Toddler being pushed through park: Music!
Hobo, playing guitar: Give me cookies!
–Washington Square Park
Overheard by: Anna P.
Toddler being pushed through park: Music!
Hobo, playing guitar: Give me cookies!
–Washington Square Park
Overheard by: Anna P.
A group of little kids are selling M&Ms on the train, perhaps to raise money for their school’s basketballing team. Homeless black dude with silver teeth enters and proceeds to yell at them.
Hobo: I WANT WHAT’S IN YOUR BELLY! I WANT WHAT’S IN YOUR BELLY!
–L Train
Overheard by: Vickers Bastard Gringo
Girl: I don’t want vegetarian pate, it’s too bougie.
Boyfriend: You live in Park Slope.
Stranger: True that!
–7th Ave& 11th St, Park Slope
Overheard by: Erin Sparling
Guy: Give me a break, she’s into scat! She’ll eat shit, but she won’t lick some ketchup off my hand?
–Folsom Street East
Hipster chick: I didn’t get spat on. I wanted to real bad. But it didn’t happen.
–3rd & St. Marks
Overheard by: robothater
Skinny girl: I’m hungry.
Friend: Same here. I want dinner. I want a salad.
Skinny girl: You want, like, a whole meal.
–N train, Times Square
Hobo, yelling on the train: Oh, god, I know I've made a lot of mistakes. This is all my fault, but if you could just give me something to eat for lunch, or a nickel, anything!
(girl offers him an orange from her bag)
Hobo: No, that ain't food. Thanks anyway.
–Downtown R Train
Overheard by: Kinda have to agree
Dude with a crutch: Can I get something to eat?
Lady: You need a seat?
Dude: I don’t need a seat! I need something to eat!!!
–1 train
Overheard by: Marcus
Woman: Your hair smells like apple pie. Did you do a handstand in the apple pie?
–F train
Overheard by: mikey frenchman
Frazzled mother to young child: Hurry. Hurry. Look, the monster is going to get you if you don't walk faster!
–Queens Mall
Mother to small child: If you eat your two pieces of chicken, I'll give you a raisin.
–College Point Shopping Center
Overheard by: Yesenia
Mom speaking to son: Sweetie, do I look like a eggbeater?
–Waterside Plaza
Woman on bus to child with large hearing aid: Sit down properly! Are you listening to me?
–M23 Bus
Overheard by: Rose Fox
Mother to whiny toddler: I can't listen to you anymore! I fear for both of us.
–15th St & University Place
Overheard by: Sarah M.
