Insults

Hobo: Hey, doggie. Come here, doggie. Hey, hey, doggie. Come over here.
Woman, pulling dog away on leash: Come, Mikey! Come on!
Hobo, to passerby: You see that? Fuckin’ racist don’t want me touchin’ her dog ’cause I’m fuckin’ black!
Teen passerby: No, sir, it’s because you are homeless.
Hobo: Oh. Well, yeah. There’s that.

–Clinton & Montague, Brooklyn Heights

Overheard by: Mike N

Girl #1: Can we get thin crust pizza instead?
Girl #2: Are you a fucking faggot?

–12th & Ave A

Overheard by: Liz

Old lady: What did you just say?
Three-year-old: [Inaudible mumbling.]Old lady: Don’t curse, goddammit! You sound like a fucking ass!

–110th & Madison

Chick to friend: That guy in the Starbucks across the street was such a douchebag.
Guy behind her, leaning in: I can be a douchebag if you want me to [winks].

–Starbucks, St. Mark’s Pl

Overheard by: Alanna

White nerd in monotone: Look, just because I’m a motherfucking P-I-M-P does not give you the right to kiss up on my women.
Black guy: Fool, don’t be trippin’! You ain’t got but one woman, and she’s fat.

–45th & 9th

Street vendor: Five dollar.
Browser: No, three dollars.
Street vendor: No, no, five dollar!
Browser: No, I’ll pay three dollars.
Street vendor: No. Five dollar!
Browser: Okay, no thanks.
Street vendor: Yeah, well, you too tall!

–Chinatown

Overheard by: he was pretty tall

Girl #1: I can’t even talk to her anymore. All she does is sit in her room, smoke pot and sulk. It’s pathetic.
Girl #2: That’s kind of what I do.
Girl #1: Me, too. But it’s okay, ’cause we’re not fat like she is.
Girl #2: Totally!

–Union Square

20-something girl: You know, it’s just not in Donna… It’s just not in her hema-… hema-… What’s it called? It’s just not in her hematoma to be cool.
Friend: Totally! I know! No matter how she cuts her hair at any age she’ll just never look good.

–86th & 3rd

Overheard by: Abby

Dude looking at sign for Godiva store: If you look at that sign, you could read it as ‘Go diva.’
Chick: Yeah, if you look at it through gay goggles.

–The Village

Crazy guy to wife at front of bus: Fucking therapist fucking charges me three hundred dollars for three fucking minutes. Fuckers are trying to take my money!
Drunk guy at back of bus: Shut up! Stop cursing! There are kids on the bus.
Crazy guy to wife: I take you out to dinner, and you don’t even want to fucking go anywhere?! Why the fuck do I put up with you?!
Drunk guy: Shut up! There are womenfolk on the bus.
Crazy guy: You shut the fuck up. You think I’m not fucking dumb but I’m not. [His wife starts hitting him.]Drunk guy: Shut up! That’s what my two-year-old boy says — ‘Shut up’! Hahahaha.
Lady laughing on cell: Are you guys gonna still be at the bar? … Excellent!

–Bx10 bus

Overheard by: LSB