Ana #1: Yeah, I felt so good because all I ate for a month was lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup.
Ana #2: Oh, really? But I’m afraid of being on a diet without protein!
Ana #1: Don’t worry, the maple syrup is full of protein!
–Lerner Hall, Columbia University
A Nutcracker ballerina still in full costume enters elevator filled with women who just saw the show.
Woman #1: Look, we have a star among us.
Woman #2: You were wonderful.
Woman #3: Just beautiful!
Woman #4: What do you weigh, anyway?
–Elevator, Lincoln Center
Chick #1: I’m starving.
Chick #2: I haven’t eaten all day.
Chick #1: Do you have issues with food?
Chick #2: No, not really. Well, I tried throwing up after eating for a while, but I wasn’t really into it.
Chick #1: So, what do you do now?
Chick #2: I just don’t eat.
–Cafe at Bloomingdale’s
Tourist kid to his brother: Shut up. There’s no such thing as a male anorexic. Right? And I’m not one of them.
–JetBlue Terminal, JFK
Overheard by: frequent flier
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
