Diet/Weight

Bimbette: I think Sandy* has dyslexia.
Friend: How do you know? You’re not in any of her classes.
Bimbette: I know, but she’s just so skinny.

–Madison Ave

Thug: You a fat slut!
Thugette: I ain’t fat, nigga!

–86th & Lex

Dude: He’s a big dude.
Lady: Even big dudes have sensitive nuts.

–Pace University

Bimbo #1 picking up box of baking soda: I didn’t know soda was baked…
Bimbo #2: Thank god it’s not fried! Do you know how many extra calories that would be?!

–Upper East Side

Overheard by: Walford geog

Teen girl #1: Are you, like, anorexic now?
Teen girl #2: That is the nicest thing you ever said to me.

–66th & Columbus

Hipster girl #1: I better watch out — after the weight I lost, my mom is thinking I’m anorexic or something. I should start eating more.
Hipster girl #2: Yeah, or lay off the coke.
Hipster girl #1: Or that.

–Times Square

Yuppie mother: Now, what do you want for dinner? Do you want pizza and edamame?
Kid: Hot dog!
Yuppie mother: Well, how about some baked tofu?
Kid: Hot dog!
Yuppie mother: Or maybe some pesto pasta?
Kid: Hot dog!

–M14 bus

Overheard by: eye-rolling art student

Hipster #1: I’ve always wanted to taste people-meat, you know?
Hipster #2: What? Dude, that’s sick!
Hipster #1: No, I mean, like baked or fried. Like, maybe we taste like chicken, you know?
Hipster #2: Nah, man.
Hipster #1: I don’t know. Just to say I did it.
Hipster #2: Yeah, I guess.

–15th & 2nd

Overheard by: Jane

Female doctor: How’s your baby?
Male doctor: Oh, you know — small.

–Beth Israel Medical Center

Overheard by: Blackbuttoneyes

Girl: Would you still love me if I was fat?
Guy: Well, I don’t love you now. You being fat would probably make it so that I wouldn’t even hang out with you.

–Rockefeller Center train station

Overheard by: SandmanEsq