Overheard At McGill » library

Those Pompous Assholes

Overheard@McGill — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:38:45 +0000

Guy #1: So how are you going to get citizenship in both England and Canada?
Guy #2: I told you, I’m getting dual citizenship. It’s pretty normal.
Guy #1: OHHH. I thought you said jewel citizenship, like some weird British thing.

-Schulich Library

If You Can’t Remember the Date, It’s Definitely Not “Too Soon.”

tdomf_9e22f — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:56:29 +0000

Librarian:Â You do not have to cite general knowledge facts that everyone knows, such as that terrorists bombed the Twin Towers on September 11, 2000.

-Leacock 132

Don’t count your footnotes before they’re hatched.

tdomf_9e22f — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:00:32 +0000

Librarian:Â “Just start milking the bibliographic cow.”

-HIST 396

With So Many Buyouts These Days, You Can Never Really Tell Who Owns What.

overheardatmcgill — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:22:25 +0000

Freshman Girl: Excuse me, where did you get that Tim Hortons cup?

Confused Older Student: Uhhâ€¦ Tim Hortons?

-Schulich

It’s like these people have never even heard of Wikipedia!

overheardatmcgill — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:13:03 +0000

Guy approaches a friend using the self-checkout in McLennan

Guy 1: What is this thing?
Friend: It’s how you check out books from the library.
Guy 1 (proudly): Oh, well I’ve managed to get through my entire undergrad without ever using the library!

-McLennan Library

At least it’s not crabs…

overheardatmcgill — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:05:03 +0000

Girl: In a dream, I gave birth to three ants, and then I smashed them.
Boy: You have ants in your pants!
- McLennan Library

AGRI-420- Medicinal Plants

overheardatmcgill — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:17:28 +0000

Girl: Are you doing 4/20?
Guy: No, I’m not taking any 400 level classes.
- Cybertheque

No need to be witty on this one: Are you fucking kidding me?

overheardatmcgill — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:49:42 +0000

Girl 1: Oh my god my roommate hates the library. She says it’s too crowded in Mcclennan and that our apartment is too dirty to study in.
Girl 2: Well is she just not studying?
Girl 1: No of course not! She rented a hotel room at the Ritz for the weekend!
- Redpath cafeteria

I’ll have the Carbon and Oxygen Trio. But can I replace the second Carbon with another Oxygen?

overheardatmcgill — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:34:40 +0000

Girl 1: I think I have food poisoning.
Girl 2: Yeah, it’s going around. I had it the other day, so did my friend. It must be something in the air.
- Schulich 5

Actually, ped-anal-osis has not been shown to have a significant effect on the propensity to…Owww!.

overheardatmcgill — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:34:34 +0000

Nerd: (talking about the bioc311 midterm) well if i were an Allosteric Activator i would chose to be AMP, so i could up-regulate the whole glycolysis system and give myself a boost of energy so i could study more.
Girl: im going to upregulate my foot up your ass if you dont stop making those kind of comments… dude, you need to get out more.
- McMed Librairy

…which is more than they deserve.

overheardatmcgill — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:54:25 +0000

(Two girls looking at facebook pictures)
Girl 1: “I feel so bad for people that are just so unattractive…That’s a really mean thing to say. Slap me!
Girl 2: Well it’s not that mean, at least you’re showing some sympathy…
- McLennan Library

And Christmas came this year too….. and New Years….hmm……

overheardatmcgill — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:36:35 +0000

Guy: Man, it’s her birthday too? It seems like everyone’s having a birthday this year.
- Library

Only for me it’s a bubble that pops and for you it’s a brain cell

overheardatmcgill — Sun, 27 May 2007 15:44:35 +0000

Girl: Oh my god, I can’t believe how much gum you chew! Is that actually six packs of Orbit in your bag?
Guy: You see, gum for me is like…(pauses to think)…marijuana for you.
Girl: Ohhhhhh

-McLennon Library late at night

“…as a form of ritual humiliation?”

overheardatmcgill — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:53:42 +0000

Juice spills on Girl #1’s laptop, in the library
Girl #1 stares at her CD drive, where the juice spilt
The packed library room goes silent
Girl #2: Want me to suck on it?
—Schulich Library

Its a Coke Solution.

overheardatmcgill — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:22:11 +0000

Girl 1: I mean, I’m trying to convince my parents that I don’t have a coke problem and I lost a grand!
[seconds pass]
Girl 1: Wow, that’s going on Overheard for sure…

—Redpath

Guy: Does she have a roommate for next year yet?

overheardatmcgill — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:11:00 +0000

Guy: “Okay, but what’s the biggest problem?”
Girl:”It’s so annoying! Every time I go into her room, she’s masturbating!”

—Redpath

Famous Last Words at the Library

overheardatmcgill — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:05:17 +0000

Girl: Why are there so many people in the library today? I mean finals haven’t even started yet. It’s not like anyone has anything due tomorrow.

—Redpath basement

“You know those un-unionized dealers have no dental coverage!”

overheardatmcgill — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:58:57 +0000

Girl (on cell phone): “You can’t marry him, he’s a crack dealer!”

—McLennan Library

Also Included: Love Calculator, an Abacus, and typing “five times seven” into Google.

overheardatmcgill — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:54:34 +0000

Guy: I have 7 calculators. I have a financial calculator, I have one for adding and subtracting…
Girl: I have 2 calculators.
Guy: Only 2? How do you live with yourself?

—Schluich

Also, what’s with the khakis? Don’t you know what Hitler wore?

overheardatmcgill — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:18:50 +0000

Girl 1: I can’t believe I ever liked him! He’s such a creep!
Girl 2: Oh, I know! He’s scum! Totally vile! Like… vermin!
Girl 1: Whaaaaaaaat! You can’t say that!!!
Girl 2: Why?
Girl 1: But what about Hitler!
Girl 2: Ummm yeah, what about him?
Girl 1: Well, THAT’S WHAT HE CALLED THE JEWS! VERMIN!
Girl 2: Whatever, ****** is Catholic anyway! Besides, it’s not like I’m planning a Holocaust for one!
- Architecture Library

“Would it be awkward if I asked how big he is?”

overheardatmcgill — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:49:10 +0000

Girl 1: I need a boy.
Girl 2: I’ll find you a bump buddy. You can sleep with my brother if you want.

–Redpath Basement

O@M presents: After (or, Pride is a Relative Term)

overheardatmcgill — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:25:33 +0000

Girl: “Yeah I definately slipped up there. He has my…”
Guy: “…Panties?”
Girl: “GOD NO. My dignity, yes, but I’m proud to say my panties are all accounted for.”

–Redpath

You’re probably better off trying the Concordia Library

overheardatmcgill — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:50:10 +0000

Girl#1: so like, do you know where the books are here?
Everyone else: *stunned*

—in Redpath Library basement

And he just joined The Largest Group on Facebook. Oh Wow.

overheardatmcgill — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:43:57 +0000

[girl 1, recently dumped, looks at her ex's facebook profile]
girl 1: oh my god, he’s friended three new girls today!
girl 2: oh and look he wrote on their walls!
girl 1: oh my god! he’s totally sleeping with them all!

–Music Library

Actually, he’s waiting for me over at the Tantric section

overheardatmcgill — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:54:15 +0000

Girl 1: Hey where have you been? I feel like I haven’t seen you in forever
Girl 2: O you wouldn’t believe me if I told you
Girl 1: Seriously
Girl 2: Fooling around with Bob for four straight days… I’m exhausted
Girl 1: I see, you came to the library to sleep