Nature

Guido mom to small boy holding a horseshoe crab: Eww! What is that?
Random Guido: Is it a stingray?
Guido mom: Do stingrays even live in the ocean?

–Belmar, New Jersey

Guido mom to small boy holding a horseshoe crab: Eww! What is that?
Random Guido: Is it a stingray?
Guido mom: Do stingrays even live in the ocean?

–Belmar, New Jersey

Woman looking at water: Wow! Did you rake the water? It looks nice!
Lifeguard: Yeah, it took me a long time.

–Caroga Lake, New York

Overheard by: Willie COol

Woman to friends, as they decide where to set up: Let's look for a part of the beach that isn't so sandy, y'all!

–Kill Devil Hills, Outer Banks, North Carolina

Overheard by: R U Serious?

Teen girl: You have no idea how much sand I have in my vagina.

–Jones Beach, New York

Overheard by: Chantal

Little girl: Mommy, is this Lake Michigan?
Mom: Yes, honey.
Little girl: Then why doesn't it look like this in Chicago?

–Petoskey, Michigan

Tween girls: Mami, Mami, we saw shit floating in the water!
Mother: God, the sea is so big, just play somewhere else.

–Ibiza, Spain

Overheard by: thorsten

Teenage boy: Ugh… Why is this place littered with shells?

–Connecticut

Overheard by: anonymous

Old lady #1: You don’t see so much sea glass anymore.
Old lady #2: Yeah, people don’t litter like they used to.
Old lady #1: That’s getting to be a real problem, isn’t it?

–Montara Beach, California

Overheard by: comber

Man looking at the Atlantic: So where’s the ocean?

–Cocoa Beach Pier, Florida