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Saturday, April 04, 2026
Overheard in Madison 10/4

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Overheard in Madison 9/14

Collected snippets from professor in Birge Hall:

—Babies are hopeless.

—Monkeys are tyrannized by reality.

—Have you noticed any planes going

backward lately?

—Please don't come asking me about the exams because I shut up like a clam and your face becomes an unpleasant memory for me.

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Girl in Vilas Hall:

Is ""vagina enthusiast"" hyphenated?

Girl 2:

What? Are you working on your resume?

Girl 3:

It's more like ""hymenated,"" am I right?

Girl outside of American Apparel:

How do you say ""Buddha""? Is that Korean?

Collected snippets from professor in Vilas Hall:

—Some of the faculty here wish they were doing something besides teaching. I'd rather be drinking, but that's another matter.

—What are my grading criteria? First, cash.

Same Professor on Nixon/Kennedy debates:

How could I take such a momentous event and make it dull? I'm a professor, that's my job.

Girl 1:

I wish I were a guy, then I could eat pizza for lunch.

Girl 2:

Girlfriend, gender has nothing to do with your stupidity.

Girl in Potbelly's:

So do you live in University Housing?

Girl 2:

Yeah, I live in Towers.

Guy on University Avenue:

Why are all those girls wearing white? Are they going to some group baptism or something?

People say the darndest shit, so submit your Overheards to vstatz@dailycardinal.com or at dailycardinal.com/page-two by commenting on this weeks' submissions.

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