Hipster chick: Ugh, dolls. Dolls are so creepy. I’m never letting my kid have a doll. Drugs, yes. Dolls, no.
–UES
Hipster chick: Ugh, dolls. Dolls are so creepy. I’m never letting my kid have a doll. Drugs, yes. Dolls, no.
–UES
Guy: Has anyone ever accidentally dated you and your sister at the same time?
–Diner, 22nd and 9th
Overheard by: Greg Rutter
Club Promoter: Do you guys like comedy shows?
Chicks: No!
Club Promoter: That wasn’t funny.
–34th & 7th
Girl getting out of the car: I wish I had a talent other than parallel parking…
–Park Slope
An old man, bent over and hobbling with his cane, says apropos of nothing: I’ve got to make a list.
–7th Ave.
Overheard by: Andrea Vaughn
An activist interrupts a group of yuppie chicks having a discussion.
Activist: Do you have a minute for gay rights?
Chick #1: Sorry.
Activist: Have a good day.
He leaves them to their conversation.
Chick #1: Then he’s been getting after me about how I’m selfish, and about how selfish I am.
–Union Square
Chick on cell: Yeah, it was huge! They did it like twice, and she had to stay home from work the next day. She’s still sore. Now I’m supposed to see him tonight, and I don’t know what to do…OK, Mom! I’ll talk to you later!
–Midtown
GOP Chick #1: It’s not so much the church as the people.
GOP Chick #2: What’s wrong with the people?
GOP Chick #1: There’s a lot of singles.
–New York Young Republicans Party, Flatiron District
NYU Girl: I saw her on the subway. She was wearing pink Ugg boots, bright pink stockings, a short skirt and a ton of eyeliner, and then she turns around and I see that she’s got a Bush/Cheney sticker slapped across her ass!
NYU Guy: Well, that’s a moment when you want to ask her Who do you work for, and how much are they paying you to do this?
–Broadway & East 9th Street
Who: Puerto Rican teenage girl
Where: East Village
What: “I can set whatever rings I want on this phone for whoever calls me. So all my business calls are Scooby-doo.”
Tech Chick #1: Hi, how are you?
Tech Chick #2: I’m good.
Tech Chick #1: Good.
Tech Chick #2: How are you?
Tech Chick #1: I’m good.
Tech Chick #2: Good.
Tech Chick #1: How are you?
Tech Guy: Good, how are you?
Tech Chick #1: Good…*sigh*… it’s good.
–Office, Chelsea
Overheard by: Nico Westerdale
