Crazy guy: Slow down!
Bus driver: I’m stopped at a light; I can’t get much slower.
–Q60 bus
Overheard by: Ben
Crazy guy: Slow down!
Bus driver: I’m stopped at a light; I can’t get much slower.
–Q60 bus
Overheard by: Ben
Crazy lady: Yo! Uh…man!
Hot dog guy: Yes?
Crazy lady: Why aren’t you serving me?
Hot dog guy: I just placed your order, ma’am.
Crazy lady: Well I used to work in immigration, so you best be doing that shit quick like right? Shit, I was immigration, okay? I know people, all right?
Hot dog guy: Like who?
Queer: Kenneth Cole?
Crazy lady: No! I know Diedre. Now don’t be playing these crazy mindgames with me! I’m prepared. I have a gun.
Hot dog guy: That’s very nice. That’ll be 5.98 total, ma’am.
Crazy lady: Fuck you. I’m gone now. You can’t see me!
Queer: Faggot, just go away.
–Papaya King, 86th & 3rd
Overheard by: Ben Bleiberg
Crazy guy: Only God lives forever! You do not understand!
Drunk girl: Sir, would you like a balloon?
Crazy guy: Those balloons are beautiful. You keep them…Only God lives forever! You white people do not understand!
–N train
Overheard by: Lee
Bag lady: Could someone spare some change? My welfare was denied.
Crazy lady: Yeah, yeah, they denied mine the first time too. Get over it.
Man: Does anyone know how to get to–
Crazy lady: They aren’t listening, they aren’t going to talk to you. They can’t talk. They are all mute.
–F train
God Squad guy: Jesus is the answer! Come to Jesus and he’ll hold you in his arms! Come home to Jesus!
Guy #2: By the way, just so you know, the rest of us all think you’re fucking nuts!
–St. Marks between 2nd & 3rd
overheard by: tourist girl
Hobo: So you two ladies want to go with me, I have a room at the Plaza?
Girl #1: No.
Hobo: Are you sure?
Girl #2: Please leave us alone.
Hobo: Okay, I’m a gentleman. See, I’m going to leave you alone. So will you come with me to the Plaza?
Girl #1: No.
Hobo: Okay. See I’m a gentleman, I’m going to leave you alone. You have a nice night.
Girl #1: Bye.
Hobo: Don’t fucking patronize me!
–32nd & 2nd
Man: Watch where you’re going.
Woman: Why don’t you get out of the way?
Man: Fuck you, lady.
Woman: You come from the land of yonder where animals exist!
–23rd Street F station
Overheard by: jill Bee
Crazy man: Psychology that! You know how to fuck the devil, but you don’t know how to use your fuckin’ mind!
–St. Marks Place
Overheard by: Leela Corman
A couple walks by holding hands, a tall man and a short woman.
Chick: What’s with the Wookie-Ewok love?
Guy: Dude, that’s harsh.
–13th & University
Girl: You know her, she’s making stuff up again!
Crazy woman: Hey! Did you just call me Chewbacca?
–1 train
Overheard by: poptart
Crazy woman: Get out of my way Andrea!
Guy: Wow, I didn’t know my name was Andrea; maybe I should grow my hair out so I at least look the part.
–Fairway, 74th & Broadway
