Verbatim

  • Overheard at Cap

    Overheard at Cap

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    Gay man voting for Pete Buttigieg: I thought I got into Princeton because my mom was a legacy and I applied as a Classics Major, but I just learned about pretty privilege and it might be because of the symmetry of my face.

  • Overheard in RoMa

    Overheard in RoMa

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    Cynical Physicist: At some point when I was a kid, there was a zap, and I was like, “Why do I have to keep being nice? Screw this.” And I’m still like that today.

  • Overheard in the basement of McCosh

    Overheard in the basement of McCosh

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    Guy (awkwardly): Hi, [redacted]. Girl: I bet I don’t want to know what’s in that paper bag! Guy: I packed a lunch! Just kidding, they’re testing my pee. Why else would the bag be so warm?

  • Overheard during Seminar

    Overheard during Seminar

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    Former Terrace officer: Did you hear they’re trying to stop Juul from marketing to teens? They can’t do that! It is sexy BY DESIGN. It’s just sleek and beautiful…could belong in a museum. Like truly Juuls just speak to our MOMENT.

  • OH in Frist

    OH in Frist

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    Tower junior: All of Bourbon Street is like TI, but like, more colorful and gay.

  • Overheard on iMessage

    Overheard on iMessage

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    Terrace male, to Pi Phi female: You have an iron I can borrow by any chance? Mini fashion emergency.

  • Overheard in Charter

    Overheard in Charter

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    Guy: What’s your major? Girl: Chemical engineering. Guy: Sweet.  What’s your favorite element? Girl: Water.

  • Overheard at Bid Night:

    Overheard at Bid Night:

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    Guy: Just wait until she blacks out, bro.

  • Overheard on Nassau

    Overheard on Nassau

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    Earnest frosh: My roommate had an orgy on the sailing trip. Well, he didn’t really have an orgy—he just subbed in for someone else.

  • Overheard at Ivy dinner

    Overheard at Ivy dinner

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    Flamboyant senior boy: After a long day of reading Freud, I felt so awkward asking the Frist mailman for my package.

  • Overheard on the Street

    Overheard on the Street

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    Asian man, to friend: It’s neither heaven nor hell. It’s just Tower.

  • Overheard in the Car

    Overheard in the Car

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    Annoyed Bridge Year Kid: St. A’s people love nothing more than to tell you how they aren’t supposed to talk about St. A’s.