Overheard

Overheard on the bus today:


Boy: How do you make a venetian blind?

Girl: How?

Boy: Poke him in the eye!

Girl: Haha that's really funny!

Boy: Yeah, here's another one: how much cocaine did Charlie Sheen do?

Girl: How much?

Boy: Enough to kill Two and a Half Men!

Girl: Hahaha! Wait, wait, I have one! Ok: did you know that after the Cold War there was enough  
        nuclear warfare to destroy the world 27 times over!

Boy: ...


Oh, the awkward moment when you're swapping jokes and someone brings up nuclear weaponry.


Boy: Is that... funny?

Girl: yeah! Like, DESTROY the world! 27 times! HAHAHAHA

[silence that went on forever]

Boy: um. This is my stop.



There is a lesson in this: never assume that the person in front of you wearing headphones hasn't turned off the music and is listening to your conversation.