Local dude: Yo, my man, whaz up wit you?
Arab counter guy: I'm fucked up…
Local dude: Why's dat?
Arab counter guy: I see you, I'm fucked up…
–Pakistani-run Bodega, 57th & 9th Ave
Overheard by: anthony recchia
Archive for 2011
…As We Learned in AP Biology.
Hood kid #1: Yo, we talkin bout Tyrell here. We ain't talking bout no debonair type nigga. We talking bout Tyrell.
Hood kid #2: I know, I know yo. He lyin nigga. Any woman who takes a shower be gettin ten times the amount of pussy Tyrell gets.
–E Train
You Also Said That Police Car Was a Bouncy House!
Little kid playing on straps on an old subway car: What are these for?
Friend: Those are the monkey bars!
–Transit Museum
So Terribly Sorry, Ma'am. Have a Nice Day!
Spanish dude checking out redhead: Ay, mami…
Angry redhead: You're in the wrong fucking neighborhood!
–Chinatown
If I Don't Have Time for Cardio, I Go Nuts.
Suit: Chris* had fun kicking balls today!
Chris*: It's a priority!
–32nd & Broadway
Overheard by: thorn
Haha! Just Kidding! The Key Is Lost!
Husky man with gray beard: Can I have the bathroom key, please?
Foreign cashier attendant: Youahaftabuz.
Husky man with gray beard: What?
Foreign cashier attendant: Youahaftabuz.
Husky man with gray beard: Are you saying I have to buy something?
(foreign cashier attendant shakes head)
Husky man with gray beard: That's cruel! Almost inhumane! (grabs soda from cooler)
–Washington Square South
How English Is Spoken in New York.
Tourist to Asian girl: Can you tell me how to get to…
Asian girl, in Chinese: I don't speak English, don't ask me.
Tourist: (looks confusedly at the English paperback the girl is reading)
–N Train
Overheard by: Jessie
Way More Influential Than a High School.
Suit #1, pointing at huge group of teenagers exiting a building: What is that, a high school?
Suit #2: It's a McDonald's.
–56th & 8th
Overheard by: Natty
Taylor Momsen Really Needs to Get Herself under Control.
Guy to girl in bar: I'm at least four years older than everyone else here.
Girl, yelling: I fuck guys four times older than you! Get out!
–1020 Amsterdam
That's Music to My Ears!
Girl sitting with trombone case: Do you think 1 pm is too early to start drinking?
Girl sitting with bassoon case: Well, it's technically afternoon, which is pretty much evening…
Trombone girl: Which is exactly like nighttime. So really, I should have started drinking earlier!
Bassoon girl: That's the conclusion logic should lead you to.
–Riverside Park
Overheard by: Already Trashed