Girls

Young guy: Oh, whatever, we all know you have short, stubby legs.
Young woman: That's not what you say when they're around your neck.

–Citrus Bar & Grill

Hipster girl: Oh, I’m not saying love doesn’t exist…just that I’m not going to ever have any, so why shouldn’t I just settle for money and sex?

–Bowery Ballroom, Delancey Street

Overheard by: Keith

Little girl in stroller (screaming): Touch ma hair! Touch ma hair! Touch me hair!
Mother: Sweetie, please be quiet.
Little girl: Touch ma hair! Touch ma hair!

–Penn Station

Overheard by: HMS

Girl to boy: I just got this computer software that's supposed to, like, speeden my reading comprehension.
Boy to girl: Oh…right, right, I saw that shit on tv.

–147th & Amsterdam

Suit on phone: I don't think she knows. (pause) But it's just a night job! (pause) No, there's no way I'm pregnant. (pause) Why not?! Because I'm a man, goddammit!

–Starbucks

Woman on cell: So remember that time I thought I had that miscarriage?

–Grand Concourse & Fordham Road

Overheard by: Erica S

Slightly overweight girl: Thank you for the offer, sweetie, but I'm not pregnant. I'm just fat!

–M100 Bus

Overheard by: Tinathetiny

Tall girl on cell: No way! I thought *you* were going to impregnate *me*. I wanna have *your* children.

–Prince & Broadway

Overheard by: Ken Paprocki

Astoria girl #1: Ohmigod! I'm going to dinner with my hot guy friend tonight! His picture is on Facebook, I'll show you!
(shows friend photo)
Astoria girl #2: Oh, I know him, I used to have sex with his roommate!

–Astoria Park

Girl #1: Wait, how many boobs are usually on three girls?
Girl #2: Six.

–Bleecker St

Overheard by: anna

Girl: Why do you like her so much?
Guy: She's just so weird-looking!

–NYU

Biotech #1: He hired this blonde girl from Chicago… with pageant hair!
Biotech #2: Ew. Pageant hair? Hello, this is New York City. We aren’t blonde, and we aren’t perky!

–6 train

Dude, in front of closed Staples: Staples doesn't open until fucking noon? What are we, in a goddamn small town? Noon? Am I supposed to be in fucking church right now? God!

–Meeker St, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Simon

Girl on cell: Because I don't function in the world of time so well.

–7th Ave b/w 27th & 28th St

Overheard by: John C

Pilot on PA: JetBlue welcomes you to New York City, where the local time is 1:40… 1:45… Kinda… I think.

–JFK

Law student to another: What time is it in the real world?

–Fordham Law School