Gotta love the vag

(noting high HIV infection rates for male-to-male sexual contact and heterosexual sexual contact)
Kristen Leslie: The whole lesson here is to be a lesbian!

Overheard: GLBTQ pastoral care

The most logical answer is, of course, the rapture

Sister: Did I tell you about when I thought you were all raptured? I tried calling you, mom, and dad one Sunday morning and no one answered. Finally I got through to [brother] and he wasn't sure where [sister-in-law] was... I was freaked.

Student: ... It was Sunday morning during church... We were all at church.
Sister: Kind of like the second coming.
Student: Nope. Not at all.

I vote poison or sting operation

Student: I'm a little disturbed by the amount of people that have suggested poison at a way to figure out who is the Refectory thief.

I'm a bigger fan of roboting for Christ

Student: I pop and lock for Christ all the time.

For NT, yes

Student: Is it exegesis-fun-time yet?

Overheard: Common Room

... he IS an organist, you know.

M.Div. Student: I think the end of [the hymn] outed [the organist].

overheard: coffee hour

I wanna evangelize you

Student preacher: I'm obviously gay. In the conversion scale, I'd be a twofer!

overheard in Marquand Chapel

Next puzzle is my dipolma

Bill Goettler (to two students working on a 2,000 piece puzzle of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper in the common room): You know, there are only so many ways to say, "I'm almost outta here."

Overheard at HDS? yeah, right.

To the person who came here by searching "overheard at harvard divinity school": You only WISH they were as cool as we are. Aw, snap.

It thinks you're funny too... may not help on the exam though

1st year MAR, considering praying over her study outline for OT: I've been finding prayer funny lately!

They live on it when they're ice fishing!

Denys Turner: The Lutherans all congregate around Lake Wobegon, don't they?

Overheard: Commuter Lounge

The only thing that would make you better is if you had cheese inside!

Small Child: What's *your* name?
Frank Griswold: My name is Frank.
Small Child: Frank? That's my dad's favorite kind of hot dog!


Overheard @: BDS community eucharist

Get that kid an octodog!

Eyes to yourself

Student: The inaugural poet caught me liturgically cruising her in chapel today.

Maybe he shouts "celery!"

(staff tosses up a piece of celery and catches it in his mouth, makes excited noise)
Student: If that's the noise he makes when he catches celery, I wonder what noise he makes when he orgasms.

Not "get me a sandwich"?

God, to Moses: Well, sweetheart, I'm gonna make it simple. Just four words: "Let my people go."

overheard: Marquand Chapel

no babies no babies no babies

Kristen Leslie: They argue that it's anti-family because gay people can't have sex for procreation.
Straight female student to gay student (quietly): We have one thing in common... We've both never had sex for procreation.

overheard: glbtq pastoral care

It was just spring break? What did you do?!

(introducing in class)
Student 1: This is [name], my boyfriend, visiting for the week. He even did some of the reading!
Student 2: (under breath) More than I did…

Fire truck as herse?

(describing church funerals with no liturgies)
Teresa Berger: ...then you go to the woods and let the fire department bury you.

Overheard: In the Face of Death class

but Jesus can, so it doesn't matter

(during the time for prayer)
M.Div student: I can't feel my shoulder anymore.

overhead at: Tuesday's Marquand Chapel service about covenant

Yes! You first.

(after getting stones at chapel door)
Student: Are we stoning someone today?

Overheard: Chapel