Pretty young lady: Oh no, I hope that crazy guy doesn’t try to hit on me.
Crazy guy to girl: Fuck you, pig! I hope you die, bitch!
Pretty lady’s friend: I love this city.
–East Village
Pretty young lady: Oh no, I hope that crazy guy doesn’t try to hit on me.
Crazy guy to girl: Fuck you, pig! I hope you die, bitch!
Pretty lady’s friend: I love this city.
–East Village
Annoying comedy ticket seller: Want to see comedians?
Passer by: No.
Annoying comedy ticket seller: Why not? Everyone loves to laugh!
Passer by: Still no, leave me alone.
Annoying comedy ticket seller: Well, if you don’t like laughing, what do you do with your spare time?
Passer by, fed up: Masturbate!
–42nd & 8th
Woman: You think that’s bad…I did blow off my boyfriend’s rock-hard abs on my kitchen counter…and I’m married with three kids.
Friend: Did he do blow off your boobs?
Woman: No…it’d fall off!
–Whole Foods, Union Square
Overheard by: Victoria
Crazy dude: Hey, can I have a sample?
Barista: I’m sorry?
Crazy dude: A sample of your coffee.
Manager: Sir! I told you last week not to come in here anymore.
Crazy dude: Huh?
Manager: Don’t you remember when you threw a cup of coffee, hot coffee, at one of my baristas?
Crazy dude: No.
–Starbucks
Overheard by: Flea
Headline by: drkipper
Runners-Up:
· “I Was Just Venti-ng” — fuvvcckkk
· “In His Defense, No One Else Thinks That It’s Really Coffee Either” — Peter G.
· “Naomi Campbell’s Lesser Known Brother Strikes Again” — Jakal
· “The Sequel to “Memento” Lacks the Narrative Drive Of the First” — Toby
· “You Should See What He Did at the Sex Shop Down the Street” — Charlie
Nonchalant nerd, passing by vendor’s booth: I like your space titties.
Shocked sexy space-suited booth babe: Oh, thanks. I like them too.
–Jacob Javits Center, ComicCon
Overheard by: Rob
Professor: Once I was in the kitchen with a friend who was cooking, who had messed something up and I made a chemical suggestion to help her fix it. It worked. I ended up marrying her.
Whole class: Awwww!
Professor: We ended up getting divorced.
Professor: I am married again! (shows ring finger)
–NYU Building
Lady on phone: Well, I wish I could get the fat removed from my back but we can’t all get what we want, can we?
–Target
10-year-old child with mother and younger siblings: I wish I could get a diaper…
–K‑Mart, Astor Place
Random smoking kid: I really wish I could smoke out of my ass.
–Lincoln Center
Girl crossing the street: I really wish something would hit me…I need some money.
–Times Square
Overheard by: 3 day tourist
Girl, after receiving gift: This is…this is so great! I’m so happy! Oh, man! I…I wish you had a little penis so I could give it a rub right now!
–Barnes & Noble, Park Slope
Woman on cell: I’d love to watch football with you. I’ll even hold the balls.
–92nd & Lexington
Boyfriend to guy sitting between him and his girlfriend: Hey man, can you slide over? I need some ball space over here.
–Uptown 4 Train
20-something chick: I aim for as many balls as possible.
–Columbia University
Overheard by: Meister
Woman to male Target employee: Do you have balls? (brief awkward pause) Like playing ones…
–Target, Queens
Mother to kids: Okay, raise your hand if you don’t have balls! (group of boys eagerly raise their hands)
–LIRR
Overheard by: Chadwick
Puzzled guy on cell: What kind of girl calls you a “cuddly wuddly bear” and doesn’t go out with you?
–The Village
Overheard by: Greene
Hobo: Hey there, folks! I’m Yogi Bear! Have you seen Ranger Rick?
–Gray’s Papaya
Overheard by: Zach
Woman on cell: I’m glad the evil bear didn’t kill you in your sleep!
–113th & Broadway
Overheard by: Ladle
Drunk girl to sober companion: Oh my god, I saw this dog the other day. It was a bear!
–Tick-Tock Diner
Outraged girl on cell: She’s anti-polar bear?
–NYU Campus
Overheard by: nina
Teen on cell: Man, it’s really hard to be bi-curious around gay guys you don’t like.
–L Train
Older gay man: Oh, it must be wonderful to be bisexual! I mean, bilingual.
–69th & Broadway
Overheard by: Ana
Girl to friend: My boyfriend is bi. I told him I didn’t want him making out with other girls. Other boys are fine, because they don’t kiss on the mouth as much.
–Europa Cafe, 53rd & Broadway
Overheard by: Sam
Large black man on cell: Yeah, you know, baby, this is the city. Eeeeverybody’s bisexual!
–Battery Park
Overheard by: Modern Guilt
Hat Tip 🎩 to The Marketing Scientist