Short Indian guy in high voice: No, no, you don’t understand! Immigrants do very much for this country!
Tall, fat white guy in heavy Brooklyn accent: Ahhhh, up your ass!
–F Train
Overheard by: donald morgan
Archive for 2010
She’s Hoping He’ll Become Her Ventriloquist Dummy
Boy on cell on platform: So yeah, I’ll be there soon…I’m at the… um… The um… The… what do you call it? I’m waiting for the umm, and I’m at the… (sighs) What do you call it?
Girl next to him, whispering loudly: Traaaaiiinnn statiiionnnnn!
Girl next to her, yelling: Platform, train station, waiting for a train!
(Boy walks away still on phone)
–Metro-North Rail
Overheard by: Gabriela
Like You Did About That Whole HIV Thing
Teen boy: No, I can’t hide a bottle there. She makes me do it with the door open. She’ll see.
Teen friend: She’s going to watch you pee?
Teen boy: No, I have my back to her, but she’ll notice a bottle. Maybe I can use a Visine bottle.
Teen friend: Just tell her that a positive result is good and negative is bad.
–B1 Bus
Let Us Pray
Orthodox Jewish man #1: We’re sending her to Westchester for her eating disorder.
Orthodox Jewish man #2: Is that like a fat farm? Maybe she’ll lose weight.
–Manhattan Beach Park
Overheard by: Vespertinas
…We’re a Bank, Sir.
Furious hobo: I just got run over in your parking lot and I can’t even get a beer!?
Woman: Sir, we don’t even serve beer.
–Northern Blvd, Queens
Better Prepare for Your Troll Years, Sally
Boyfriend: 30 years from now I’m gonna slap the shit out of you.
Girlfriend: Why? ’cause I’ll be 51?
Boyfriend: Yes. You’ll be ugly!
–Grand Central Terminal
