A beautiful sunny day in the park
Girl: "Let's lie down on the grass in the sunshine."
Mom: "But there's deer poop and it's muddy."
Girl: "What does that matter?"
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
It's all relative
Woman to pre-teen girls: "Why didn't you stay at the playground?"
Girl: "Because there were lots of little little kids."
Woman: "And you are big kids?"
Other girl: "No, you're only a big kid if you wear huggies."
Girl: "Because there were lots of little little kids."
Woman: "And you are big kids?"
Other girl: "No, you're only a big kid if you wear huggies."
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Turning colorful
At Wegman's
Her: "Oh these dishes are pretty!"
Him: "They are not really my style."
Her: "Yeah, I know. You were brought up "plain white" and stayed "plain white" after you moved out and I was brought up "plain white" but turned "colorful" after I moved out!"
-G. Barrow
-G. Barrow
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Friday, April 10, 2009
Doing pig parts
In the hallway
Student: "So are you, like, dissecting today?"
Other student: "No, we already did that. Now we have to, like, do pig parts."
Student: "So are you, like, dissecting today?"
Other student: "No, we already did that. Now we have to, like, do pig parts."
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Perspective
Two women at lunch.
Younger woman: "I'm always so busy, I never have time to go to a movie or anything."
Older woman: "Oh, just wait until the kids leave home and the dog dies."
Younger woman: "I'm always so busy, I never have time to go to a movie or anything."
Older woman: "Oh, just wait until the kids leave home and the dog dies."
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Small pleasures
Girl: "The water in the drinking fountain was delicious today."
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Friday, April 3, 2009
What really matters
In a Western Civ. class
Woman: "So what time period are you up to?"
Student: "We're on World War I, I don't know if we'll make it up to now by the end of the semester, we still have five chapters to go."
Woman: "Well, this should help you understand the context of NATO and the president's visit to Europe."
Student: "And it'll help with Jeopardy!"
Woman: "So what time period are you up to?"
Student: "We're on World War I, I don't know if we'll make it up to now by the end of the semester, we still have five chapters to go."
Woman: "Well, this should help you understand the context of NATO and the president's visit to Europe."
Student: "And it'll help with Jeopardy!"
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Jeopardy,
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Western Civ.,
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