Guy hitting on girl, noticing a rainbow tag on her shoe: Rainbows, huh? Yeah. I live in Florida, so…
Girl's: So…?
(awkward silence)
Guy: What do you do?
–3 Train
Archive for 2009
While Rolling on the Sidewalk
Young blonde to mother: Giselle just made me feel stupid.
Mother: Well, it was the way she laughed at you.
–9th Ave & Little West 12th St
Overheard by: west villager
You Don't Know Much About Sex Work, Do You?
Man: So he was like, a male prostitute?
Woman: Yeah.
Man: He must have been a pretty good lookin' guy!
–40th St & 7th Ave
I'm Sorry for Your Pain– Just Remember It's Not My Fault
Guy to whispering girl: What?
Girl #1: You don't wanna know.
Guy: Yeah, I do.
Girl #2: No, you don't.
Guy: I don't! Why do you whisper? Include me! I wanna know!
Girl #1: Fine. I'll tell you. (loudly) My uterus hurts!
–63rd Drive, Queens
Overheard by: Therese
The Light Is Fading Fast
Queer #1 to friend: I could have been drinking.
Queer #2, coming out of London Boutique: But I was shopping!
Queer #1: But now I'm sober!
–Christopher & Bleecker
Overheard by: Colleen Elizabeth Campagna
And Stay As Far Away from Me As Possible
Girl #1: No way, where is that?
Girl #2: St. Mark's.
Girl #1: No way! I live right there. Where on St. Mark's?
Girl #2: St. Mark's and 2nd Avenue.
Girl #1: No way! That's where I live! Should I get my hair cut there?
Girl #2: No.
–Park Ave South
Overheard by: Adam Nathan
Best Place to Go for Aligator Pumps
Preppy rich girl #1: So, my dad just got back from Florida yesterday.
Preppy rich girl #2: Oh, really? Did he have fun?
Preppy rich girl #1: I guess. He was mad at me for some reason, so he didn't really tell me much. He said he really liked the Everglades, though.
Preppy rich girl #2: The Everglades? I have always wanted to go to that mall!
–Marc Jacobs Store
Overheard by: Alexa
Like the Four Hundred Before Me Did
20-something woman #1: I can't believe you slept with him, you know his girlfriend!
20-something woman #2: I don't really know his girlfriend, I met her once. And we're friends on MySpace. But she has 800 friends, so any of them could have fucked him.
–Bryant Park
He's Relinquished His Manhood
Girl #1: Yeah, but I don't know if he'll get it. He's a guy.
Girl #2: He's a metro.
–Broome & Centre
Overheard by: Fed up w NYC indos
Dad's Heavy Into Semi-Intelligent Design
Woman to teen girl: Where did you get those fabulous blue eyes?
Brown-eyed dad: From her mother.
Woman: But blue eyes are recessive.
Brown-eyed dad: You have no idea what a bitch her mother is.
–City Hall Park
Overheard by: Big Larry