Things Overheard on the First Day of College

1. “Dude, our dorm is, like, the loudest dorm on campus. We were playing Blink 182 really loud all night long.”

2. “Excuse me. Can you tell me where room L77 is?”

3. “So, my mom called me this morning at, like, a quarter to seven, and she’s like, ‘I just want to know how your first day of school was,’ and I was like, ‘Mom, give me some space.'” (Whining italicized.)

4. “Is room L77 in the basement?”

5. “They’re selling dorm posters by the bus stop. I got this cool ‘Scarface’ poster.” “Cool.”

6. “Are you looking for room L77, too?”

7. “Cute shoes. Are you a biology major?”

8. “If we can’t find room L77, does that mean that class is cancelled?”