Idiots

Girl: That’s so scary.
Boy: What?
Girl: The third rail.
Boy: Teah.
Girl: That should be like a movie title or something.
Boy: Third Rail…I should put that in my notebook.

–Trinity School, W. 91st Street

Overheard by: Alexis

Guy in car: Hey, what’s that white stuff in the trees?
Pedestrian: Umm…blossoms?
Guy in car: Yeah, but what are they?
Pedestrian: White blossoms?

–88th & 5th

Overheard by: Siobhan

Employee: Can I leave at 5?
Boss: Why?
Employee: I cannot work here for more than 5 hours day, for medical reasons.
Boss: What reason?
Employee: Well, this work is so dull and unsatisfying that if I work more than 5 hours a day I could jump out the window?
Boss: Wait, did you say you go to NYU?

–22nd Street office

Bystander guy #1: Congratulations!
Bystander guy #2: One sixteenth of you are gonna make it!

–NYU Graduation Ceremony, Washington Square Park

Guy: What’s this wet shit falling from the sky?

–Greenpoint

Overheard by: Heather Letzkus

Businesschick on cell: Awww yeah…guess who doesn’t have work today?….Awww yeah, people trying to blow up my building and shit…I think I just saw a tank driving down my street…Wait, I gotta roll, some weird number is popping up on my cellie.

–51st & 3rd

Guy: I wish they played music in these things so it wouldn’t be so awkward.

–Midtown elevator

Overheard by: Gabe Connor

Dumb teen: Hey, look at this! It says “Train for jobs in biotch.”
Smarter teen: Fool! That word is biotech. Why you gotta be ignorant all your life?

–1 train

Overheard by: Manhattman

Woman: What’s passover again? Isn’t that supposed to be like your version of Easter?

–LaGuardia

Overheard by: Aaron

Woman: Can I get 2 pretzels to go?
Cart guy: To go? As opposed to what, eat in?

–Food cart, 52nd & 5th

Overheard by: Evan

Teenage girl: Biggie, 50-Cent, Jadakiss, Usher, you’re always writing all over your shit. I don’t see them writing “Phil” all over their books.

–Wadleigh High, W. 114th Street

Chick #1: Who the fuck reads books. I mean, books?
Chick #2: I read books, bitch!

–86th & Broadway