An old Russian man has put his bag on the seat next to him. An old lady asks him to move it. He refuses as there are other seats albeit not in the front. Things get escalated until the old lady says: You’re a son of a bitch. I’d like to see you hit me with that. I’ll call the cops right now. I’ve got my cell phone!
–B1 bus
(After this exchange our editor handed her his card and told her that she would be on this site. She was confused on so many levels that they kind of cancelled out and she nodded & smiled.)
Columbia guy #1: It’s a small world.
Columbia guy #2: Yeah, especially when they killed six million of us.
–Miller Theatre, Columbia University
Lady: …yeah, but when they’re all being led into gas chambers again, they’ll be crying in their beer.
–Miller Park, The Bronx
Overheard by: Roisin Ni She
Book guy: I don’t see that big swastika.
Girl: No, I don’t either. And that big swastika was going to be my dad’s birthday present.
–Barnes & Noble, Astor Place
Overheard by: Jon Zebraskey
- Posted on
- Columbia University, Jews, Judaism, Religion, The Bronx, The Village, Women, Yeaaahhh College!
Guy #1: It was artsy, girls don’t like that.
Guy #2: How is it artsy? He ripped off a guy’s nuts!
–Loews 34th St. men’s room
Overheard by: Dan Dickinson
Dude: I thought it was great. Very visually arresting. I liked how they stayed true to the visual style of the comic book. Of course I say that having never read the comic book.
–Regal Cinemas Union Square
Overheard by: Greg Rutter
- Posted on
- Movie Theaters, Movies, Violence
Drunk Guy #1: You’re gonna charge me a dollar for just one cigarette?
Drunk Guy #2: You think I’m gonna fucking give you change?
–46th St. & 8th Ave.
Overheard by: Ryan
Man on cell: I’m going to buy a pack of cigarettes. I’m dying here, you’re literally killing me.
–3rd Ave. & 12th St.
Overheard by: Este Bagato
- Posted on
- Brooklyn, Drugs, Drunks, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, On Cell
Queer: Excuse me, but what is the owner’s name again?
Host: I am the owner.
Queer: Really?
Host: Yeah, there are five of us.
Queer: Damn. Well, which one did I fuck?
–THAT Bar, Smith Street
- Posted on
- Backdoor, Bars & Clubs, Men, Queer guys, Questions, Talking/Convos
A dog pees on a hipster’s leg.
Hipster: Dude! That is so not cool!
–McGolrick Park, Greenpoint
Overheard by: Didi Hylobates
- Posted on
- Brooklyn, Gripes, Hipsters, Man's Best Friend, One-liners, Parks, Pee
Guy #1: I wonder how much it would cost to get married in Vegas and then get an annulment the next day.
Guy #2: Why?
Guy #1: I dunno. I’ve been thinking of doing that, just for fun.
Guy #3: What would be the point?
Guy #1: …what do you mean, “what would be the point”?
–NYU dining hall
- Posted on
- Guys, Marriage, Money & Class, NYU
Tourist fratboy #1: It said “Free Stress Test.”
Tourist fratboy #2: What’s Dianetics, anyway?
–Times Square
Overheard by: KN
Chick: I don’t get Spanish guys. They compliment you every time you pass them. They always say things like, “You have beautiful legs, in my country it is an honor for a woman to be told she has beautiful legs”. Well, you’re in NY now, honey, and I’m a bitch!
–5th Ave. & 82nd St.
Player: Excuse me miss, you’re even better looking than J. Lo. Can I have your autograph?
–Fulton Street mall
Hobo: Hey, you a pretty lady. You married?…I got food stamps!
–Astoria
Overheard by: mj
- Posted on
- Ahhh! Real New Yorkers, Astoria, Biotechs, Brooklyn, Hobos, Latinos, Pick-up Lines, Players, Upper East Side
Conductor: Look, people. Okay. When we say “stay clear of the closing doors”, that means don’t push a closing door back open. Don’t stick your hands or feet in the door. You could lose an arm or a leg or get seriously hurt. These trains run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Holding a door open is not worth your life. Don’t hold the doors open when they are closing. This isn’t rocket science. God, it’s not even high school science.
–1/9 train
- Posted on
- Conductors, On the Subway, Public Transportation
