Woman #1: I was supposed to go to Detroit tonight.
Woman #2: How far is that?
Woman #3: Eight hours, right? ‘Cause it’s, like, eight hours to Miami.
Woman #1: But Detroit’s in Chicago, not Florida.
Woman #3: Oh, yeah.
–Bowery
Woman #1: I was supposed to go to Detroit tonight.
Woman #2: How far is that?
Woman #3: Eight hours, right? ‘Cause it’s, like, eight hours to Miami.
Woman #1: But Detroit’s in Chicago, not Florida.
Woman #3: Oh, yeah.
–Bowery
Woman #1: How does one spell ‘Shaniqua’?
Woman #2: I’m not sure there’s a standardized spelling…
–Midtown
Woman #1: Oh, my son, Henry, never wears jeans. He thinks they are too itchy.
Woman #2: Well, what does he wear, then?
Woman #1: We can only buy him soft pants.
Woman #2: Oh, well my daughter only wears one-piece bathing suits, but we bought her some bikinis today, and when we got home she said, ‘I’d rather bite off all my toenails than wear those.’
–Yankee Stadium
Overheard by: Chris Storey
Lady #1: Yes, my sister did end up getting pregnant by the guy, but her fiancé doesn’t know yet. She doesn’t know what she is going to do.
Lady #2: What about having an abortion?
Lady #1: Oh, no, she’s Catholic!
–Restaurant, 77th & 3rd
Overheard by: Addie
Woman #1: We saw Chorus Line.
Woman #2: Oh, I’ve seen that. It’s really sexist.
Woman #1: No, they re-did it. It’s not really sexist anymore.
Woman #2: Oh, really?
Woman #1: Yeah, now it’s just boring.
–Starbucks
UES trophy wife #1, in black dress: … And the dress was only twenty-six hundred dollars!
UES trophy wife #2: Wow, that’s fabulous!
–David Burke & Donatella Restaurant
Woman to friend: God, it’s so hot! I’m going to take my shirt off once we get outside.
Random guy: Nice!
–Sullivan & Broadway
30-ish woman #1: Did you hear what happened to Peter?
30-ish woman #2: Yeah, and I can’t believe his father did it!
30-ish woman #1: Yeah, that’s much worse than if it was, like, their neighbor!
–15th & Union Square West
Overheard by: Can’t believe he did it either!
Lady: I’m pretty sure I think about sex a lot less than other women my age. I mean, I never ever really wanted to have sex with anyone, and the only people I have ever had sex with have been those to throw themselves at me…
Male friend: What about other women?
Lady: I don’t think any women ever really want to have sex. I think they just do it out of pressure and curiosity, because really, it’s not that good.
–Sri Lankan restaurant, 5th & 1st
50-ish woman #1: She’s a bitch.
50-ish woman #2: Well, her daughter killed herself.
50-ish woman #1: And now we know why! She’s a bitch! I may not have been the smartest girl in class, but I’m perceptive. She’s a bitch!
–Westside Restaurant
Overheard by: dek
