Bimbettes

Miniskirt #1: I feel so swollen.
Miniskirt #2: Oh my god! Swollen!
Miniskirt #3: Swollen!

–42nd & 5th

Overheard by: Jessica

Brunette: I felt so bad for that cab driver yesterday.
Redhead: Yeah, I know! He was like, ‘I’ve been here for seven years and I haven’t done anything with my life…’
Brunette: Yeah, I know, and I’m like, ‘Me, too… But I’m rich!’

–Elizabeth & Spring

Overheard by: mark

Bimbette #1: I got the hottest shoes. They’re like Burberry, but cuter, with sexy heels. Zimbabwe likes them.
Bimbette #2: His name is Zimbabwe?
Bimbette #1: Well, no one can pronounce it. It starts with a ‘K,’ but I think it sounds retarded, so I’d rather call him Zimbabwe.

–66th & 3rd

Teen girl #1: You didn’t I know I went out with Hector?
Teen girl #2: Nah.
Teen girl #3: Hector went out with everyone. He kissed all the girls. We called him ‘The Rapist,’ or ‘R. Kelly.’

–Q88 bus

Overheard by: Me

Girl #1, head in hands: So, like I was saying…
Girl #2: Oh, yeah, so why doesn’t he want to fuck anymore?
Girl #3: Oh, yeah, he totes found your vibrator.
Girl #1: How the hell did you know?

–1 train

Girl #1: Imagine if you were still in that job!
Girl #2: I know. It was so bad… I would have quit by now. Wait, I did quit.

–Astor Pl

Overheard by: Thompson

Bimbette: Oh my god, I’m so horny.
Friend: Did you just see Josh or something?
Bimbette: No, I just watched Newsies!
Friend: Without me?
Bimbette: It was sort of a one-on-one Newsies experience.
Friend: I totally understand… Dancing preteen boys…

–NYU

Overheard by: Kelly

Bimbette #1: I was nervous for the two of them to meet.
Bimbette #2: Your dad’s kind of hard…
Bimbette #1: But they got along well! They have a lot in common.
Bimbette #2: Yeah.
Bimbette #1: I mean, they both have children, and they’ve both been in prison.
Bimbette #2: See that?!

–155th & Broadway

Girl #1: … So then she told me that I should get her socks. Do you really think that Jane* would want socks for Christmas?!
Girl #2: Socks are like the gift that people give when they hate you. Socks and soap!
Girl #3: Um, yeah… [Girls #1 and #3 look at each other.]Girl #2: Oh, shit! I gave you socks for your birthday… Sorry about that.

–50th & Lex

Dumb teen: So, you’re from France?
English girl: No, I’m from England.
Dumb teen: Oh, right. What part of England is France in?

–Outside B & J’s Steakhouse

Overheard by: Giggling into my Soda