brought money.
Guy: It’s the least I could do, after knocking you up.
Pregnant girl: Good point.

–Cape May, New Jersey

Girl #1: Things happen for a reason, you know.
Girl #2: Yeah… It’s probably good that I’m not rich. If I were rich, I’d be such a bitch!
Girl #1: Oh, I know! I’d still love you, but you’d be a total bitch.
Girl #2: Ugh… I can just hear me now: (total val voice) I’m going shopping! (normal voice) Ugh… My dad would spoil me.
Girl #1: I know! My dad too!
Girl #2: Our dads are too nice!
Girl #1: Maybe that’s why god made them poor.
Girl #2: Yeah… He knew we’d be terrible people.

–Nathan’s, Coney Island, New York

Overheard by: Wondering if I sound like this to other people

Hobo to another: You couldn’t pay me to live in LA.

–Venice Beach, California

Overheard by: Howard

Girl: So, yeah, when I get a bit of money together, I’m going to travel around Europe for bit.
Guy: Oh, yeah, really?
Girl: Yeah, I’m probably going to train around the country for a couple of months.
Guy: Oh, so like to India and stuff, yeah?
Girl: Yeah.

–Melbourne, Australia

Overheard by: Harrison