Wednesday, with Some Scattered One-Liners in the Early Evening

Hobo: Everyone, please believe me, I had nothing, I tell you–nothing, to do with this rain!

–6 Train

Overheard by: thanks for that clearing that up

Black guy sitting on stoop to white guy standing the rain: I can't offer you a warm vagina but I can offer you a dry haven.

–1st Ave & 7th St

Overheard by: D Dot

Hobo to sky, as it begins to rain: You gotta do better than drizzling if you want to flood the Earth! We got murders and rapists down here! There are pedophiles and traffickers and thieves and liars and idolaters! I'm ready: I got the life goggles you sent me! (holds up scuba mask) Thank you for making me in your image, Lord. Amen.

–24th St b/w Broadway & 6th Ave

Overheard by: EmLo

Man, as it begins to rain: Goddamn rain, man! Only in New York!

–Park Place & Broadway

Overheard by: Bo Vanderpants

Woman on cell: Yeah, the weather is beautiful this morning. I'm strolling like a motherfucker.

–Lexington & 90th St

Posted on February 10, 2010
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George W. Bush: “Is Our Children Wednesday One-Linering?”

Ghetto mother, about daughter: She hard on herself when it comes to her grades. That comes from her father. I told him, "you better stop that, or else you're gonna bust her brain."

–Uptown 2 Train

Overheard by: Raven

Truant girl on cell: I didn't! (pause) No, I didn't! (pause) I didn't skip! (pause) I didn't go! It's not the same thing! (pause) No, it isn't! (pause) I didn't go anyplace! I didn't go to somebody's house or nothing! (pause) It's not the same! I didn't skip! I just didn't go! (pause) No, it's not the same! It is not!

–8th Ave & 50th St

Overheard by: stephie

Proctor, seeing a student come into testing room: Hey, aren't you that kid who was smokin' yesterday? Oh, yeah, that's right, you're the one that flipped me the bird! Now I have yo' name and yo' ID numba, and I can call up yo' parents… Today is just my lucky day!

–Stuyvesant High School

Long Island guy: I can't wait to get back to college. The girls there are so hot. I can't wait to get my DNA on em, know what I'm sayin'?

–LIRR

Indian chick on cell: What's good? I'm not taking Hindi anymore, that's what's good! Hellll fuckin yeahhh! Whoooo!!

–Astor Place

Overheard by: me neither

Posted on February 3, 2010
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Great– Now Can You Say That through Jazz?

Stringy black jazz singer #1, watching BBW woman squeezed into barbie-pink tiny jeans: Damn!!!
Stringy black jazz singer #2: Oh mah gawddd!
Stringy black jazz singer #1: Daaaaaammmnnnn!!!
Stringy black jazz singer #2: Ooooooohh maaaahhh gaaaawwwwwddddd!

–Washington Square Arch

Posted on February 2, 2010
Beauty, Black People, Horny, Languages, Musicians, Physical appearance, Washington Square Park

Apparently It Drives the White Folks Crazy

Black thug #1, holding Indiana Jones dvd: Damn, son, look how young and fly and hip that nigga Harrison Ford was. That shit made his career, son!
Black thug #2: I dunno, man. I don't like a white dude with a whip.

–Best Buy

Overheard by: rob

Posted on January 23, 2010
About Celebrities, Black People, Jobs & Careers, Movies, Physical appearance, Race, Store, Thugs

She Also Pointed Out That If I Take a Header, I Can Sue the MTA

Large black woman: Don't you want to sit down? You don't have a good balance.
Old Jewish man with walker: Not true! Last night, at around two am, a fairy came to me and said I had good balance!
Large black woman, shrugging: Alriiight!

–N Train

Overheard by: zach

Posted on January 23, 2010
Black People, Fat People, Health and Hygiene, Jews, Magic, Offers and requests, Old People, On the Subway, Public Transportation, Retards & Handicaps

I Think That's Called Dishonorable Discharge

Ditzy bonde: So, like, you remember those two guys from the bar last night?
Sensible black chick: Yeah.
Ditzy bonde: I fucked 'em both! One after the other. Bam! Bam!
Sensible black chick: Jesus, Diane*! They wore condoms, riiight?
Ditzy bonde thoughtfully: Well, they were still dribbling out of me this morning… So no!

–Union Square Station

Overheard by: Bart Simpson's shudder

Posted on January 22, 2010
Black People, Condoms, Girls, Promiscuity, Questions, Subway stations, platforms, etc., Three is Company, Union Square and East Village, White People

All the Disadvantages and None Of the Advantages

Large black woman to friend: So like, he's totally gonna bring Randi's hot sister to the x-mas party! Score for Matt!
Black dude passing by: Ewww, you sound like a white girl.

–125th St, Harlem

Overheard by: Miss Ivy

Posted on January 19, 2010
Beauty, Black People, Celebrations/Parties, Compare/Contrast, Fat People, Friends, Harlem & Morningside Heights, Race, Strangers

And That, My Friend Is Why Diversity Is Good

Black girl #1, as she passes a white couple making out in the middle of the sidewalk: Dude, that's where I got the idea to have sex in the park.
Black girl #2: What?
Black girl #1: Well, I didn't get the idea from black people.
(black girl #2 laughs)
Black girl #1: What? Lots of people have sex in the park.

–Broadway & Spring

Overheard by: I love people…..

Posted on January 14, 2010
Black People, Girls, Race, Sex, Soho, Stupidity

In Autumn, Odors Of Feces Overtake the Summer Scents Of Urine

Out-of-town mother: What is that smell? It smells like shit.
Sarcastic daughter: That's New York, mom.
Random black guy: Yeah, how do you like it?

–Lincoln Center

Overheard by: ISmellNY

Posted on January 10, 2010
Black People, Families, Moms, Only in New York, Scents of the City, Sensory Experiences, Strangers, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

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