February 2012
9 posts
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“John O’Keefe is a slice of heaven sent down to us to preside over Green Hall.”
– my friend (via mangocupcakes)
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I CANT DEAL WITH OUR HALLWAY IT SMELLS LIKE A...
from (unlikecoco’s roommate)
Overheard in Dower
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Can I call you back?
*Phone rings* “Hello? I’m in the shower can I call you back?”
Overheard by: admin Cazenove 2nd floor bathroom 2/19/12
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Yay!
Girl 1: “Hey guys, I’m shaving my legs today!”
Table: “Yay!”
Breakfast at Pom dining hall
submitted by besuretowearflowers
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Bates dining hall
“Life’s too short to be taking that class”
submitted by: sigh-ma
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Everyone should like the new Wellesley Meme... →
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Racism does exist
“Now we all know what it feels like to be Mexican.”
Overheard at Make-a-Bear, where crowds of girls were standing at tables assembling teddy bears
2/13/12
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Marks on the wall
”Is that where those scuff marks on the wall came from?” “No. Those are jean marks. People were grinding on the wall.”
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Electronic boyfriends?
Wendy #1: “If you could have a boyfriend or an ipod and a cell phone, which would you choose?” Wendy #2: “Well, a boyfriend couldn’t play music or make phone calls. So….” Wendy #3: “Wait, what if your boyfriend has an awesome sound system and a phone you can use?”
January 2012
5 posts
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Vintage Lunch Boxes
“What if Barbie was the top and Rosie (the riveter) was the bottom?”
overheard in mca
Submitted by wonderwhale
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Traditional Garb
I brought my dirndl with me. I can’t wait to break that out.
-overheard in Pom dining hall
Submitted by 2sidedmobiusstrip
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Cause for celebration?
“I’m not engaged! Everybody drink!”
Submitted by airellia
Anonymous asked: I keep reading "overheardatwellesley" as "overhear dat wellesley". Which is a bit odd.
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Two people having a conversation - this is what I...
Person 1: So you just went on a few dates then...or did you date for a while?
Person 2: No we dated for a while.
Person 1: Oh, how long would you say?
Person 2: We dated for maybe like 2 or 3 days.
Me: [Burst out into laughter, and look like a tool because I'm not even part of the conversation.]
December 2011
31 posts
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We have reached 100 followers!
Wellesley College: taking tumblr by storm in barely a week.
We really know how to procrastinate.
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During finals...
“Every time right before finals, I have this passing thought about stepping in front of a slow-moving vehicle and getting hit. And then I always realize that getting hospitalized probably wouldn’t excuse me from finals but would just drag it out more.”
Submitted by kippy
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Anonymous asked: "There is only one thing stronger than Wellesley Women; their mothers" -Bates dining hall on 12/16/11
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“There is no such thing as a bad decision. There are only sometimes bad results....”
– 12/16/11 Beebe 2nd floor Heard by: admin
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Anonymous asked: Can you please reference biddies who ssshh anyone who whispers in the living room and then has a phone conversation with her parent to edit her paper at full volume....
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Student: “UGHHHHH MOM!” Mom: “Let me in!….jfjfjbkv” Student:”This is WELLESLEY COLLEGE mom.”
Shafer lobby Submitted by: anon
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“Is this real life still?”
Submitted by jenelasais
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queerfemmebabble asked: Do you know Melissa Jo? You should. She's freakin hilarious. And would give you a lot of material for this tumblr.
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“If only everyone I knew were a twin. Then if I liked them as friends I could be...”
– 12/15/11 Source: text message Heard by: admin
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Eavesdropping in the Science Center
(Three friends talking)
Friend 1: “If you could either find true love or get into med school, which would you choose?”
Friends 2 and 3, simultaneously: “Med school.”
Submitted by: airellia
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“If you went to Wellesley, you totally would’ve been a Queen Lesbian. You...”
– Me (to my sister on how stereotypically gay she is with her eyebrow piercing, Tegan & Sara all over her Tumblr, loads of flannel, and short hair)
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Sage Advice
Person 1: Done is always better than undone. It’s what I’ve discovered. Person 2: Best advice I’ve ever heard.
12/15/11 Pomeroy Dining Hall Heard by: admin
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Art Library Overnighter
This morning the Art Library reported a student had, in finals desperation, hidden in the art library until it was closed and locked up, before turning on the lights and continuing to study.
Submitted by: jthebeatfreak
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The Worst Way to Go...
Non Wellesley Student: Hey, what’s up? Wellesley Student: I’m slowly dying a painful death. By work. Non Wellesley Student: Death by work is the worst way to go.
12/15/11 Source: Facebook Chat Heard by: admin
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“So I went to the library at 8:10 this morning, and there were already like FIVE...”
– A junior on discovering that yes, some of us really are ‘that girl’ Heard by: a senior Source: Facebook
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It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere
Girl 1: Hey, where are you going?
Girl 2: To the liquor store.
Girl 1: Its 11am….Isn’t that a little early?
Girl 2: It’s never too early!
Outside Tower Court Submitted by greenhatcat
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“Tomorrow we’re totally whipping the crack! …I mean cracking the...”
– 12/15/11 Mcafee TV Room Heard by: admin
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“He said I reminded him of Justin Bieber! My life is over!! Ugh.Why? I’m so...”
– 12/15/11 Mcafee Tv Room Heard by: admin
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"She’s not even a girl – she’s probably, like, a...
Pomeroy Dining Hall Submitted by: besuretowearflowers
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“She may be the dominant one, but let me tell you, you’ll never get your...”
– 12/14/11 Bates Dining Hall Heard by: admin
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“I always look either drunk, stoned, or pregnant in photos. I am none of those...”
– 12/14/11 Bates Dining Hall Heard by: admin
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“But it hurts so good!”
– 12/9/11 Freeman 1st Floor Heard by: admin
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“I’m either going to get married young…old…or not at all.”
– 12/12/11 Pomeroy Dining Hall Heard by: admin
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“That shit scared the fuck out of me. I was like, who’s dying?”
– Mari, on primal scream (via i-was-infinite)
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“So the line in the song is kinda like ‘I raped you but you liked it’...”
– 12/12/11 Pomeroy Dining Hall Heard by: admin
puzzledpeace asked: This is a work of genius. Thank you. (Only criticism: the font is a bit difficult to read.)
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Anonymous asked: "Finals would be a really good time to get kidnapped."
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Submissions are open!
Please feel free to submit quotes or conversations you overhear at Wellesley!
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“Every time I see someone studying there alone in the dark on the weekend, I...”
– 12/11/11, 2:30am (Saturday night) Entering Science Center Psych lounge Heard by: admin
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“…and then I told him, ‘You can’t put your toe there!’”
– 12/5/11 In front of Beebe Heard by: admin