Overheard In New York

Archive for 2006

I’m Mak­ing $3000 a Night, Easy, On Cleve­land Steam­ers!

Girl #1: My poop is like my cat’s.
Girl #2: Like pel­lets?
Girl #1: No, like chron­ic di­ar­rhea.
Girl #2: Why don’t you take it to the vet?
Girl #1: I havn’t even tak­en my­self to the doc­tor, so why would I both­er go­ing for the cat?

–Time Warn­er Build­ing, Colum­bus Cir­cle

Over­heard by: Col­le­giate Cutie

AB­BA’s Lega­cy of Cru­el­ty Con­tin­ues

Scot­tish guy #1: No, I don’t like her. Should I break up with her?
Scot­tish guy #2: Yes, def­i­nite­ly!
Scot­tish guy #1: Nah, I think I’ll rent a stretch limo, take her to see Mam­ma Mia in Glas­gow for Valen­tine’s and rent a ho­tel room and then break up with her.
Scot­tish guy #2: What?
Scot­tish guy #1: What, is that bad?

–Plan­et Hol­ly­wood, Times Square

Over­heard by: Cherie

To Be Fair, She’s Re­al­ly More Of a Cy­borg

20-Some­thing #1: My room­mate was this die-hard Chris­t­ian.
20-Some­thing #2: Born again?
20-Some­thing #1: No, just reg­u­lar.
20-Some­thing #2: What’s the dif­fer­ence?

Pause.

20-Some­thing #1: I don’t re­al­ly know.
20-Some­thing #2: My first room­mate was, too. She liked this one la­dy, Joyce Mey­ers.
20-Some­thing #1: I did­n’t know that women could be priest­esses in the Catholic re­li­gion.

–Bryant Park

Over­heard by: jtan­go