Brunette sister: Ally did turn into a slut in college!
Blonde sister: She’s our sister!
Brunette sister: She’s getting more than we did in college! Although I got more than you.
Blonde sister: Yeah, probably. I’m paying for the lattes.
–Starbucks, Bryant Park
Dude: Are you guys going to get, like, totally drunk tonight and make out?
Sister #1: I’d do it for a lot of money.
Sister #2: A lot of money.
Sister #1: I’d do it for a little money.
–Uptown 1 Train
Four-year-old girl to sister: You’re hitting me with your violin case!
Upper West Side mom: Anne, sometimes you have to endure a little bit of pain on the subway.
–1 Train
Eight-year-old girl to little brother on bike: Hey, asshole!
Little brother: What? Are you talking to me?
Eight-year-old girl: Yeah, you’re annoying me. You’re pissin’ me off!
–Central Park
Headline by: KateNonymous
Runners-Up:
· “And on That Day, Young Travis Bickle’s Life Took a Turn” — jlp
· “From the Rarely Seen First Episode Of the Donnie and Marie Show.” — Chris L
· “New Yorkers-in-Training” — Oren K
· “Sesame Street Has REALLY Changed” — Bob
· “When Cindy Mistook Her Dad’s Protein Shake for a Milkshake…” — fox
Twin girl #A: Yeah, she said she was going to do the school year here.
Unique girl: She came from Kentucky? Why did she come so far?
Twin girl #B: Louisiana is a state. Kentucky is another state.
Unique girl: Oh, well why’d she come to New York? Couldn’t she stay in her house in Louisiana?
Twin girl #A: Um, no, a hurricane hit New Orleans. That’s why she’s here.
Unique girl: Right, right. I forgot about that.
–Kew Gardens station
Guy: What would you do if you had plans and then your sister had a baby?
Friend: Ummm… I’d go be with my sister.
Guy: Well, I wouldn’t.
–N train
Overheard by: Katie
Little boy to dad: Do you like Obama?
Dad: Yes, son, I like Obama.
Boy: You like Obama, mom?
Mom: Yes, I like Obama.
Boy: You like Obama?
Sister: I like Obama.
Boy: Hey, people, you like Obama?
Random people: Yes, we do.
–116th St
Twin sister #1, indignantly: I tried to get him the least sexual plant I could find. I mean, a cactus, how much less sexual could you get?
Twin sister #2, thoughtfully: You really can’t get any less sexual than a cactus.
–Uptown 1 Train
Overheard by: Zora
Hyper teenage blonde: Hey, know what I just realized?
20-something blonde sister: Okay, wait. In the interest of saving time, I’m gonna pull my hand back like so before you start talking. Now you can go ahead and say what you wanted to say, but just know that if it’s something ignorant or retarded, I’m gonna slap you out of your shoes and right off the sidewalk, and then keep slapping you until we get home. Is whatever you want to say worth it?
(long pause)
Hyper teenage blonde: No?
–Times Square
Overheard by: Really want to know what she was gonna say
Older sister: I mean, you handled that breakup really well. If I didn’t see you that weekend, I would have never known something went wrong. He totally dicked you over…
Little sister: He didn’t totally dick me over, he was a total dick. There’s a difference.
–NYU
Hat Tip 🎩 to The Marketing Scientist
