Overheard at Labyrinth

Book recommender: It’s about the whole idea of the gym. After break-up, you go there to create physical pain to ease the mental.

Tall, blond man: Sweet, I’ll read it this weekend whenever I start feeling too happy.

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Overheard on a Friday eve

A dreamer, gazing at the stars: Would you go to the moon?

European: I wouldn’t even go to fucking Wyoming.

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Overheard at MAT104 office hours

Beleaguered freshman: If you see tear stains on my test, just assume they were tears of joy.

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Overheard in Whitman courtyard

Kinky Whitman/Butler frosh: I'm going to Butman Dining Hall…

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Overheard at aforementioned Scrabble rager

Hot senior, again: What did that mean? Was that like a PewDiePie quote or something?

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Overheard at Scrabble rager

Hot senior, groping apple: You look like an AI-rendering in the New Colleges.

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Overheard on Firestone A Floor

Beautiful girlfriend: I thought you liked me for my personality.

Realistic boyfriend: It’s okay.

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Overheard in Cottage

Social chair: I remember when I tore my groin, she was helping me tape it, and I was like you’re taping my fucking balls.

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Overheard while walking to the Street

Spanish & Portuguese major: Every matter is homosexual because covalent bonds. I don’t know how I got chemistry involved in this.

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Overheard in Dod Basement

Jewish Democrat: Time is a block that grows in two directions.

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Overheard while talking about cars

Traumatized: As the youngest, I’ve been in many trunks.

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Overheard at Graduate Student Welcome Event

Hormonal undergrad: Shopping for a boyfriend here.

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Overheard in the Fitness and Wellness Center

Gym-bro: Creatine makes me so bloated.

Gym-bro’s bro: It’s like one of those things if you’re turned on enough you can be into anything.

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Overheard whilst lounging on Cannon Green

Super-super senior: I might have to violate the honor code to get one more semester.

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Overheard in journalism seminar

Change-maker: Everyone in this fucking school has a sister named Gigi. People need to stop having sisters named Gigi.

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Overheard in Firestone at 11:40 pm

Bathroom revolutionary rousing their fellow studiers: Don't misuse the bidet!

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Overheard at Wawa

Hopeful student: I mean, an associate’s degree technically counts, right?

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Overheard at Small World

Poet with shoulder-length gray hair: I received my quantum physics for beginners book. It crows about the fact that it does not contain math. That troublesome stuff. It's like reading a list of ingredients on fruit juice and finding it does not have high fructose corn syrup.

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Overheard in the office

Posh & prim boss: Hi there, how are you today Marco? 

Marco the Sweat-drenched Serb: Sweating like a whore in church, but I’m alright.

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Overheard on move-in day

Saddened spirit coming off a summer 9-to-5: I am going to need you all to start saying very funny things very soon. 

Friend 1: Why?

Friend 2: What do you mean?

Friend 3: We’re not entertaining you enough? Is that really all we are to you…mere jesters? 

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Overheard in cafe

Sorrowful romantic: Worst case scenario, do you think it’s better to stay single forever or revisit my past?

Sensible friend: By “revisit your past,” do you mean get back with your ex-boyfriend? 

Sorrowful romantic: I didn’t say that.

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Overheard through iMessage

Boomer mother, texting son: Hi sweetie. How’s my brilliant, Mr. Rizz doing?

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Overhead in France

Aging cousin, in distillery: I miss valium.

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Overheard in newsroom

Health-conscious boss: If you’re gonna take risks with your life, take it with something more exciting than cereal.

Daredevil employee, chowing on Coco Puffs: There’s nothing more exciting than cereal.

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Overheard in book store

Steamy, typo-ridden erotic novel: ‘I could hear her exhaling steam.’ 

Concerned reader: Why was she exhaling steam? That doesn’t sound very healthy. 

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