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Overheard at International Antiquarian Book Fair
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An American, likely: Jenny got back to me on the communist presbyterians.
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Overheard during textual analysis
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Hypercritical reader: You should go to confession. You should beg God for forgiveness if you write a poem this bad. This has probably taken away 15 minutes of life that I will, like, never get back.
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Overheard while perusing Princeton website
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Over-it: Ah, here it is. The carefully gendered and ethnically balanced group of acne-free Princeton students.
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Overheard one sunny April day
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Critical theorist: Where the best pastrami can be found is a major theological debate. Student: Which school do you subscribe to?
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Overheard near Dickinson
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Scholar of the Civil War: We’re not going to bed any fellows that we shouldn’t be bedfellows with. That’s to say, we shouldn’t have a union with slaveholders.
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Overheard in History Department
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Professor, on Abraham Lincoln: He was an ugly giant. A real nobody. He had a high, ugly voice. He once said, “It’s good I’m not two-faced, cause nobody would want to see two of these.” Unconvinced junior: You’re talking like you knew him. Professor: I did. I bullied him in high school.
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Overheard during Confession:
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Females these days: I want to dress pretty and yap. I want something warm inside me. I love men.
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Overheard at office hours
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Ambitious, hardened woman: I don’t want to be up at midnight helping some stupid kids, I wanna be in bed at midnight in my mansion.
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Overheard while having your cake and eating it too
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Disillusioned by American desserts: There’s no taste. It’s just something white in my mouth.
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Overheard while scoping in Frist
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Discerning mentor: You should be thankful if you get someone that is 5’6 on Princeton Campus. Needs help: I can’t tell how tall he actually is because he wears Doc Martens.