Stupidity

Random guy named Mike, after hitting on girl for twenty minutes: You know, I've always wondered, can crabs get crabs?

–Ship Bottom, Long Beach Island, California

Overheard by: beachweek '06

Inner city youth on kayak #1: You're paddling like a nigga.
Inner city youth on kayak #2: Shut up, you're black too!

–Catalina Island, California

Overheard by: DanO

American girl, looking at girl with shaved head: Oh my God, I feel soo bad for her.
American friend #1: ‘Cause she has cancer?
American friend #2: Or she’s a dyke.
American girl: Either way, it sucks!

–Herzliya Beach, Herzliya, Israel

Chick #1: I think I need glasses or something, I can't even read the name of this song.
Chick #2: That's because your iPod is so scratched up.
Chick #1: Oh.

–Ashwaubomay Park Beach, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Overheard by: Melanie

Chick #1: I think I need glasses or something, I can't even read the name of this song.
Chick #2: That's because your iPod is so scratched up.
Chick #1: Oh.

–Ashwaubomay Park Beach, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Overheard by: Melanie

College student #1: Why are they letting their dog in the water with a leash?
College student #2: So it doesn't fly away!

–Virginia Beach, Virginia

Woman: I think I just heard thunder… do you think it’s gonna rain soon?
Lifeguard, looking into clear sky: Mmm… yeah. You might want to leave soon. It’s probably gonna rain any minute now.
Woman: Oh, OK. Hey, kids! Let’s go! It looks like it’s gonna rain!

–Caroga Lake, New York

Overheard by: Marc Wiley

Girl #1: Hey, did you hear that the US population just went up to 300 million? Isn’t that crazy?!
Girl #2: Yeah, it is! What was it before?

–Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida

Overheard by: Ava

Golden girl: Excuse me, bartender!
(harried bartender grunts at her)
Golden girl: Bartender, can I just have an ice cube please?
(harried bartender fills a cup with ice cubes and slams it down in front of her)
Golder girl: What am I supposed to do with all of these? I just wanted one to put in my bra!

–Colony Hotel, Delray Beach, Florida

Overheard by: Becka Dash

Little Miss Texas slathering on more baby oil: I don’t know why I’m gettin’ all these little wrinkles around my eyes, do y’all?

–Waikiki Beach, Hawaii