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Saturday, May 30, 2026
Overheard in Madison 10/4

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Overheard in Madison 10/19

Drunk guy after OSU game:

Would you rather be Mufasa or Scar?

Guy: Mufasa for sure.

Girl in Vilas Hall:

My grandparents will see my name in the paper and say Wow! You're famous! That's what they always tell me, as they settle into dementia.

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Girl in Taco Bell:

I would break up with my boyfriend, but he cries every time I try ... I'll have to do it tomorrow. Or something.

Girl on State Street:

If you think me pooping in my brother's bathroom and not flushing is bad, he takes my shit out of my room and sells it on ebay.

Guy in Humanities:

Buttholes are pretty gross. You just get toilet paper stuck in them.

Guy in outdoor patio at

Espresso Royale:

Meta is so ‘90s. No more meta. Down with meta. Fuck meta.

Professor in Vilas Hall:

—Well it was 1933 and we laughed at everything back then.

—On politicians: Liar, Liar pants on fire... or skirt. Maybe he cross-dresses.

—There are three good reasons to be a college professor: June, July and August.

Professor in Helen C. White Hall while reading Rochester:

I'll take the sin upon myself and read these curse words for you.

Random dude at the Old Fashioned:

Do you want to see my laser pointer gun?

Collected snippets from professor in Birge Hall:

—During a demonstration, waving his tie like it's the tail of a sperm: Lo and behold boys, let's go do some sex!

—On domesticating animals: Pigs are great. They turn shit into pork!

Guy walking down Dayton Street:

Can't spell cocksucker without... I don't get it.

Girl at the Plaza:

Is there such a thing as half drinks?

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