Overheards 9.15.16

Elitist Settler: And so all of my Aunts are from Idaho and that’s just, like, not one of the 13 colonies, you know?

Elitist Settler: And so all of my Aunts are from Idaho and that’s just, like, not one of the 13 colonies, you know?

Betch–erlorette: I’m like The Bachelorette, I have so many guys fiending for me right now.

Reflective Pot Head: I feel like the pond has been contaminated and all the fish have died.

Insightful Realist: If you want a boyfriend that badly, then you should just transfer.

Girl in Oax: If I wear the hat backwards, then I don't get the "Oax." Then it's not a conversation starter.

Very Unique Girl: I spend more money on pens and stationary than anything else. Except maybe kale.

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