Kid #1: … So then I took a waffle and I filled it with eggs and grits and syrup, and I folded the whole thing up and ate it like a taco…
Kid #2: What? You’re going to catch diabetes that way!
Kid #3: What are grits, anyway? What do grits taste like?
Kid #1: Syrup. They taste like syrup.
–Canarsie-bound L train
Woman: And what’s your favorite food?
Little boy: Starbucks!
–19th & Broadway
Dude #1: That restaurant across the street must be amazing. There’s always a crowd outside. Is it really that good?
Dude #2: No. It’s a bus stop.
–65th & Central Park West
Tourist man: Hey, look at this! They’re selling this stuff out on the street!
Tourist lady with thick accent: They have no doors! The rodents will steal all their bread!
Store owner: This is not a bread store, ma’am!
Tourist lady: They will steal your bread! The rodents will steal your bread!
Store owner: We have no bread here!
–Canal St
Mother: Honey, save the cookies for later.
Little girl: You’re so mean! I’m gonna sell you on eBay!
–6 train, 59th St
Overheard by: effie
Stewardess: Bagel?
Passenger: Is it from New York or DC?
Stewardess: Oh, I’m sorry, it’s from DC.
Passenger: Thank you for understanding why that’s important.
–Delta plane, from DC to LaGuardia
Coworker chick #1: You ready, spaghetti?
Coworker chick #2: [Silence.]Coworker chick #1: Well?!
Coworker chick #2: Wait, I’m thinking.
Coworker chick #1: Oh, okay.
Coworker chick #2: Like Lawrence Ferlinghetti!
–84th & 3rd
Overheard by: da sarkastik ninja.
Guy: Man, sandwiches are good.
Chick: You know, like, sandwiches are the best thing since ‘Nam.
–Deli, 120th & Amsterdam
Male driver, honking and screaming at pedestrians: They’re fucking muffins! You’re waiting in line for fucking 30 minutes for cupcakes! You are all children! Children!
–Line at Magnolia Bakery
Chick: When I say I’m not hungry what I mean is I just want to eat the icing off something.
–Washington Square
Little boy to another: Are you afraid of lollipops?
–8th St & University Pl
Overheard by: W. Liang
Teacher: The Frenchies were happy — we’ve saved their crepes! Ah, oui, oui! Our crepes! Hahaha!
–Brooklyn Tech
Overheard by: Liz
Middle-aged man: It’s a three pound ball of opium dipped in chocolate.
–Farmer’s Market, Union Square
NYU girl: I mean, I eat a bowl of chocolate ice cream every night before I go to bed. It’s something you just get used to.
–Barnes & Noble, Union Square
Overheard by: Amelia
Angry man on cell: Tell me where he is or no dessert!
–Spring & Mulberry St
Overheard by: 2 of the mulberry 3
Dude #1: If I had money I’d eat there everyday.
Dude #2: If you had money I’d kill you and wear you like a pelt.
–Outside Walter Kerr Theater
