Girl: I just heard a Britney Spears cover. It was odd.
Guy: I like her cover of… I think it was a James Brown song.
Girl: “My Prerogative”?… oh, no, that’s Bobby Brown.
Guy: It was some brown person.
–57th & 8th
Archive for September, 2006
It’s Just Some Gas
Goth guy: Stop looking so happy!
Goth girl: I’m not happy!
–Grand Army Plaza
Overheard by: djingo
And This Damned Restraining Order Is Not Helping a Bit
Guy #1: I love how pretty girls smell good.
Guy #2: Yeah. Have you ever sniffed one?
Guy #1: No.
–Bedford Ave, Williamsburg
Overheard by: Olivia
Which I Would Spell Out if I Didn’t Feel So Light-Headed
Skinny fashionista: If you just eat like I eat and exercise, you’ll lose weight. I swear!
Normal woman: But you hardly eat anything. Don’t you get hungry?
Skinny fashionista: You are totally missing the point!
–Bar, Soho Grand
Overheard by: Manhattman
The Paradoxical Height Thing Makes Them Insecure and Eager to Please
Schoolgirl #1: You know that tall short blond girl?
Schoolgirl #2: You just described about 250 girls in our school.
Schoolgirl #1: Um… the one who isn’t a whore.
Schoolboy: That narrows it down to about five.
–Manhattan bound F train
Overheard by: Fareeda
But for God’s Sake, Use Protection
Guy: Hey, come and see this comedy show for free! You can get drunk.
Tourist girl: We’re not over twenty-one.
Guy: Man, this is New York! We don’t card! Fuck the government!
–Times Square
Overheard by: Andi
Still Fuming About the Five-Dollar Birthday Check
Sarah Lawrence guy: And how is your grandmother?
Sarah Lawrence girl: I don’t know, fucking dying, like everyone else’s grandmother.
–Metro-North
Overheard by: has a healthy grandmother
I’m Just High on God, Officer
Guy: If I can be a good crackhead, I can be a good Christian.
–A train
How T‑Shirt Magazine Was Born
Clerk #1: I’ve always wanted to start my own magazine.
Clerk #2: Yeah, but there are so many magazines out!
Clerk #3: I’ve always wanted to start my own T‑shirt company.
–American Apparel, Brooklyn Heights
Overheard by:
Now Let’s Kiss and Make Up
Tween #1: You called me gay? I’ll sue you!
Tween #2: You’re gay for even saying that.
–Elizabeth & Mott
Overheard by: stephin’ out
