Woman to young son: That’s not a superhero, that’s a rat.
–Subway station, 116th & Lenox
Conductor on loudspeaker: Stand clear of the closing doors. Do not hold the doors or else you will be bitten by a rat!
–A train
Overheard by: Jake
Mother to child: Don’t do that or I’m going to throw you in the sewer… with the rats and the alligators.
–Union Square
Overheard by: Thompson
Guy holding four-year-old: Damn, this mothafucka smells like rat ass and monkey nuts.
–2 train, Fulton & Nassau
Man: They call it ‘rat poison,’ but it could just as easily be called ‘husband poison.’
–Near Fat Black Pussycat, W 3rd St
Overheard by: Leslie G.
