Stupidity

Girl, to her friend who has just dropped a tortilla: Five second rule!
Friend: I am not eating a fucking tortilla off the floor of Tijuana!
Several bystanders: We’re in Rosarito!

–Taco stand, Rosarito, Baja

Punked out teenage girl #1 (looking at Monterey on the other side of the bay): What's that island over there?
Punked out teenage girl #2: Um, I think that's Japan.
Punked out teenage girl #1: Oh, yeah.

–Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California

Man #1: What kind of clouds are those?
Man #2: Ambidextrous.
Man #1: Oh, yeah. Ambidextrous.

–Corolla, North Carolina

Overheard by: James

Girl #1: Why the hell isn’t he going? We have to get someplace too!
Girl #2: It’s probably a parent.
Girl #1: Yeah, those parents are always looking out for kids’ safety. I am so not going to be one of those parents. And I will never have one of those Please Drive Slowly bullshit signs in my yard.
Girl #2: Yeah, if you don’t want me to hit your kid, keep him out of the goddamned street.

–Booth Lake, Wisconsin

Overheard by: Sarah

Girl to athletic friend: So, Mary Anne, when you go running, like what does that mean? Is that like, really fast?

–Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Overheard by: KB

Brainiac: Are you allowed to skinny dip here?

–Nude beach, Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Female tourist on charter sailboat: Will this boat tip over?
Captain: No. It will go over a little bit, but it won’t tip over.
Female tourist: Good. I was worried about that.
Captain: Well, if it does, it’ll come right back up.

–Panama City Beach, Florida

Old lady: I think he's a delightful young man and so is she.

–Manteo, North Carolina

Overheard by: Sarah J.

Parent: Joshua, no! Don’t touch the sand! No! No! No! Put it down! Joshua! Don’t touch the sand!

–Long Beach, California

Overheard by: gunky

Boy: So you go out a lot?
Girl: Yeah. My sister thinks I’m a druggy, but I’m like, “Sure I take drugs a lot, but that doesn’t make me a druggy.”

–Beach in Australia