Teen boy #1: Yeah, and then there’s the what-do-you-call-its — those Doritos X-13-D or whatever — where you name the flavor.
Teen boy #2: Haha, yeah. They probably just, like, mixed ingredients or something and didn’t know what to call it.
Teen boy #1: All I know is it tasted like Dijon mustard and chicken Ramen noodles.
–Manteo, North Carolina
Overheard by: Sarah J
Teen: Fuck Hitler! Fuck Hitler! Fuck Hitler! … Fuck Hitler.
–Seacliff Beach, Santa Cruz, California
Teenage boy: I love grass near the beach. Like, if this grass were on Ft. Rucker it would suck, 'cause it's just grass. But here it's awesome, because you know there's a beach next to it.
Dad: What the hell are you talking about?
Teenage boy: What!
–Pendleton Beach, Virginia
Overheard by: Middle child
Teen girl #1: Are you done yet?
Teen girl #2: Still haven’t done it yet… By the way, you might not want to get in the way of the current!
Boy: Gross! She’s peeing!
Teen girl #2: Shhh! Everyone can hear you!
–Long Beach Island, New Jersey
16-year-old girl holding sand crab: Look! I found a frog… or something.
–Seaside Heights, New Jersey
Overheard by: Ashley
Teen girl #1: The sand is so hot!
Teen girl #2: That’s why God put the sand near the water.
Teen girl #1: God was a genius!
–Fair Haven Beach, New York
Overheard by: Jane
Teen #1: Get out of the street! There’s a car coming.
Teen #2, not moving: I don’t care.
Teen #3: God, you’re so emo, it’s ridiculous.
–Rockport, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Avery
Teenage girl #1: To make a long story short, she was pretty pissed that they removed the wrong one.
Teenage girl #2: Yeah… But either way it was probably an improvement.
–Huntington Beach, California
Teen tourist: Oh my God, there’s a high school over there! Wait, does that mean people actually live here? I thought it was just a tourist place. Weird.
–Aruba
