Hardhat #1: Did you check out my wall lately?
Hardhat #2: Uh, no.
Hardhat #1: Dude! You should! That chick I was telling you about, she wrote all over it.
Hardhat #2: No shit!
Hardhat #1: Things I can’t even repeat to you.
Hardhat #2: Awww, man, right on! I will log on tonight.
Hardhat #1: Facebook is awesome.
–Rockefeller Center
Overheard by: zed
Construction worker to another: I got a parking ticket today, but I'm just going to send it in not guilty, then send a lawyer to say my client can't make court today, then reschedule, then by then I'll already be on probation from that other thing!
Friend: Yeah, good idea, that should work.
–Brooklyn
Construction worker #1: I swear, man, it don't matter if you look like Brad fucking Pitt–if you ain't hung, you ain't getting any.
Construction worker #2: (sadly nods)
–43rd & 6th
Construction worker #1: Yeah, brotha. That’s what I’m talkin’ about. That’s what you call a “White nigga”.
Construction worker #2: You said it. Colin Powell ain’t nothin’ but George Bush’s bitch.
–Hudson & Canal
Overheard by: Auhsoj Semaj
Sweaty construction worker: Okay. We're finished here today. Is there anything else?
Older wealthy woman: You could change your shirt before you come in here.
Sweaty construction worker: That's great advice. See you tomorrow.
–57th & 7th
Overheard by: jim hill
Construction worker #1: It calls itself a “gastropub.” What is that?
Construction worker #2: Gives ya gas.
–John St & Cliff St
Overheard by: Ramon Santos
Construction man to Indian restaurant server: Can I get a chicken lo mein?
Server: Uh… That's Chinese food, this is an Indian food restaurant. The Chinese take-out is next door, but it's closed.
Construction man to walkie talkie: Hey, Charlie, this is a Thai place and they don't have chicken lo mein. Want something else instead?
–Indian Restaurant, Brooklyn Bridge
Overheard by: HungryMan
Construction worker #1: Hey, where's the buzz saw?
Construction worker #2: He sold it! To the vegetable seller!
Construction worker #1: For real?
–Flushing
Hard hat #1: How'd you know something was wrong?
Hard hat #2: Weak. Tired. Bleedin' out of my fuckin' shit. I knew something was wrong.
–Williamsburg
Overheard by: problems of my own
Construction worker #1, watching friends during a body shot fight: Are they fighting for real?
Construction worker #2: Nah, I think they are trying to grab each other's cocks.
–Outside Biddy Earlys Pub
