PR girl #1: I love your outfit today!
PR girl #2: You know, I was walking down the street, and this homeless man in a box told me that “Purple is the color of royalty.”
PR girl #1: Don’t joke about that. I could be joining him, if my apartment doesn’t come through.
PR girl #2: At least he lives in Manhattan.
–Office, 53rd & Broadway
Overheard by: Roger Resnicoff
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- Fashion, Hobos, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Puerto Ricans, Real Estate
Dude #1: Turkey and swiss.
Deliman: Sorry, no cheese.
Dude #1: Jesus Christ! What kind of deli doesn’t have cheese?
Dude #2: Um, dude…Jewish deli…
Dude #1: I don’t suppose they’d have hot peppers either, then.
–2nd Avenue Deli
Overheard by: Adam Nathan
Girl: I was afraid the cab driver wasn’t going to take us to Brooklyn!
Guy: I know, he seemed annoyed when we said Brooklyn.
Girl: I mean, on Sex and the City they could never get a cab into Brooklyn.
–F train
- Posted on
- Girls, Guys, NYC Geography, On the Subway, Public Transportation, Stupidity, TV
Girl #1: He said he’s 5’7″.
Girl #2: Ugh, that’s too short.
Girl #1: No it isn’t. I mean, if you think about it, 5’7″, that’s almost like 6′.
–N train
Overheard by: Amanda
- Posted on
- Height, Idiots, On the Subway
Drunk guy #1: …and so she’s totally got clown makeup on from banging him the night before.
Drunk guy #2: Dude, rodeo clowns are tough shit.
–Fish Bar, E. 5th Street
Overheard by: Samantha
- Posted on
- Bars & Clubs, Drunks, Sex, Weirdness
Guy: Where the fuck is this bitch?…Oh, sorry ’bout the language ladies. I wasn’t talking about you, I was talking about my girlfriend.
–54th & 5th
Overheard by: E. Hart
- Posted on
- Ahhh! Real New Yorkers, All Wednesday One-Liners, Brooklyn, Dating, One-liners
Guy on cell: Yeah I know her, my sister went out with her when she was still a man.
–Washington Square Park
Overheard by: Barry Divola
- Posted on
- All Wednesday One-Liners, Dating, Family Ties, On Cell, Washington Square Park
Guy: Is it raining? Or is it just me?
–24th & 7th
Teen boy: Wow, look, another homeless guy! They’re all over!
–21st & Park
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- One-liners, Teens, Union Square and East Village
Black woman on cell: Listen nigga, I want my money. And don’t just be giving it to me in drips and drabs…I want a lump sum, motherfucker. A luuuuump sum!
–145th & St. Nicholas
Overheard by: James OBrien
