Cute little girl: Daddy! Daddy! Come over here!
Large angry man: No! I want to see the monkeys!
–Central Park Zoo
Archive for 2009
Where They Make Us Take a Refresher Course on Ethnic Stereotypes Biannually
Muscular mook with sweet tribal tattoo, driving Toyota Tundra, yelling on cell: Someone stole my fucking knapsack! It had my fucking Merrill's. My Sperry's. If I see someone wearing Sperry's, I will fucking crush them.
Tajikistani cab driver: That is the bad kind of Italian. I should know, I live in Bay Ridge.
–53rd & 9th Ave
If You Must Know, It's Ironic.
NYU girl #1 to NYU girl #2, behind hipster: Damn, is your back sweaty!
Hipster: Hey, don't make fun of my glisten!
–Washington Square Park
If Ever an “Aww, Snap!” Were Called For…
Average-sized girl: This stuff is beautiful! But it would look so blah on me. You're lucky you're a size 24 waist and can look so hot in this stuff.
Model-looking friend: Meh, it's overrated.
Average-sized girl: Yeah, right! Name one thing that's not cool about being as thin as you are.
Model-looking friend: Well, I kind of miss… eating. (awkward pause) And also, I'm a size 23 waist.
–Upper East Side
Overheard by: Hopes she's exaggerating
As Part Of My Installation Piece.
Disheveled white female to two male black space-art painters: You gotta know Nate!
(no response from men) I took out his eyes and his dick.
–E 8th b/w Broadway & Astor
Overheard by: No clue what that actually meant
I Miss My High School Wedgie-and-Swirlie Friends
Thug selling rap CDs on the corner to nervous Asian boy walking by: Yo, man, you know you want a CD.
Nervous Asian boy: (keeps walking)
Thug, hitting Asian boy on shoulder: You better buy a fucking CD.
Nervous Asian boy: No, thank you. (begins walking faster and turns to friend) You know, I could really see being friends with that guy.
–8th & Broadway
Overheard by: Kay
My AA Sponsor Says to Work on One Vice at a Time
Man: Baby, I told you I had a meeting…
Girl: Yeah, but you didn't say it was at a strip club!
–East Village
Are You Still Watching SpongeBob?
Teen boy: Was it you who told me you watch porn?
Teen girl, sarcastic: Yeah.
Teen boy: Do you really?
Teen girl, rolling eyes: Oh, all the time.
Teen boy: Did you know there are some girls who put a squid up there?
–C Train
Overheard by: Paige
Still Think Jared Can't Get Any Creepier?
Troubled thug: Yeah, for some reason your mom really wants me to hook up with her… But I dunno…
Envious thug: You should, man, she's really attractive! I mean, I know you already got a girlfriend and whatever, but god put you on earth for such a short time…
Troubled thug: Yeah, I dunno…
Envious thug: God, I wish I had your luck with women.
–Subway Sandwich Shop
Overheard by: Are you talking about his mom, or…?
Only Now It Burns When I Pee
Ghetto chick #1: When I was younger, I was afraid to wash myself in certain areas.
Ghetto chick #2: Why?
Ghetto chick #1: Well, I thought that if I washed my vagina, it would burn.
Ghetto chick #2: Um… You're over that now, right? You wash now?
Ghetto chick #1: Oh yeah. Everything's fine now. I wash it.
–Red Lobster, Times Square
Overheard by: Kit