Advice

Girl: Who’s playing tonight?
Guy: Coheed and Cambria.
Girl: Oh man, I shouldn’t have done all that acid.

–15th & Irving

Tourist man #1: We can probably find it at a Wal-Mart.
Tourist man #2: Yeah, Wal-Mart.
Tourist man #1: So let’s just keep walking until we find one. Keep your eyes open.
Tourist man #3: Well, in any case, we shouldn’t keep standing here on this corner looking at this map. We’ll get mugged.

–30th & 7th

Chick: If you don’t want to look like a lesbian at the party, make sure you stay a little drunk the whole time.

–57th & 5th

Overheard by: Annie

Dad: See there? When people tell you to go jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, that’s where you have to go.

–South Street Seaport

Overheard by: Jackie Randazzo

Hobo: Does anyone have a quarter so I can make a phone call?
Dude: You don’t need a quarter; just dial down the center, 1-800-CALL-ATT.

–23rd & Park

Overheard by: CoolyMadooly

Stripper chick: I don’t know, there was a detective that used to hang out with us in the club, maybe I could call him. He used to drive me home and shit.
Queer: Um, is he trustworthy?
Stripper chick: Well, actually he’s pretty shady, but whatever.
Queer: Actually, that’s probably better.
Stripper chick: You know, it probably is!

–A train

Guy #1: Man, you gotta do more drugs.
Guy #2: Well I was trying last night.

–19th & 5th

Man: You two walk how old people fuck!

–14th & 9th

Overheard by: Emily

Guy on cell: Yeah, general admission was cool when I was 18, but not when I’m fucking 32.

–78th & 1st

Guy: You know how, like, with alcohol they require ID for proof of age? They should really do that with bikinis also.

–Great Lawn, Central Park

Guy: Why do you always have to be a ho?
Girl: I’m good at it.
Guy: Why can’t you do other things you’re good at? Head, yes. Ho, no.

–Lit Lounge, 2nd Avenue

Overheard by: kepler

B&T Girl #1: He is so “not Westchester.”
B&T Girl #2: I know!
B&T Girl #3: I don’t get it. I’ve been here a year and I don’t get that. And what is or who is “the bridge and tunnel crowd”? Is it a good thing that those guys called us “bridge and tunnel crowd” when we walked in?
B&T Girl #1: Eww.
B&T Girl #2: Gross.
B&T Girl #1: Ew, oh there is so no way anyone called me bridge and tunnel.
B&T Girl #3: So that’s bad?
B&T Girl #2: What could be worse?

–Metro-North