Overheard at Harvard

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Mon, 18 May 2009 19:31:02 -0700

Who knew Kirkland was the hood of Harvard?

Annenberg
Heard by: prospective k-house resident

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Ramifications of the Financial Crisis

Fri, 15 May 2009 21:18:44 -0700

Girl at the other end of the table, talking to her friend but still clearly within earshot: "I haven't gotten a job and my parents won't put up with me. If I don't get a job, then I won't be able to get the health insurance. And if I don't get the health insurance, then I won't be able to get the medicine. And if I don't get the medicine, I won't get out of bed in the morning to brush my teeth!"

Lowell Dining Hall
Heard by: Eating out tonight

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At least I did the reading, right?

Thu, 14 May 2009 22:48:30 -0700

grad student: Wait! I just realized why the paper didn't make any sense to me...I had the pages stapled in the wrong order.

professor: Hmm...that's a new one.

class
Heard by: perplexed

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Simple Heuristic

Mon, 11 May 2009 13:35:25 -0700

"As long as he's a Zionist, I'd hit that"

Formal
Heard by: mg

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Varisty Athletes

Thu, 07 May 2009 15:31:50 -0700

"He's one of the sweeter ones. He didn't participate in the orgy"

Mass Ave
Heard by: Discouraged Jersey Chaser

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Sketch.

Wed, 06 May 2009 02:42:37 -0700

One dude to another: "So yeah, do you have the statistics on how often girls masturbate?"

Annenberg
Heard by: Ran away to the froyo

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The Harvard Bubble. Worse than you thought...

Sun, 03 May 2009 14:52:03 -0700

Girl (in awe-struck tone of voice): "So. Tell us about the outside world..."

Lev Dhall
Heard by: Cringing a little bit right now...

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Sketch.

Fri, 01 May 2009 02:11:05 -0700

Creepy asian guy to secondary creepy guy of undecided origin:

"So yeah, do you have the statistics on how often girls masturbate?"

Annenberg
Heard by: Ran away to the froyo

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The Battle to be That Guy

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:31:16 -0700

Student: I feel like that kid keeps asking questions that aren't really relevant to the material.
TF: But I like answering them.
Student: But they're ridiculous.
TF: Do you want me to stop letting him ask questions?
Student: That would work.

Emerson
Heard by: Switching Sections

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Commanding the Commander Hotel

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:52:26 -0700

Guy walking in front of me on phone: "Ohhhh my god yeah, i just feel so weird! I don't even know this guy and I just came up to Harvard to some sketchy hotel room and slept with this guy!!!"

(Walking into CVS)

Guy (turning to me) "Oh my god this girl just totally heard me. You must think i'm such a whore!!!!:

Me: "Haha, no it's all good"

---Later in checkout

Guy (still on phone): "Oh my god this poor girl!!!!! I'd love to be your roommate"

CVS
Heard by: Sexiled in CVS

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Harvard's Bunny Ranch Adventures

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:52:26 -0700

Guy (on phone): "So my buddy flies to Las Vegas, gets a limo at the airport, goes to the Bunny Ranch, picks up a hooker-- does his thing-- takes the limo, flies back to Boston and charges it all to his parent's credit card!"

Steps Outside Lamont
Heard by: CVS victim below, two in one day

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the "rocky road" of concentrations

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:38:39 -0700

guy walking to class: i used to think that all of the biology fields were just horrific forms of torture, but in the last few weeks i've realized that they're nothing but elaborate, kinky sex games!

outside of emerson
Heard by: i'll stick to vanilla

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Convenience.

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:40:43 -0700

Guy: If you get hit by an ambulance, at least it's right there.

at crosswalk
Heard by: thanks for the giggle

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Momentum is much more important

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:18:54 -0700

Size is not an important factor in my, or anyone's life

Lecture
Heard by: JS

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I'm not a prisonist, my best friend is in prison!

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:18:54 -0700

Guy in elevator: . . . Don't you think that would make it harder to accept that person?
Girl in elevator: You mean if they were in prison?

Pfoho
Heard by: fellow passenger

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