The creators of this site were just on The Brian Lehrer Show (listen here).
As the producer explained to the host who we were and what we’re about, she handed him some printouts of site quotes and ended with: …and don’t say fucktard, obviously.
–Centre Street office
Chick: Do you know how I finally realized I was over him?
Friend: How?
Chick: In the past five years this was the first time I didn’t print out our AIM conversation.
Friend: Wow, that’s great.
–Barnes & Noble
Overheard by: Trace
Lesbian #1: Oh my god, you so don’t even have any Republican friends!
Lesbian #2: Yes I do…what about John?
Lesbian #1: He’s not your friend. He just flirts with you on Gchat.
Lesbian #2: Oh my god, he so doesn’t. He’s had a girlfriend for three years. (pause) Plus, he’s gay.
–East Village
Teen girl #1: So, how are things with Dan?
Teen girl #2: Pretty good. We video chatted for like an hour and a half last night.
Teen girl #1: That’s awesome!
Teen girl #2: Yeah, I know. I wasn’t wearing clothes but like I can’t remember the last time I wore a shirt in a video chat.
Teen girl #1: Umm…
–KIKU, Park Slope
Tween #1: You wanna abort this conversation?
Tween #2: What? Why?
Tween #1: Because we’re arguing whether ‘haha’ or ‘l‑o-l’ is funnier than ‘l‑m-a‑o.’
–42nd & Broadway
Man: But they’ll talk to us! That’s the problem with calling people — they talk to you!
–Union Square Park
Chick: For one thing, this guy sounds totally sick and perverted; and, for another, what’s his number?
–Party, 140th & Broadway
Overheard by: Mr. P.
Girl on cell: He was like, ‘Thanks for doing that in a text,’ and I was like, ‘Thanks for saying that in an IM.’
–Park Ave & Union Square North
Collegiate on cell: Dude, why the hell are you calling me? I told you, just use MySpace.
–Park Ave South & 19th St
Queer looking at ringing cell: Shit! [Answers phone in pleasant voice] Hi, Andrew!
–11th St & University
Overheard by: Colleen
Our beloved editor will give a talk 8pm this Wednesday, 12⁄8, about working with Harvey Pekar on Our Movie Year. It’s in the basement of Lolita, corner of Broome and Allen on the LES. Our beloved publisher will be there as well; come by and say hi to the Overheard staff!
We wanted to point out that we’ve now enabled comments on our entries. While it’s rude to speak in public about something someone else said, here we encourage it.
–The OverheardInNewYork.com Staff, NYC
Hipster teenage girl: Yeah, trust me you’d know if you’d seen me disgruntled.
Hipster teenage boy: I haven’t?
Hipster teenage girl: Nope. Well…talking online, maybe.
Hipster teenage boy: Oh, you’re always disgruntled online. You always have some huge, massive crisis.
Hipster teenage girl: Oh yeah, once I was really pissed off at you. I scream a lot when I’m disgruntled.
Hipster teenage boy: At me?
Hipster teenage girl: No, just in general. At my room mostly.
(long pause)
Hipster teenage girl: I’m bored. Let’s go to my house and do some lines!
–Park Slope
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