Health and Hygiene

Old man: Oh, yes. Now I remember him.
Medical assistant: Well I’d hope you’d remember him after he stuck his finger in your butt!

–outside urology clinic, 9th & University

Overheard by: Aerialist

Black guy to his dad: You have to help me. My cock is turning into one of those fucking curly fries.

–71st & Continental

Woman: So I told him, if that’s the urethra you got the wrong hole.

–115th & Broadway

Girl #1: I just want to break her spine so that she can’t walk anymore.
Girl #2: Break her spine…?
Girl #1: Because she can walk around. And that’s what’s pissing me off.

–4 train

Overheard by: Michael O’Connor

Girl #1: I can’t believe you’re about to get your culo waxed.
Girl #2: I can’t believe you didn’t get your culo waxed!
Girl #1: You know I have an asshole phobia, for Christ’s sake!

–50th St & 6th Ave

Friend of patient: Has this woman been admitted yet? She’s been here since 6 o’clock.
Triage nurse: She’s not going to hear her name called sitting over here. She needs to be in the waiting room. They’ll call for her when they can take her.
Friend: She’s deaf.

Short pause.

Nurse: Well either way, she’s not going to hear it.

–New York Methodist Hospital, Park Slope

Overheard by: connor

Girl #1: I told you I finally got that bag right? It was marked down to $200 and…
Guy: My god! Can you stop talking to me, your breath stinks!

Silence until they exit at 96th St.

Girl #2 to friend: Dang, guys are mad grimey these days. He coulda been a gentleman and offered the sista a stick of gum or something.

–1 train

Overheard by: Shea

Girl: [chuckling] You know what’s funny? We always manage to notice how much other people stink but we could never gauge how bad we smell.
Guy: Heh. That’s so true!… Wait, you said that just to tell me how bad I smell.
Girl: Yeah.

–94th & Park

Overheard by: hunter 05

Girl #1: That was so good! I’m so full!
Girl #2: Yeah… If this were freshmen year, I would totally go puke.

–Shake Shack

Man: Isn’t “volvo” the medical term for a vagina?

–Jacob Javits Center

Overheard by: Tesla

Skinny girl: I have to start getting serious about anorexia.
Friend: Yeah, seriously!

–Central Park