Overheard in Cincinnati

Random snippets of conversation, overheard in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Have you overheard something (in)appropriate? We want to hear it! (Conversations you took place in are not Overheard.) Please include the specific location - and leave your name if you want credit! Submit it to this blog HERE.

Saturday, November 18, 2006

If God has a sense of humor, then yes.

Mom: If I were you, I'd quit playing with those magnets and get to the car.
Little Girl: If you were me? Would I be your mommy, then?

-- Joseph Beth Kids, Norwood

overheard by J

Cry no more, nerds!

Computer Nerd: I'm quite disappointed that the 'Overheard in Cincinnati' blog isn't updated anymore.

-- Kenwood Apple Store

Saturday, May 20, 2006

And because, really, aren't two small creatures enough?

Seven-year-old boy: Why didn't you get a dog?
Exhausted-looking young mother: Because my daughter wanted a cat.

-- Bellevue Kroger, Bellevue KY

overheard by Travis

Monday, May 15, 2006

Save It For Sunday School

Singing School Kids : "99 bottles of beer on the wall/99 bottles of beer ... "
Nervous Nellie School Marm: "Boys, didn't I tell you we're not going to sing about beer?"

-- Near the Observatory

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Happy Mother's Day, Cincinnati

Stylist #1: Is this his mother?
Stylist #2: No ... that's a picture of Dolly Parton.

-- Salon LA, Rookwood Pavilion

Rookwood: So Ghetto

Stylist Guy: Here, I've fixed your clippers. I had to put a little ghetto tape on them, just to hold the super glue. Once the glue dries, I can take off the tape... so they don't look so ghetto.

-- Salon LA, Rookwood Pavilion

Making The Call

Random Bar Guy: Griffey is gonna knock that home run and THEN WE'RE GETTING SHOTS!!!

-- Second Street Saloon

Thursday, May 11, 2006

That's Just What We Call Uncle Frank

Little Girl: Mom, what's a donkey?
Mom: It's a farm animal, like a mule. It's a cross between a horse, I think, and a...
Little Girl: No, what's another word for donkey? Shannon told me and it's a bad word.
Mom: Oh. Was that word "ass"?
Little Girl: No.
Mom: What word was it then?
Little Girl: "A-hole".

-- Starbucks, Columbia Parkway

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

No, I'm fairly certain it's the lame fecal references

Mom #1: My baby poops every time we come here.
Mom #2: It must be because ballet bores the crap out of her. Ha!

-- Dance Express, Newport

Mmm, whole grains

Little Girl: Sissy's fanny smells like Cheerios!

-- Walmart, Eastgate

Mt Lookout Random Sobriety Checkpoint

Preppy guy: (murmurs to girlfriend)
Preppy girl: No SHIT! I was drunk when I left the HOUSE!

-- Zip's Cafe, Mt Lookout

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

The World-Renowned Zoologist Speaks

Old Lady: Them are them wet things.

-- Otter Exhibit, Cincinnati Zoo