Overheard thread

[LordEmsworth]

"It was meant to be a quiet one on Wednesday, but Katie's threatening to escalate it. She's talking about booking Friday off, I'm like 'Katie we're only going for pizza!!!' " 😮😂

Young lad to assistant in supermarket:

"Do you sell zooshinny?"
"Sorry?"
"Zooshinny"
"I don't think...we don't...zooshinny? I don't think that's a thing?"

Lad pulls out recipe card and points to ingredients list.

"Zooshinny."

Store assistant biting her cheeks and stifling laughter
"Ok, that means courgette, just over here..."

"OMG look at this map! I had no idea Russia was so big! Did you know? It's bigger than China!"

Years ago I sat on a bus in front of two teenage girls who were chatting excitedly about how their friend had just been put on the pill. It was great, because she was going to let them all share the pills - they would just take one whenever they planned to have sex

I might have posted this before, from a few years ago, walking behind a family at a game fair.
We heard the woman say, in broad Yorkshire “I knew I'd regret it if we didn’t bring t'ferret.”

Loving this thread!

Overheard in town, parent to young child: 'you've already got a book, we aren't wasting money on another one!'

At a London station last week. A woman hissing at her male companion "if it involves putting us both out then it does work and I'm not doing it!!!"

I gave her a mental high five for calling him on whatever it was and giving 0 fucks about the whole station hearing.

Reminds me of my all time fave...

"The thing about Africa is, it looks small on the map. But it's bigger in real life" 🙄

Today doing an escape room with some friends and the man said something along the lines of 'try not to pull things too hard as we sometimes hide wires behind there'

My friend asked him to repeat this, then said 'eee sorry, I thought you said 'sometimes we have women's swimwear.. I nearly asked you what sort of escape room this was because I haven't brought my costume!' 🤣🤣

At the bus stop yesterday, woman in early 30s ish on phone.
“ My mum says about how nice he is really, he’s only on charge for being at large unlawfully. I suppose it’s true, he hasn’t done more crimes this time, but also he’s a bit boring ? So no, don’t think so. “

Did you correct them? Would have been super embarrassing for them but like I don't think I could over hear that and not correct them.

Overheard at home several years ago.

DH and DD1 (12) and DD2 (10) were watching a film about how Selfridges arrived in London in 1908. DH was describing to the girls how big the store is.
DD2: How do you know all this dad?
DH: Because I did some electrical work in there once with Grandad
DD2: So why aren't you in this film?
DD1: DSis, Daddy isn't THAT old!
DD2: Well, he looks it.

DH was about 46 at the time!

placemarking. I can't immediately think of any but loving the posts!

Don't touch me! Don't put your hands on me! You can't touch me and if you do I will attack you! You are older then me, you should be ashamed of yourself!

Actual quote from a guy who had elbowed his way from the back of the plane to the front while everyone waited patiently for the doors to be opened, and a man objected to him attempting to barge past.

Incredibly aggressive, quite frightening.

Was once on the train back from Preston, which had come via Blackpool.

Family sat next to me, kiss me quick hats on, sombreros, red faces etc, seemed slightly pissed.

Dad pipes up: 'I'm never going to o a wedding again!'

😂🤣

Guy in the newsagents giving out about the prices in Wimpy (compared to McDonald's). "They wanted a fiver for a cheeseburger! I said, your having a laugh mate - it's a cheeseburger not a goldburger"

Woman on the phone walking through town, talking at the top of her voice. ‘No. Hollywood. All of it off.’

I was in Waitrose and a middle aged couple were at the end of an aisle have a very intense whispered argument.
As I passed I heard the man say "I just want to have a really good look at the oils".
I couldn't stop so did not hear what this was so important to him.

Mum to teenage son in a National Trust car park: ‘well don’t just stand there like a lemon!’

me and DD always say this to one another as a joke but I actually felt sorry for the boy!

"I don't want to be a home-wrecker, but..."

I should have followed her to hear more!

Many years ago my dad walking home from his weekly pint and darts at the local pub. As he neared one of the neighbours houses he spotted the wife frogmarching her MIL out of the house by the scruff of her neck shouting "don't ever come near me again!"
When he got home he related this to my mum. Mum asked what happened next and Dad said he didn't know as he had reached our house. My mum was absolutely furious with him for not loitering around to hear what the MIL had done!! 🤣🤣🤣

Pronounced Neev! That would have confused him even more 😂😂😂

OMG!! wonder how many unwanted/unexpected pregnancies occured in that group!

Waitrose.
"I'll grab the manchego, and let's rendezvous at the checkout"
I only saw the back of her, but she looked fabulous

I was sniggering at this and my five year old asked what was funny (he goes to sleep late 🙄) I said “mangerine- it made me laugh” and he said “what, the little orange?” 😂😂😂

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