Crazies

Hobo walking around making gun with hands: Spiderman, Spiderman, Spiderman…
Bag lady, to no one in particular: He thinks he's s Spiderman, but he's really not.
Hobo to hand: She's right, ya know. Spiderman.

–Penn Station

Crazy man: Why you gotta stick your dick in a man? How can you be a Latin King and stick your dick in a man?

–6 train

Overheard by: Dirt “Chainsaw” Dog

Crazy Asian bag lady: My pasta! Who took my pasta!? You! (points to yuppie guy) You took it!
Yuppie guy: Lady, does it look like I need your pasta?
Crazy Asian bag lady: Calm down, asshole, it's just pasta. I think I told David he could have it.

–W 52nd

Woman: Oh my God?! Did you just pee on me?
Man: I dunno what you’re talking about, you crazy.

–NY Public Library, 5th Ave & 40th St.

Overheard by: Sabrina Braswell

Guy walking by himself: I wish everybody who is not mentally ill would just drop dead!

–9th St, Park Slope

Overheard by: Rear Admiral Butts

Guy (admiringly, to attractive girl passing by): Damn, girl, I wish you were a guy!

–14th St & 1st Ave

Ditzy girl to another, about her boyfriend: He's teaching himself philosophy right now. He bought a philosophy dictionary. He can do that, you know, because he's so smart. I wish I could do that!

–Astoria

Overheard by: squarehand

Young guy to girl: Dude, I wish Dali was still around so he could do my album.

–Museum of Modern Art

Overheard by: Gino

Serious girl: I wish I had gotten the ovaries!

–Korean Baptist Church, Astoria

Overheard by: Evan

20-something burnout: Would you like to know what this girl said last night, when she was tripping balls and the cops came to my house?
Friend: She thought she was in a nursing home!
20-something burnout: She was screaming all this crazy stuff. (pause) Wait, are you offended by dirty words?
Friend: Go for it.
20-something burnout: “You dick!”
Friend: Excuse me?
20-something burnout: “You fucking nigger faggot! Bitch-ass spic! I'm a fucking lesbian! You're a fucking lesbian!”

–Mineola Ave, Queens

Crazy lady: Don’t touch my coat! I don’t know where your hands have been!
Passenger: I was fixing something.
Crazy lady: Well, don’t fix anything! I don’t know you! And get your fucking hand out of my face!
Passenger: My hand wasn’t in your face.
Crazy lady: I wasn’t talking to you! I was talking to myself! Stop stalking me or I’ll cut you right on this train!

–R train

Normal guy: So, you know this guy was unarmed…
Crazy beard guy: Sure.
Normal guy: Well, needless to say, people died that night. That’s all I’m sayin’.

–12th & 1st

Overheard by: Heather

Crazy hobo, looking up from intense argument with imaginary friend: Excuse me, sir!
Confused suit: Uh, yeah?
Crazy hobo: What kind of teacher are you?
Confused suit: Teacher?
Crazy hobo: Yes, what subject do you teach?
Confused suit: But, um, I'm not a teacher…
Crazy hobo: Oh. Well, that's alright. Don't think I was criticizing you. I guess it's alright if you're not a teacher. I wasn't insulting you!

–6th & Spring

Overheard by: Heather

Guy: Sir, I have to wee wee!
Manager: Um, OK, our bathroom is–
Guy: I’m going to wee wee in my pants!
Manager: OK, the bathroom is downstairs, I’ll have to go with you.
Guy: I’m going to wee on your floor!

–Gristedes, Hudson Street

Overheard by: Jessica