Hair

British chick: I just solved my lunch problem, because I hate raw cheese.

–27th Street office

Guy: Bitch, you better give me back my donuts or I’ll pull out your weave.

–Washington Heights

Overheard by: Vinson Guthreau

Guy: Nothing like going to Chuck E. Cheese to make you start drinking again.

–82nd & Amsterdam

Overheard by: JY

Lady: This is a yuppie McDonald’s. It’s all middle class people here.

–McDonald’s, 47th Street

Overheard by: Christa Bramberger

As a Brooklyn Brewery delivery truck passed a toddler on the sidewalk yelled: I love beer!

–Williamsburg

Overheard by: tee sul

Bartender: If the Burp Castle ever closes it means the death of classical music in New York.

–Burp Castle bar, E. 7th Street

Guy on cell: Is this like that time where Laura told me that cat food was Lucky Charms?

–Penn Station

Overheard by: Cynthia

Hobo: I’m homeless! I’m battling child abuse! The Jews and the Irish are spreading lies about me!

–14th Street between 5th & Union Square

Overheard by: a Jewish-Irish girl

Hobo: Nice chickie, hot, another one, good, love them, there’s a good one. No, wait: that’s a guy.

–29th & Madison

Bald hobo: If I was tall they’d braid my hair! But no, I’m short, so they won’t braid my hair!

–Grand Central

Overheard by: Jeremy

Hobo: I’m technologically impaired. Spare a cell phone? An iPod?

–St. Mark’s & 1st Ave

Overheard by: Rose Yndigoyen

Lady: Girl, or all the hairs growin’ out of my face, I’d take your wart in a second.

–Bally Sports Club, Madison & 43rd

Overheard by: Heather Hunter

Trendy boy: God, I feel so bad farting next to all these really expensive cars.

–Jacob Javits Center

Overheard by: Lindsay

Dude on cell: …so I got into this fight last night and totally whaled on the dude…totally kicked his ass! His nose was bleeding and everything!….OK, I’ll see ya later. Peace.

–Coffee Shop, Union Square West

Old black guy #1: You got to take care of your lady.
Old black guy #2: Uh huh.
Old black guy #1: Every now and then you got to let her do her nails, do her hair and wash her ass…
Old black guy #2: Uh huh!

–Avenue A between 1st and 2nd Street

Teen #1: Damn, kid! Your face mad hairy!
Teen #2: I’m a grown-ass man, dog.

–A train

Hobo: Anyone have any spare change or medicine for lice?

–Christopher St. station

Overheard by: Matthew Dyke

Hobo: Excuse me, excuse me, sir, do you have change for a 12?

–West 4th Street

Singing hobo: I just spilled, I just spilled, I just spilled my blackberry brand-ayyyy.

–14th St. & 6th Ave.

Overheard by: wayne mitchell

Hairstylist: Hey Jo Jo, what’s with that lady with all that body hair?
Jo Jo: She’s an old tree hugger. She never quit living in the 60s. Her kids and husband smell too.

–Hair Salon, Madison & 52nd

TSA agent #1 pointing at escalator: … And she fell right around here, her hair gets caught right there… And it just rips her scalp right off.
TSA agent #2: Oh, dear god…

–Terminal 4, JFK

Nerdy girl #1: Hey! How are you?
Nerdy girl #2: Good! How are you? Your hair looks good today, did you do something different?
Nerdy girl #1: Thanks! I put it in a ponytail.

–Columbia University

Overheard by: Tina

Hip student #1: How's Libby?
Hip student #2: She's good. We're getting along really great. We eat dinner together every night. She's really smart and she's so pretty. The only problem is…
Hip student #1: The only problem is what?
Hip student #2: I think I might be allergic to her fur.

–Columbia Campus, Morningside Heights

Overheard by: some girl