Only in Ithaca?

Still at the diner....

Waitress: "Get a masters degree and you can work here too"

Now I KNOW we're not in Ithaca anymore

Not overheard, but also in Skaneateles.
Bumper stickers in the Community Center parking lot:
Welcome to America. Speak English or go home.
and
Dictionary definition of liberal- someone who is so open minded their brains are falling out.

Changing styles

Overheard at an (unnamed) Ithaca swimming hole:
Guy: "Dude, this water is cold."
Other Guy: "It's good for you, it'll put hair on your chest."
Guy: "Haven't you been watching the Olympics? I don't want hair on my chest."

Overheard not so clearly

Overheard at Frendlys in Ithaca
A daughter and her mother were eating lunch together and the daughter was eating fries. She looked up at the mom and said
Daughter: "You know what's really good?"
Mother: "What?"
Daughter: "Fries with a Jamocha Shake."
Mother: "Flying with mocha fish?"
Daughter: "No mom."
- Ashley

Old putty

Girl playing with the loose skin on her father's elbows: "I love elbow putty. It's one of the nice things about getting old."

Those were the days...

Older man on the Commons: " Back in the day they used to sell switch blade kits because they couldn't sell you switch blades."

Overheard on the playground

Little girl to bigger girls: "This pwayground seems to be designed fow kids wike you who awe incwedibuly big and not fow puny wittle second gwaders wike me.
- R & J

Measuring up

Pre-teen girls talking:
First girl: "You're going to get a bra? How do you even know what cup size you are?"
Second girl: "Cups? I don't even have any cups."

Even in our sleep...

Girl: "Last night I dreamed I had a high-speed Internet connection and I was watching videos on YouTube. It was a good dream."

At Borders

Two male (art?) students looking at Sculpture magazine: "This isn't art, they just twisted it around and turned it upside down and then made him take a sh*t."

Is there a public restroom theme emerging?

Overheard today outside the ladies room at Target, mom to preteen daughter:"Don't be a martyr. Just go in, already!"
Melissa

Not a jock

Middle school girl: "The only reason I put on the glove when I was in the outfield was to hide my face from the ball, and to keep the sun out of my eyes. And it smelled gross."

Growing up

A pair of baby boomers: "Remember when times were lean we used to bring home toilet paper from school or work to try and save money? Now that we're older I'm tempted to bring toilet paper from home, the stuff they use at work is too cheap and scratchy."

A sad fate

Female student: "And every night after work? I came home with at least two dozen donuts? Cause otherwise they would have thrown them all away?"

and the rest of the story?

Two women chatting: "...and I told him it was just a girl's night out..."

All that really matters

An older woman at Salvation Army talking with her coworker: "Just a good smile, that's what matters. I don't care the color, as long as he has a good smile."

More out-of-Ithaca experiences

Still on vacation, heard in a dollar store by an excited tourist: "If I lived here I'd buy everything here."

good advice

Overheard is on vacation, so this was heard somewhere else but we thought we'd share it with you anyway.
Young man in a sleazy part of town: "I'd never get a tattoo at a place that sells bongs."

Overheard at the 1st annual Ithaca Scottish Games

An artist talking about painting: "It's like singing, but with color."
Melissa
[Ithaca Scottish Games (http://www.ithacascottishgames.com/)]

Not overheard, but a love poem

From Missed Connections in Craig's List -Ithaca, at Target: "I don't know if you were looking at me in disgust, trying to figure out why I'm so goofy or checking me out, but i think you're very attractive 10 items or less girl and I'd like to see you again sometime..."