Overheard In New York

Archive for 2010

Wednesday One-Liners Cunt Hardly Wait

Random girl: I think PETA should be informed any time an animal is fully submerged in a vagina.

–Webster Hall

Overheard by: Jen

20-something platinum blonde to another: Her vagina… Her vagina must be the size of, like, the Grand Canyon.

–7th Ave & 12th St

Girl, about her play: I don’t think people are going to laugh about the vagina being killed on stage… Yeah, no one’s gonna laugh when the vagina dies.

–NYU

Dude questioning another: What do mean by “moderate Taliban”? Like the women can wax their vaginas?

–Elizabeth Street

Young man shouting on cell: Then just tell her you don’t like her vagina!

–26th St & Park Ave

Bed, Bath, and Wednesday One-Liner

Hipstress to another: At least now if you find a baby on your doorstep, you’ll have a dresser drawer to put it in.

–Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Mat Freimuth

Gamer on headset, freaking out: Oh my god, why would you move the couch!? Why the hell did you move it, idiot!? When you move a couch, bad things happen! Move the couch… You stupid… Oh my god. Wanna know why we all died after moving the couch? Because we moved the damn couch!

–Glendale

Middle-aged woman backing away from pink, cushioned chair for sale: Only $199? I wonder what it would be like to fuck on that chair!

–Hamilton Heights

Angry wife: No, it’s fine, at least I finally know how you truly feel about throw pillows.

–65th St & Broadway

Grandma Got Run Over by a Wednesday One-Liner

SUV driver to pedicab trying to make its way through the snow: Hey, buddy! I got a reindeer, ya wanna buy it?

–8th Ave & 48th St

Loud 13-year-old: Shut the fuck up, it’s almost Christmas.

–B Train

Overheard by: Taylor

Middle-aged guy on cell: You’ll never guess what I’m doing for Christmas. You’ll never guess in a million years. (pause) Uhm, yeah, that’s pretty close.

–8th Ave

Guy dressed in Santa costume on cell: Stop being such a weenie!

–Midtown

Angry little girl to older brother: If you don’t let Santa out of our closet I will!

–Prospect Park

Overheard by: Taylor