Guys

Guy: My dog is so racist. She is scared of black people. But she also hates the black people of dogs.
Girl: What does that even mean?
Guy: Pugs.

–33rd & 8th

Guy: Hi, I need to go to Nutley, New Jersey. I know that the 192 bus goes, but–
Ticket woman: Don’t make yourself too comfortable, just ask.

–Port Authority

Overheard by: rafael

Guy #1: I bought my dad a Clint Eastwood biography for Christmas. I feel like that’s a pretty solid bet for any dad. Clint, Frank Sinatra, maybe Brando.
Guy #2: What about James Dean?
Guy #1: Yeah, I guess. What about that Vin Diesel?
Guy #3: You are seriously obsessed, dude.
Guy #1: Don’t hate on the Diesel. Ooh, you know who everyone loves? That Anne Frank.
Woman: Anne Frank was a lesbo.

–The Strand

Guy #1: I couldn’t not buy it.
Guy #2: Yeah, I’m thinking about it too. It’s totally worth it.
Guy #1: I mean, there are two real porn stars in it. If it was just one, I could have passed it up.
Guy #2: Yeah, man. But for that price, you almost have to do it!

–4th Avenue between 11th & 12th

Overheard by: Corinne Hears-All

Guy #1: Oh my god, I know. I heard Versace is having a huge sale!
Man: Shut up, you damn queer!
Guy #2: He’s just mad because he can’t even spell Versace.

–Grand Central

Overheard by: Nikki Starr

Girl: …so I used to buy my drugs from a guy who would keep them in his prosthetic leg.
Guy: You mean his stump? Didn’t that freak you out, having his stump all on your blow?
Girl: No.

–23rd & 9th

Overheard by: jose angel araguz

Guy: This remake of King Kong was a good movie; did you ever see the
original?
Girl: Yeah, I didn’t know it was a true story.

–42nd & 8th

God Squad lady: Lord, help me. I don’t know which way to turn.
Guy: Turn left.

–Penn Station

Guy #1: Yo, where you live, son?
Guy #2: Up by the Fat Albert store, man.
Guy #1: Oh yeah? Son, I used to live right near there.
Guy #2: By the hospital?
Guy #1: Yeah, man! Ha, ha, that’s the hospital that I went to when I had the hepatitis, son! Yo for real though, that shit hurts.

–Chipotle, 44th & 9th

Overheard by: Chad F.

Teen girl #1: She once said to me, “I was thinking about us kissing in the shower.”
Teen girl #2: I hope you were wearing clothes.

–Canal & Broadway

Guy #1: Does she even shower?
Guy #2: That’s what I asked him. But then he said, “Not only does she shower, but then she licks my ass and jacks me off. It’s fucking great!”

–22nd & 3rd

Overheard by: Erin B

Man #1: You smell great!
Man #2: Thanks. I haven’t bathed since eleven.

–70th & Amsterdam