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Yes. Yes it was.

  A pissed girl came up to me at the sink in the loo.

Her: 'I love your dress. Where did you get it?'

Me: 'New York.'

Her: 'Ooh. Where are you from?'

Me: 'New York.'

Her: 'Oh, so it must have been easy for you to get it, huh?'
   
 
Overheard by American Lo, Kew Gardens
posted Friday, 22nd June 2007
 
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See no evil, Hear no evil...

  Up town one day, I overheard an American tourist talking to a police officer about the noise that traffic lights make when it safe to cross (Beep).

Yank: 'Why do the traffic lights make that noise?'
PC: 'To let the blind know when it is safe to cross'
Yank: 'That's terrible!!! (Pause) In the States we don't allow the blind to drive'
   
 
Overheard by Alex, LAAAAAANDAAAN
posted Wednesday, 20th June 2007
 
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University - now with skills of deduction

  I overheard 2 lads talking about university exams and one of them comes out with:

'Well if you get the right answer you can't really go wrong.'
   
 
Overheard by Nav, Ickenham
posted Wednesday, 20th June 2007
 
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Lesbian food fetish?

  Two girls get on a train holding Panini sandwiches. Having failed to read the label properly, the girls proceed to pronounce the name of the food incorrectly.

Girl #1 -'My poonanny tastes great, how's yours?'
Girl #2 -'Sooooo good! My poonanny is filled with ham and cheese, what's in yours?'
Girl #1 -'Cheese and roasted vegetables. Wanna try a bit of my poonanny?'
*Girl #2 tries some*
Girl #2 -'Mmmm. Your poonanny tastes goooood. Want some of mine?'
*Girl #1 tries some*
Girl #1 -'Mmmm. That is so tasty. I can't believe we've never tried a poonanny before...'
   
 
Overheard by Anonymous, A train near Croydon
posted Tuesday, 19th June 2007
 
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Alcoholism Starts Young in Theatre

  Four year old: (points at coke bottle in her fathers hand) 'I like to drink that sometimes. It makes me drunk and relaxed.'
   
 
Overheard by Elphaba, Apollo Victoria Theatre, Wicked
posted Tuesday, 19th June 2007
 
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Literary Theory 101

  stoner student #1: 'I'm reading a great book at the moment, the main character has a twitch... he does faces'

stoner student #2: 'How do you know he does faces?'

stoner student #1: 'It says'
   
 
Overheard by Jack, Cafe Nero, Tottenham Court Road
posted Thursday, 07th June 2007
 
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On the buses

  'We were on a bus. We were on a bus home. Then you had to go ahead and spew all over British public transport!' - Cold, young bloke to his entirely too inebriated female accomplice.
   
 
Overheard by E to the Fran, Edgware Road, 5am
posted Sunday, 03rd June 2007
 
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Blaming it on the cows

  On the Northern Line tube, stuck in the tunnel just outside Camden for an inordinately long time:

'I am sorry for the delay to this service. This is due to... cows on the line.'
   
 
Overheard by rae, Northern Line, London Underground
posted Thursday, 31st May 2007
 
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From the fountain of life then?

  Very drunk customer: 'Can I have some water.'

Me: 'Still or sparkling?'

V. D. Customer: 'Just tap water mate, I don't need a glass.'
   
 
Overheard by easysteve, In My Bar
posted Monday, 28th May 2007
 
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Bare Necessities

  Girl: 'Doilies are completely unnecessary.'
Guy: 'Oh how wrong you are!'
   
 
Overheard by NaiveLondonGirl, Jubliee Line, 12:30 AM
posted Saturday, 19th May 2007
 
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