Now I want a derby party.

Student 1: Speaking of Kentucky, you know what's this weekend?
Student 2: The derby! We should have a derby party. It's such an unfortunate time of year for the derby.
Student 1: The only thing [other student] remembers about the derby party a few years ago was drinking a lot of mint juleps and standing on a table in Niebuhr hall singing with [another student].

Overheard at: Commuter Lounge

Just as long as I'm not up for surgery next

Yale div grad: YDS is a hospital where the patients practice on each other.

Overheard from: Three White Leopards

Can't say that I have

Student: You ever drink Dimetapp... Just for fun?

Overheard at: Anna Liffey's

That'd be a good place to start

Student: She was an evangelical, and weirdly apologetic for it... although with good reason... And then she wanted me to help introduce queer theory into her evangelical church, but I thought it'd help if most of the people in her church didn't think that people who had gay sex were going to burn in hell.

What a study session

Student 1: If you can explain the supernatural existential in five minutes or so, without going off on any tangents, that'd be great.
Student 2: I'll see what I can do.

Kinda meta

Dale Peterson: You know this is all going to end up on Overheard at YDS or on Facebook anyway.

Overheard at: Spring Fling

Still could be a favorite.

Student 1: Today was a really good chapel.
Student 2: Yeah, I really liked it.
Student 3: My favorite.
(pause)
Student 1: You weren't even there!

Overheard: on Quad

A Poetic Definition of Theology

Denys Turner: God utters. We stutters.

Overheard in: Medieval Theology

Oh, the disappointment.

2nd Career Female Student to 2nd career Male Student: I have to ditch you for the Spring Fling... you'll have to hang out with your wife!


Over heard in: the refectory

Wait! There's one in the back!

(while watching the United Methodist Conference opening ceremonies)

Student: There are so many white men on that stage. Wait! I see a woman bishop! Two! Three!

EVER!!!

Third year MDiv: Hey, this is my last class at YDS ever. (pause) Ever! (pause, more excited) EVER! EVER!!!

Overheard at: Theology and Cinema

Beam me up, Jesus

(during fire alarm)
Student: Maybe Jesus wanted to get everyone in one place to make the rapture easier.

Overheard at: Quad

Just reading...

Girl (on phone): So what were you doing last night while I lost my virginity?

Overheard at: HGS

Woah, woah.

Student: I loved Dr. Ruth! She was exactly like my grandmother.
Dale Peterson: Yeah, but my grandmother didn't tell me to take a full length mirror and look at myself.

Overheard at: Commuter Lounge

Your inner thoughts are coming out of your mouth - censor yourself.

(walking out of class)
2nd career student: Oh my god - boring! Pfffw.

(Div School) Idolize this!

Laura Bentivenga: I know some of you will be moved personally tonight, but there will be no "hmmm..." (tilts head and looks off thoughtfully).

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(Lost verses of "Give Me That Old Time Religion")
Jonah Bartlett: Can you sing that last verse?
Contestant (singing): We'll sacrifice no virgins/just control your carnal urges/and it's good enough for me.
Jonah Bartlett: Ok, just wanted to make sure that I was safe.

(On the Sacramental Winers and their lovely dresses)
Jonah Bartlett: I didn't know I'd be seeing all my favorite Disney Princesses here tonight!


Overheard at: Div School Idol

I hope it's just a 2nd career thing

2nd career student: ...It's like I'm not even connected to my own brain, and that's VERY scary...

Overheard at: hallway

Sounds too scary for me

Student: Hey! How are you today?
Adela Collins, smiling cheerfully and somewhat mischievously: I have apocalyptic visions dancing in my head! I hope you do to!

Well, Jesus loves the ugly people. So there.

Girl: Ugh, there were so many ugly people there. I hate ugly people.

Overheard at: HGS

Imagine the excitement for turnips

Student 1: Guess what I have for you?
Student 2: (looks in bag) Red cabbage! Helllll yeah, bitch!

Overheard at: hallway