Overheard before first- year course selection

Christian, balking at the idea of an 8:30 AM lecture: Literally the only thing I would wake up for at 7:30 AM is the Second Coming of Christ.

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Overheard after a philosophy precept

Tech bro: Well, uh, my moral compass is ChatGPT, so I'm not sure I'm on board with that.

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Overheard in the Terrace Tap Room

Guy (talking about the Performative Male Contest): I just don't see why women find that kind of man attractive.

Straight Girl with heteronormative tendencies: Well, makes sense, because if you found that attractive, you'd be gay.

Guy: I AM GAY

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Overheard in SPI 298 Lecture.

Professor with a pixie cut: So what does GDP stand for?

Backwards-hat-wearing econ major junior: Can I phone a friend?

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Overheard in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s no-good, very-bad day.

Middle-aged Japanese Princeton Parent: The shooter's dad turned him in? You know, I would have just found you some dude like Jesse had in El Camino. That is some white people stuff to turn your own kid in.

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Overheard in C-Floor Firestone.

Student with an undiscovered Oedipus complex: ChatGPT is like a god and a mother, and my lover.

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Overheard outside Whitman.

Jewish girlfriend: Like, what is your deal, big G? God's children don't really have a great track record. Besides Jesus, but he's like the Sean Lennon to Lucifer's Julian.

Protestant-raised Princetonian: We are all Julian Lennon in the eyes of God…

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Overheard on Nassau St.

American: Sam was watching an Albanian version of Jersey Shore, like, with Albanian people.

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Overheard while perusing PopMart.

Clueless: Look at all these little girls you can have.

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Overheard at Labyrinth.

55-year-old man: I think Miranda July is the greatest writer of our generation.

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Overheard in a Berlin Hostel.

Traveler: “What would you recommend I do here”

Receptionist: “Go clubbing, make new friends, and please try to avoid saying ‘I’m just here for the history.’”

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Overheard in a Small World

Friend 1: “I just want to be famous.”

Friend 2: “Don’t you want to learn something useful?”

Friend 1: “I can figure that out later.”

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Overheard in Rocky dorm.

First-year who has left out some critical context: “I have never made a pillow so wet before.”

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Overheard in Scottsdale, AZ.

Man 1: “I’ve been at work all day.”

Man 2: “That’s why you’re a multi-multi-hundred-thousandaire.”

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Overheard in Yeh.

First-year: “Can we just Netflix and chill tonight? And I don’t mean sex. I am tired.”

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Overheard in the former Yugoslavia.

Daughter: “When should we visit Uncle Jack?”

Mother: “He’s dying, so he’s probably free.”

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Overheard in Venice.

54-year-old Father, walking around aimlessly: “Fantastico. Fantastico. Fantastico.”

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Overheard in the office.

Colleague on FaceTime with their child: “You are just so cute and smiling today!”

Me with my back turned from said colleague: “Oh, why, thanks! I try. :)”

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Overheard in an Uber XL.

Girl in the way-back: “I just had this vision that our Uber driver is going to die.”

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Overheard in a Northeast Summer Camp Bunk.

Camper: “Why are you putting socks on before bed?”

Counselor: “My own feet disgust me.”

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Overheard in New York City.

Investment Banking Intern, after spending forty-five hours per week at the office and changing nothing about the world, with $60,000 in their bank account: “I’ll Venmo request you.”

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Overheard in London.

American consumer: “I love buying crap I don’t need.”

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Overheard Walking up the Frist Hill

Walker: “I think that I’m lowkey a Sisyphus kinnie.”

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Overheard en route to American Statesmanship

Reactionary centrist: “The ideal amount of woke is very clearly non-zero.”

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Overheard at Terrace

Terrace Officer: “You look like you run a closed Blockbuster.”

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