My professor told me that eavesdropping is the best way to get a story idea. She then went on to tell us of something she heard in the cafeteria of my college; something along the lines of, "My sister was straight up pregnant when she was 13." Our class tried to decipher the line, but really, when someone only hears a piece of something, it never really makes sense.
I, myself, was in the shuttle (basically a bus that takes the seniors up to campus instead of walking the huge trek uphill to the center of the campus) the other day and heard the now infamous lines in my head:
Guy #1: "You are so gay."
Guy #2: "Only on Sundays."
Guy #3(sitting next to Guy#2): "Why are you touching me? It's not Sunday."
It is true that lines like this one make up the best stories. Completely taken out of context, a writer can go a total 360 and just make up whatever. Like say Guy#2 was actually a male stripier on Sundays. Or if a girl was straight up pregnant when she was 13 (whatever that means).
Until next time.
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