Like my sister.

Man: I am concerned about breeding.
Friend: Breeding?!
Man: Yeah, you know — Jews are pretty inbred. I’m probably going to have kids with three fingers or something. I should have married someone into running — big and athletic.

–Central Park Reservoir

Headline by: Brooklyn Twang

Runners-Up:
· “But Jews Do Run. They Run Everything.” – Rottin’ in Denmark
· “Instead Of That Gimp Cousin Of Mine” – Uberjim
· “The E in EHarmony Stands for Eugenics” – quazarfreez
· “The Final Solution 2.0” – Scott Gresham
· “They’re Called Germans: But They May Not Be So Into That…” – Caitorade
· “You Know, Someone Who Could Win a “Master Race”” – Mike T

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Posted on September 25, 2014
Babies, Central Park, Friends, Headline Contest Winners, Jews, Judaism, Marriage, Men, Questions

Wednesday One-Liners Are History, Dude

Guy holding baby: I’ve decided I’m going to write a pop-up history of the ancient world, based on Herodotus. Should be great for babies.

–Strand Bookstore

American history tutor: The only dictator I know of is Hugo Chavez, and that’s because I met him.

–Jake’s Saloon, 57th & 10th

Overheard by: poor kid’s gonna fail that test

Rich mom with two kids: … And it was named after our country’s first president, Christopher Columbus.

–117th & Broadway

Overheard by: doesn’t get columbus day off

Guy to friend: If I can make it through the ’80s, I can make it through anything.

–Astor Pl

Overheard by: squishduck

Professor: Sigismondo Malatesta was the only person in history to ever be publicly consigned to Hell by the pope. Now, that’s when a pope was a pope. I wish the pope would just get on TV and say, ‘You’re going to Hell!’

–Fordham University – Rose Hill

Overheard by: Christina

Guy: Wait, have I ever told you guys about my irrational fear of the late 1800s?

–NYU dorm

Overheard by: Danimal

Posted on August 9, 2014
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Chinese Restaurant Fun

Waitress: Is this your granddaughter?
Grandma: Yes.
Waitress: She looks just like you.
Grandma: No, she looks like my son’s mother-in-law.
Waitress: Mother-in-law?
Grandma: She’s a big woman.

–Chinese Restaurant, UWS

Posted on July 27, 2014
Babies, Diet/Weight, Family Ties, Restaurants & Cafes, Waitresses

Who Says No Classy People Ride the Bus?

Old lady (looking directly at Hispanic woman and her baby): They don’t speak English and they don’t wanna learn. They just want pay from America. They hate our guts.
[to baby]: Give your Mommy a kiss!

–B6 Bus, Brooklyn

Posted on July 23, 2014
Babies, Biotechs, Bus, Languages, Latinos, Money & Class, Multiculturalism, Overheard Style, Old People, On the Bus, Stupidity

The Brash, In-Your-Face NYC Conversation (post-Giuliani)

Lady #1: I hate it when people put nail polish on their babies.
Lady #2: Really? I think it looks cute.

–6 train

Posted on July 15, 2014
Babies, Beauty, Friends, On the Subway

Could a Pipe Solve This Problem? Discuss.

Asian mother, walking past smoker: Get your cigarette away from my baby!
Smoker: Get your baby away from my cigarette!
Old woman: Yeah! Fuck you, lady!

–W 96th St & Broadway

Overheard by: Hobbes

Posted on November 30, 2010
Ahhh! Real New Yorkers, Anger Management, Babies, Smokers & Smoking, Smoking, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

Watch Teen Mom and See Girls Who Are Both!

Girl #1: Most of my friends are from high school.
Girl #2: Yeah, me too. They're all having babies.
Girl #3: Most of my friends are babies. (to barista) Grande, non-fat, no-whip mocca.

–Starbucks

Posted on November 3, 2010
Babies, Baristas, Drinks, Friendship, Girls, Pregnancy & Birth Control, Starbucks

Otherwise the Human Race Would Soon Die Out

Employee #1, to customers with a baby: That is the cutest baby I have ever seen!
Employee #2: I think my boyfriend and I would have an ugly baby.
Employee #1, in front of couple: No. Ugly people usually have the cutest babies!

–Subway

Overheard by: Drew

Posted on August 3, 2010
Babies, Beauty, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Coworkers, Customers, Families, Family Ties, Physical appearance, Restaurants & Cafes

It's a Small Wednesday One-liner, After All.

Hipster teenage girl: Holy crap, there's a midget! I love seeing midgets in the city. I always text my friends and say "there's a midget following me!"

–Central Park

Woman on cell: You and me can't eat twice. Midgets can eat twice. (pause) And babies can eat twice too!

–5th Ave & 10th St

Overheard by: Kody

Theater teacher: Even though he was under four feet and she was over six feet, it wasn't that weird. I mean, that scene with the deep kissing, when the whole crew is watching, that was kind of… hot. (pause) No, no, I mean, I wasn't sitting there being like, "wow, this midget really turns me on!" I don't go on giantess. Come in my spare time…

–Hunter College High School

Sexy guy: Don't pretend you've never wondered what it would look like to see midgets make 600 chocolate casino dice.

–Morningside Heights

Overheard by: Ladle

Posted on July 21, 2010
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