Mom: You poor hungry boy… I’ll make dinner for you as soon as we get home.
Six-year-old son, sullenly: Okay.
Mom: Do you want macaroni and cheese? How about pasta? I can make you those little nuggets. [Son shakes his head.] Oh, is it the other kind of hunger? Do you have to poop? [Son nods.]
–Elevator, Washington Heights
Overheard by: Morgan
Son, about mom on Black Friday: Did you see Mom’s eyes?
Father: Crazy.
Son: I tried talking to her, and she didn’t say anything back…
Father: I know. She’s in the zone. I think we lost her.
–Century 21
Overheard by: You Can Awesome
Sweet little boy: Look, mommy, that boy has a bike just like mine!!
Huge Jamaican mom: Get on the damn elevator and shut up! (pause) And just so you know, this is how hot it's gonna be when we go to the island, so you better get used to it now.
–D Train
Little girl: But Daddy! I thought the store was the other way.
Dad: Well, that’s why you’re not leading this little expedition, now isn’t it?
–Park & 26th
Guy to three cute girls: You’re the best looking gay guys I’ve seen all day!
–Christopher & Bedford
Chick to dude: You could wear a dress if you wanted to.
–Broadway
Abercrombie tot: Wait, you can’t carry a boy dog in a purse. That’s unnatural!
–Penn Station
Tween girl to friends: No, she’s a boy now and she looks gay.
–Staten Island Ferry
Overheard by: R
Cute brunette: Who am I, forcing your lovers into a male-female dichotomy? I am terrible!
–Columbia University
Overheard by: Wild Dog Boy
Little boy: Arnold Schwarzenegger is the president's bodyguard.
Brother: No, he's not! He's the governor of California, dumbass!
–Washington Square Park
UES mom #1: We’re going to Italy in August. You’ve taken your kids there, haven’t you? What are some things the kids would like?
UES mom #2: Well, there’s a lot to do in Rome, but one thing — it’s expensive, but worth it — you should go meet the pope.
–92nd & Madison
Little kid to mom: You smell!
Mom: Yeah, that’s New York in the summer.
–Penn Station
Overheard by: Cody
Crazy hobo: Marriage is for having children, and gay people never have children! Marriage is for sex, and gay people never have sex!
Latina: He needs to get fucked up the ass.
–7 Train
Overheard by: Ari
Little boy holding bunch of flowers: Here comes the bride! Here comes the bride!
Nanny: Okay, but we have to pay for those first.
Little boy: Nooo!
–Outside Fairway near 74th & Broadway
Overheard by: Tigertail
