Questions

Girl (yelling from balcony): You brought a printer on vacation with you?
Dad: Yes.
Girl: (walks away annoyed)

–Long Beach Island, New York

Overheard by: Jayne

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

Teen #1: So, do you, like, speak Spanish?
Teen #2: Yeah! Like a little.
Teen #1: So, what'd you like say to him?
Teen #2: I was like, “hola.”

–Santa Monica, California

Overheard by: MoMo

Drunk chick on raft: Hey, Mike*, would you love Kelly* more if she did a beer funnel?
Mike*, on another raft: We're married. I don't have to love her at all.

–Rafting Down Delaware River

Overheard by: twoferrets

Man on a bike, on cell: Is this where you become an evil bitch?

–Long Beach, New York

Overheard by: Ilyse

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

–Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Greek man: You are so white! Why are you so white?
Pale girl: I’m from England.

–Stalis, Crete

Overheard by: Another pale girl

Bell boy: I applied to be a dancer on a cruise ship, and I totally had the body for it. I had a six pack, borderline eight pack. Plus, I have a mango dick. What am I supposed to do with that now?

–Honolulu, Hawaii

Father to 14-month-old daughter: Can daddy get a table dance?”
(toddler starts to bounce up and down)
Mother, taking daughter from father's arms: No, because she wants to give her mama a lap dance!
Disgusted uncle: This is so wrong on so many levels…

–Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, California

Overheard by: Glad I'm related by marriage

Father to 14-month-old daughter: Can daddy get a table dance?”
(toddler starts to bounce up and down)
Mother, taking daughter from father's arms: No, because she wants to give her mama a lap dance!
Disgusted uncle: This is so wrong on so many levels…

–Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, California

Overheard by: Glad I'm related by marriage