Compare/Contrast

High school student: You know, you're the only black guy I've met who isn't an asshole.
Friend: I'm not black.

–R Train

Girl #1 in bathroom stall: Last weekend sucked.
Girl #2 in bathroom stall: I peed in a Wendy's. That was the highlight of my weekend.

–The Saloon, 83rd & York

Overheard by: gem

Old suit #1: Look what's happening to this country!
Old suit #2: I know! We could be a banana republic!
Old suit #1: Purple is my favorite color.

–Outside Soho Bar

Guy: You know, with that blue polo, you look exactly like Billy Mays. Say, “OxiClean.”
Bearded guy, yelling: Billy Mays here for OxiClean! Wait, no. (clears throat) Billy Mays here…

–E Train

Overheard by: pete

Girl: So then I said "mother, I am 20 years old and you cannot tell me I can't go to Wet 'n Wild!"

–Central Park

Overheard by: Quella

Weird chick: Eeeeek! That toilet is flooding! My Payless shoes are getting wet! My beautiful Payless shoes! All this water looks like that movie, The Blob! Oh, I hate you, Steve McQueen! I hate you, I hate you!

–Women's Restroom, Port Authority

Overheard by: Amber Star

Drunk girl to drunker friend who spilled beer on her lap: Again with the vaginal wetness?

–LIRR

Guy to a girl in laundromat: Why can't you dry your underwear? Is that because they're so used to being wet when you're wearing them?

–1st. Ave & 7th St

Overheard by: Mike

Girl to boy: So about this whole wet dream thingy…

–C Train

Girl wearing yoga outfit to friend: And I'm like "you know that your face looks like a fucking cartoon character, don't you?"

–Houston & Mott

Overheard by: JohnJayinNYC

Teen boy: I don't like people. I just like Pokemon.

–Chipotle, Brooklyn Heights

Overheard by: Mike N

Blipster: Girl, you know I already got a headache and then she all up in my face with that Dragon Ball Z breath.

–Fulton & Pearl

Girl, during promo network commercial before Up: It is not Cartoon Network if there are real people. I refuse to watch this show.

–Movie Theatre, Battery Park

Overheard by: Yelena

Excited man on cell: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? What are they? People love ancient Egypt way more than ninja turtles.

–Hungarian Pastry Shop

Overheard by: Casey Black

Scruffy hipster to friend: Now all we need to do is find Splinter and Donatello.

–L Train

Overheard by: lilli

Out-of-towner #1: It's Sunday.
Out-of-towner #2: Yes, it's Sunday.
Out-of-towner #1: No. It's Sunday… and everything is open. It's crowded! There's friggin' life.
Out-of-towner #2: That's because it's not Pittsburgh.

–34th St & Madison Ave

Woman wearing polo and running shorts: I'm stylin', honey!
Husband: That's what Rihanna wears.

–69th St & Lexington

Black guy: I prefer to keep my lesbianism in question. Sort of like a wave function.
White girl, cutting him off: Ah! Don't talk about wave functions ever!

–Hunter College

Overheard by: but keep talking about the lesbianism

Bro #1: Yo, Michael Jackson just died! He's dead!
Bro #2: No way! Oh man… Well, as long as it's not Dave Matthews…

–LIRR

Overheard by: fungus