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
Chick: Oh my god, the last time I knew you I was a virgin!
–No Idea Bar, 20th St, between Broadway & Park
Overheard by: Jas
Old lady: Enter the train… She ain’t no virgin! Get in, get in!
–F train platform
Overheard by: Ritika
Crazy religious guy: The pope is a liar! He says that Mary’s a virgin as of today. That’s a lie! After Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph got married. You’re tellin’ me that they got married, but Joseph wasn’t hittin’ that?
–4 train
Bleached blonde to boyfriend: As far as my father is concerned, he thinks I am still a virgin… No, actually, there was that one summer he thought I was pregnant because I got fat…
–N train to Astoria
God squad lady: I have a two-month-old son, and I’m praying for his virginity.
–L train
Overheard by: Errol Stairpath
Crazy woman: 66?
Guy: Huh?
Crazy woman: 66?
Guy: Are you asking if it’s 66th Street?
Crazy woman: Do you speak english?
Guy: …no…I don’t.
–9 train
Overheard by: Petey Mills
A big crazy man walking his dog says: So whadda ya wanna do? You wanna watch Lassie? Or how ’bout Rin Tin Tin? Or whadda ’bout da Little Rascals?…Hmm…OK…Yeah, you’re right, let’s not watch dat. Lassie is a fucking lesbian and Rin Tin Tin is a fag.
–Sullivan Street
Overheard by: Brock
