Cute 20-something girl to friend, excitedly: He’s not tall. He’s not macho.
Tall, macho guy #1 nearby: You don’t need him!
Tall, macho guy #2, sitting with him: You don’t need him!
–55th St & 5th Ave
Archive for August, 2010
Actually, It’s at Least Twelve Different Things.
Drunk guy #1: What the fuck’s a “fillet of mig-non”? Like a dead fish or sumthin’?
Drunk guy #2: It’s a dead cow, asshole, and cost more than you’ll ever see in your life.
Drunk guy #1, under his breath: A fillet’s a goddamn dead fish.
–Fort Green Park
Overheard by: Liliah
Ew, That Is So Disturbing… Who Wants the Mental Image Of Woody Allen Doing Pilates?
Guy #1: So the entrance to my apartment is on the other side. This side is a Pilates studio. Guess who comes here all the time.
Guy #2: Who?
Guy #1: Woody Allen and his wife.
Guy #2: His wife?
Guy #1: Yeah, you know… his daughter.
–76th St & 2nd Ave
Overheard by: Echo
Why You Need a Degree to Be a Doctor: Explained.
Girl #1: Yeah, he had a heart attack.
Girl #2: Oh, wow, but can’t you take something during a heart attack to stop it from happening?
Girl #2: No, you can’t.
Girl #1: What about Bayer aspirin? I see those commercials all the time, and they say it stops heart attacks.
–3rd Ave & 46th St
Political Correctness Is a Real Chink in Our Armor
Young Chinese girl: Nigga!
Mother: Don’t say that! You not one of those.
–Produce Market, Forsyth St.
Overheard by: Kaitlen
Yes, It Was a Sex Thing.
Annoying tween: Oh my god, my dad made me use this, like, Salon brand shampoo. Oh my god, look at this volume! There’s nothing! (two friends nod) And, guess what? It also smells like llama spit! (two friends look confused) You want to know how I know what llama spit smells like? My dad once got spat on in the face by a llama!
–1 Train
Overheard by: Lily
Why Some Grandparents “Lose” Their Grandkids in the Big City
Grandma: What’s wrong, honey?
8‑year old boy: I’m done. You’re all in my face, I’m dehydrated, and I’m going home.
Grandma: Well, we can get you a water.
8‑year old boy: I don’t want to hear it, grandma!
–5th Ave & 47th St
I Had a Long Conversation with One While I Was Shrooming the Other Day
Girl #1: So, like Buddhist worship cows. They feel like they are sacred and don’t eat them, or milk them, or nothing…
Girl #2: Aw, shit! For real?
Girl #1: Yeah, most of them are vegetarians. They don’t eat anything that’s alive, or has a soul, or something… Cause you can be reincarnated into something you can eat.
Girl #2: So what do vegetarians eat?
Girl #1, staring blankly: What?
Girl #2: What do vegetarians eat?
Girl #1: They’re vegetarians! (giggles) Fuck! Vegetables! (rolls eyes, then laughs)
Girl #2, looking oddly: But trees are alive.
–Times Square
Overheard by: Brownsugarwater
…And I Am Now Unwelcome at This Gym Location.
Employee to girl leaving gym: How was your workout?
Girl: I just made that machine my bitch!
–Varick St
You Never Complain About My Mustache When You’re Riding It
Drunk girl to hipster boyfriend: How come my hair always gets stuck in your mustache?!
Boy: I don’t have a mustache.
Drunk girl: You know what I meant, boy! A beard! My hair always gets caught on it! Do you ever get food in there? Or coffee? Do you get a little sick if you sleep with a wet mustache? (pause) Oh, I’m just messing… (laughs at herself) but I hope you’ve been washing that thing with shampoo and conditioner every day!
–West Village
