Nerdy chick: Yeah, but when it comes to in-tangible objects, he’s really irresponsible.
–Fort Tryon Park
Archive for the ‘Gripes’ Category
How Carson Daly Got into the Music Business
Teen boy #1: Change your ringtone! Change it! [Slams table.]Teen boy #2: Don’t you like that song? I love it.
Teen boy #1, to others: His phone rings all day — I’m sick of it. I have to have a new song. He gets that many calls, he should have one song for each girl so I’m entertained!
–Little Italy
Especially Since They’re Largely the Same People
Teen girl: I just realized I have a lot of numbers belonging to teachers and parents of my friends on my phone.
Friend: You’re such a loser.
Teen girl: Well, I also have the numbers of a lot of drug dealers and sketchy older guys I’ve had sex with, so I think the two cancel each other out.
–Horace Mann School
Overheard by: jen
When Couples Travel Together
Old guy moving away from lady on cell, who follows him: Lady, would you shut the hell up already?! I moved from back there just to get away from you!
–M20 bus, 23rd St stop
You Look Totally Different for Identical Twins
Latino cashier #1: … And then he said he couldn’t tell us apart.
Latino cashier #2: That’s so insulting! Why wouldn’t he be able to tell you guys apart? It’s not like we’re Chinese!
–8th & Ave C
Overheard by: m.
High-Motility Wednesday One-Liners
Professor: Skeet is when a man pulls out of the vagina or anus and has an orgasm on the man or woman. It’s also come to refer to the ejaculate itself.
–NYU classroom
Woman on cell: Nice. I just realized I’ve been wandering around with doughnut glaze stuck to my cheek like dried cum.
–44th & 8th
Sex ed teacher: The penis can’t urinate and, um, spermate at the same time.
–Berkeley Carroll School, Park Slope
Overheard by: i believe it’s ejaculate
Man on cell: I hired you to be a fucking porn director, not to make some artsy documentary! I mean, she’s supposed to get that on her face!
–Times Square
Woman to her Grizzly Adams-like companion: But, honey, you don’t have any sperm!
–Penn Station
Overheard by: Marissa
Guy on cell: Yeah, I called the sperm bank and told them your test came back positive… Yeah, they said it was no big deal.
–114th & Amsterdam
Dude on cell: I just ordered some soup and am drinking tea, so we’re on the same page. Except about cum, it seems.
–Office, Midtown
Overheard by: Argopelter
Was That Hobo Urine on the Ground? Now I’m Ecstatic
Drunk queers: Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the waaay!
Jaded teen, to no one: I’m in hell. This is my hell.
Drunk queers: Oh, what fun it is to ride in a no-horse big subwaaay!
Black queer: Come on! Everybody! Jingle bells! Jingle bells! [Train comes to abrupt stop and all carolers fall over.]Jaded teen: Was that karma? I think that’s karma. Now I’m happy again.
–1 train
Overheard by: Vicksburg
Think Of It As Getting Paid to Watch Bad TV
[Man enters train.]Man: Damn! I have jury duty today…
Random girl: Dude, that sucks. I’m sorry. But hey, it could be worse.
Man: Yeah, it could be worse, I could be on trial.
–R Train
Wednesday 1:00-Liners
Dude, in front of closed Staples: Staples doesn’t open until fucking noon? What are we, in a goddamn small town? Noon? Am I supposed to be in fucking church right now? God!
–Meeker St, Brooklyn
Overheard by: Simon
Girl on cell: Because I don’t function in the world of time so well.
–7th Ave b/w 27th & 28th St
Overheard by: John C
Pilot on PA: JetBlue welcomes you to New York City, where the local time is 1:40… 1:45… Kinda… I think.
–JFK
Law student to another: What time is it in the real world?
–Fordham Law School
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
