Compare/Contrast

Woman #1: She was as dumb as molasses.
Woman #2: Well, molasses don't have a brain.
Woman #1: Well, she was as dumb as that.

–Macy's

Girl: Am I the cutest?
Guy: Maybe…are we including dead people?

–143rd & Broadway

Overheard by: djlindee

Black guy, cutting in front of line at movie theater: Excuse me, Barack Obama is President now. Thank you.

–AMC Movie Theater

Overheard by: Emmy

Man with hand stuck in bus door to bus driver: We got a black President and you actin' like this? You civil service!

–14D Bus

Sketching Jamaican hobo: Obama is some kinda skateboard.

–Shuttle to Times Square

Subway hobo: How come Obama don't have sex with his wife no more? Because every time she opens her legs, he sees bush!

–1 Train

Man to toddler in his arms: That's Obama. He's gonna save us all from doom! From doom!

–University & 12th St

Gray-haired Man: I can get a hell of a lot more with my finger than I can with that.

–East of Eighth, 23rd St.

Overheard by: Megan Buckley

Guy #1: Her sister was dating Martin Short.
Guy #2: But she likes that homeless type.
Guy #1: Yeah, you’re not creepy enough for her.

–Akira Sushi, St. Mark’s Place

Little girl: Daddy, what's an orgasm?
Dad: It's kinda like a sneeze. Now don't ask me any more questions.

–Times Square

Suit #1: Did you see them?
Suit #2: No.
Suit #1: They were either Secret Service men, or really in-shape accountants…

–Union Square

Guy #1: She's such a pain in the ass… (pause) but sometimes those are the good ones.
Guy #2: Yeah. True.

–40th & Madison Ave

Woman #1: Man, why do we get to sit in the back of the bus like slaves did?
Woman #2: Please, slaves walked everywhere!

–B44 Bus

Overheard by: Robin M.

Excited bro #1: Dude! There it is! There's the dog I was talking about!
Excited bro #2: You were right! It's so big! It's like a horse! I want to sit on it!
Man with Great Dane: Stop following me!

–Washington Square Park