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Cute blonde: We should go see The Vagina Monologues.
Awkward Indian man: Yeah, that’s my play!

–Columbia University

Four-year-old boy to mom eating a Big Mac: Mommy, can I try some?
Mom: You won’t like it. It tastes like salad.

–McDonald’s, Broadway b/w Waverly and Astor Place

Overheard by: Jen

Tourist girl #1: You know that movie Juno? Is it named after “Ju-no”, like, “You know?”…”Ju-no”?
Tourist girl #2: I think it’s her name.
Tourist girl #1: Oh… Ok.

–6 Train

Overheard by: Emily

Customer: Can I get an eggplant and mozzarella sandwich?
Employee: We outta eggs.
Customer: No, not eggs… Eggplant.
Employee: We outta eggs.
Customer: But eggplant and eggs are two entirely different things…
Employee, winking: The customer is always right.

–Au Bon Pain, Greenwich Village

Overheard by: Caelster

13-year-old boy #1: Dude, you know what I did? I totally called Donna and told her you made a date with a fat chick.
13-year-old boy #2: You did not.
13-year-old boy #1: I totally did. She thought it was really funny. Sorry.
13-year-old boy #3: You guys are wasting my time and my life. [gets up and leaves]

–Cosi, 13th St & 6th Ave

Overheard by: thank god i’m not 13 anymore

[two white women are leaving a performance of The Color Purple]Woman #1: So what did you think?
Woman #2: I don’t know. It was good I guess. It was just…
Woman #1: What?
Woman #2: Very… Black or something.

–Outside The Broadway Theatre, 53rd & 7th

Overheard by: Brandi

Girl #1: She yelled at me for being a stalker!
Girl #2: Why? What did you do?
Girl #1: I was following him with my eyes.
Girl #2: Oh! That’s not so bad. It’s not like you were actually following him, like… With your feet.
Girl #3: Or your vagina.

–Wagner College

Homeless man walking towards group of queers: Hey guys! “The sun’ll come out…”
Queers, elated: “Tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there’ll be sun…”

–9th St & 3rd Ave

Skinny 20-something guy: Before grunge there was nothing. The world was hungry for grunge.
Shorter 20-something guy: Yeah, I’ve just rediscovered Stone Temple Pilots

–F Train

Overheard by: Jen

Woman #1: That Italian wine I got was gooooood!
Woman #2: Yeah?
Woman #1: Yeah! It popped open like a bottle of champagne!

–14th & 3rd