Guy: This sweater is huge!
Girl: Get fat.
Salesguy: Ha, ha! Wow, I needed that.
–Bloomingdale’s, 59th & 3rd
Archive for the ‘Diet/Weight’ Category
The Danger Of Marrying a Meat-and-Potatoes Guy
Woman #1: How many potatoes should I get? Like, three?
Woman #2, shrieking: Three? Three?! Are you serious? Have you seen your husband lately?
Woman #1, confused: Four?
Woman #1: He eats more than I eat in a year! He’s huge! You’ll need at least fifteen potatoes!
Woman #2: Yeah, I guess you’re right.
–Whole Foods, Union Square
Overheard by: Sarah
Thank Goodness for Morning Sickness and All That Vomiting
Middle-aged woman: So, is she, like, skinny pregnant?
Friend: Yes, she looks like a model.
Middle-aged woman: Good, there is just no excuse to gain weight during pregnancy.
–Rockefeller Center
Overheard by: except for having a baby inside of you?
Wednesday Caniners
Stylish 20-something woman to overweight pug breathing heavily: Well, Winifred, you’re out of breath because you’re out of shape. (pause) No, you’re not fat. You’re voluminous. (pause) Yes, I am aware it’s not all your fault. Mummy likes to watch you eat powder doughnuts. (pause) Pugs that look like they have a coke habit are very funny for mummy, yes they are.
–Central Park
Young hipster to Labrador, as people approach: Come on! Come on! Say hello! (dog remains seated, doing nothing) God! I’ve been training him for months to talk to couples and it just isn’t working!
–Williamsburg
Woman to her dog: Don’t be an insult to your species! Act like a dog!
–10th St & Broadway
Lady to little barking dog: Shut up. This is not your sidewalk.
–Brooklyn
Like Where Mommy Stores Her Tension
Four-year-old girl reading tag on the platform: B‑A-C-K-F-A‑T!
Supportive dad: Yeah, honey! That spells ‘back fat’!
–Ft. Hamilton Pkwy station
Overheard by: howardbannister
Can We Just Agree That Suits Are a Bad Idea in the Summer?
20-something suit #1: No undershirt?
20-something suit #2: The undershirt will just make me hotter.
20-something suit #1: Dude, you should wear an undershirt so you don’t sweat like a fat ho at the Ponderosa.
–Columbus Circle
Stacy London: Ooooo…
Obese 40-something Puerto Rican hoochie in black tube top: Hey, watch where you’re going.
Little blonde teen: Sorry. Didn’t realize you were late for your episode of “what not to wear.”
–Bleecker & Broadway
Overheard by: Jekke
Make Womb for Wednesday One-Liners
Suit on phone: I don’t think she knows. (pause) But it’s just a night job! (pause) No, there’s no way I’m pregnant. (pause) Why not?! Because I’m a man, goddammit!
–Starbucks
Woman on cell: So remember that time I thought I had that miscarriage?
–Grand Concourse & Fordham Road
Overheard by: Erica S
Slightly overweight girl: Thank you for the offer, sweetie, but I’m not pregnant. I’m just fat!
–M100 Bus
Overheard by: Tinathetiny
Tall girl on cell: No way! I thought *you* were going to impregnate *me*. I wanna have *your* children.
–Prince & Broadway
Overheard by: Ken Paprocki
Raise Your Hand If You’re Craving a Burger Now
Hot girl #1: And he said, “I hate that bitch, I wish she’d eat an Aids burger and die!“
Hot girl #2: He said that?
Hot girl #1: Yep, that’s what he says when he’s hating on people: “I wish she’d eat an Aids burger and die.“
Hot girl #2: Well, at least he’s saying what I’m thinking… That’s like when I see an anorexic girl, I’m like, “I just wanna shove a burger down that bitch’s throat.“
Hot girl #1: Oh, well, I’m not thinking that. I’m just like, “I wanna break her bones.”
(they laugh)
Hot girl #1: It’s true! I’m like, “I just wanna blow gently, and watch you blow away.”
–L Train
Overheard by: Eden Twilight
Let’s Try Feeding Her and See What Happens
Girlfriend: So, do you think Fiona is really crazy?
Boyfriend: No, I just think she is hungry.
–Fiona Apple concert, Central Park
Overheard by: Nicole B.
