He Finds You

Kid #1: Mama, have you seen the bad guy?
Mom: Not today.
Kid #1: Is he here?
Mom: I don't think so, no.
Kid #2: Where is he?
Mom: Well, if you don't look for him, you're not gonna find him!

--Malibu, California

Overheard by: Jessica B.


Posted 2007-09-22 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Mmm, Freedomlicious!

Teen girl: Why are there feathers, like, all around our blankets?
Teen boy: Because I just ate a fucking bald eagle and enjoyed it.

--Horseneck Beach, Westport, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Bologna Sandwich


Posted 2007-09-21 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Still Think Sex Ed Belongs in the Home?

Dad to child about whale bone on display: They got that from Cape Cod's biggest peregrine falcon monkey. It's one of the teeth.

--Wellfleet Bay Audubon Center, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Anatomist Wannabe


Posted 2007-09-20 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

A Very "Special" School

Dad: It's all about the Benjamins?
Son: Who's Benjamin?
Dad: He's the president on the hundred dollar bill. He was the third president of the United States. You'd know that if you were in private school like I was.

--Zuma Beach, Malibu, California

Overheard by: Danielle


Posted 2007-09-19 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

Her Friends Call Her "Inconvenient Ruth"

Seven-year-old girl with net, shouting to friend and running to the water: Come on, Meghan! This is a humongous scientific emergency!

--Wellfleet, Massachusetts


Posted 2007-09-18 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook

... Hello? ... Hello?

Dude on cell: So, how did that thing with the executioner go?

--Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Russ


Posted 2007-09-17 EmailQuoteLinkDel.icio.us Facebook


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