“Let’s Get Ready to Wednesday One-Liiiiiiiner!”

Bimbette: So yesterday he called me to tell me that he’s going to beat my ass, and then he calls me today to ask if he can use my CD player.

–Staten Island Mall

Overheard by: Robert

Seven-year-old girl: She better watch herself before I pimp slap her.

–Amsterdam Projects

Girl, to rest of her punk skater group: But I be like: "Bitch, I don’t skate… I just beat bitches with it."

–Astor Place & Broadway

Overheard by: Jynx

Lady on cell: Is someone else going to smack you?

–1 Train

Overheard by: Krisztina

Man on cell: What… You flubbed what? Listen dude, I’m in midtown, but it’s too far a cab ride to come beat a grown man’s ass.

–W Hotel, 49th & Lex

Overheard by: Miami Hitman

Bus driver to angry man: You want a piece of this? There are 26 places on the body that can kill you instantly. I can hit 4 in one shot. You wanna dance?!

–M16 Bus

Overheard by: nora!

Posted on June 4, 2008
All Wednesday One-Liners, Anger Management, Bimbettes, Bitch-slap, Body Parts, Bus Drivers, Girls, Hotels, Insults, Kids, Malls, Men, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, NYC Geography, On Cell, On the Bus, On the Subway, Punks, Questions, Skaters, Staten Island, The Village, Threats, Violence, Weirdness, Women

Let’s Just Say “Sandwiches” Were Involved

Hungover sandwich maker lady: Man, I just wanna go home.
Girl, who clearly doesn’t want to make conversation: Mmmm.
Hungover sandwich maker lady: Man, I came in here drunk this morning!
Girl: Oh, uh, I’m sorry.
Hung-over sandwich maker lady: Why you sorry? I had the time of my life last night!

–Subway, 8th & University

Posted on June 3, 2008
9 to 5-ers, Compare/Contrast, Customers, Default, Drinking & Drunk People, Etiquette, Girls, Leisure, Questions, Restaurants & Cafes, The Village, Women

Not the Moment M.L. and Rodney King Dreamed About

White girl: I feel like saying: “Nigga, I don’t want your purses. You don’t know Louis Vuitton like I do. I fucked his ass last night.” Finna hit ’em with my nine inch.
Friend: Or you could just get shot…
White girl: Shit nigga, look at my ass with my North Face and pearls talkin nigga-trash…I’m bouta get shot nine times.
Friend: 50 style nigga.

–Canal St

Overheard by: oh white girls

Posted on June 3, 2008
Backdoor, Default, Friends, Girls, Language Barrier, Physical appearance, Race, Shoot, The Village, Threats, White People

Worst Case, I Think My Prostate Needs a Tune-up

Girl: I found a giant pill on the floor.
Friend: Oh nice! Giant pill!
Girl: Giant pill!
Friend: What kind is it?
Girl: I dunno, it doesn’t have anything written on it.
Friend: Nice! Those are the best kind! I call them surprise me pills, take it and see what happens!

–D Train

Posted on June 3, 2008
Advice, Default, Drugs, Friends, Girls, Names, On the Subway

Ever Since She Got That Breast Reduction, She’s Dead to Me

Girl to friend, after other girl leaves room: She’s cool. I like Jovanna.
Professor: You like Jovanna?!…I don’t. Professor breaks into laughter.

–Bard High School Early College

Posted on June 2, 2008
Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Default, Friends, Girls, Lower East Side, Questions, Teachers/Professors, Weirdness

And Like We Should Judge?

Young white yuppie girl #1: Did you really let him stay over again?
Young white yuppie girl #2: Well, he doesn’t have to report to Riker’s for another couple weeks.

–12th & Washington

Overheard by: balloonknot

Posted on June 2, 2008
Default, Girls, Questions, Relationships, West Village, White People, Yuppies

Probably Isn’t a Single Spit-Free Surface in New York

Met guard: Don’t touch that [Points to ancient Greek statue.]Little girl: Not even a little?
Met guard: Not even a little.
[Pause.]Little girl: Not even a little little?
Met guard: Vera, stop.
Little girl: Ok. No touching. Got it. [Sticks out her tongue and gives the marble a long, slow, slobbering lick.]

–The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Overheard by: Brendan

Posted on June 2, 2008
Default, Girls, Kids, Offers and requests, Questions, Security Guards, The Met, Upper East Side, Words

You Can Tell By the Size of His Nuts.

Nyu girl: Oh, look at that squirrel! It’s all black!
Nyu boy: It’s a squigger.

–Washington Square Park

Overheard by: Squacist

Headline by: Tim

Runners-Up:
· “400 Years Of Oppression Pending” – Mistress Squidia
· “Actually, I Think Those Are Called “Rats”” – Jen
· “And I Fount It Weird It Was Carrying a Water Melon and Chicken Nuggets.” – Waleed
· “And It Is Still Waiting For 40 Acres and a Mule!” – gab pezo
· “This Used to Be a Decent, Gray-Squirrel Neighborhood.” – KJM
· “You Can Tell From the Tiny, Tiny Bling.” – Mollena’s Blog” target=”_blank”>Mollena Williams

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Posted on June 2, 2008
Animals & Nature, Boys, Colors, Girls, Headline Contest Winners, Race, Students, Washington Square Park, Words

We Didn’t Come to New York to Eat American Food

British girl #1: I’m hungry.
British girl #2: You know, we should eat at McDonald’s.
British girl #1: Are you for serious?
British girl #2: No, it was just jokesies.
British girl #1: Well, it was not funny, Angeline!

–Times Square

Posted on June 2, 2008
Advice, Default, Foreigners, Girls, Junk Food & Fast Food, Questions, Times Square

Google “Pussy” If You Doubt Me

Loud black girl #1: If you got the same father but different mothers you half siblings. If you got the same mother but different fathers you whole siblings!
Loud black girl #2: No it ain’t! You’re wrong.
Loud black girl #1, to older black man standing in front of them: Excuse me, sir. You look older and wiser than us. Which one of us is right?
Older black man: If you got the same mamma y’all sistas.
Loud black girl #2: That’s not right.
Loud black girl #1: You just wait till we get out this train and have service and we will both text message Google and see who’s right. Same mamma makes you whole siblings!
Loud black girl #2: Fine, but you wrong.
Loud black girl #1: Yes you are, cause you all come out the same pussy! It’s the pussy that matters!

–6 Train

Overheard by: Alie

Posted on June 2, 2008
Black People, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Default, Family Ties, Girls, Old People, On the Subway, Questions, Vagina

Girls

And Like We Should Judge?