Ladies Who Lunch

Society woman #1: I had no idea she had fallen so far.
Society woman #2: I swear! Not one, not two, but three Ho Hos! And so I said, ‘But this is only lunch!’

–52nd & 5th

Middle-aged lady #1: You know, if he is gay you probably shouldn’t be with him anyway.
Middle-aged lady #2: I think he is gay. I mean, he’s so much kinkier that I could ever even imagine.
Middle-aged lady #1: Well, see, there you go.

–77th & Lex

Woman #1: So, he takes me to see Eragon, and then he walks me to my door and he’s like, ‘Can I come up?’ And I’m all like, ‘No way,’ and he’s like, ‘Why not?’ And I’m like, ‘ ‘Cause you had sex with my sister, you asshole!’ Can you believe that?!
Woman #2: Why did you even go out with him?
Woman #1: I like dragons.

–Starbucks

Overheard by: i like dragons too

Thug: This is a fuckin’ Kodak moment, man [snaps picture of fellow thug with camera phone].

–Bleecker & McDougal

Overheard by: acep

Drunk ferry operator holding a camera: I am the shutterbug. S-H-utterbug.

–2 Toms Restaurant, Park Slope

Suit on cell: Hey, sweetie, I found your Army helmet in my car. Did you find my shirt? … Because you poured beer in my ear. Why? No idea — I was going to ask you. I can’t wait to see the moustache pictures.

–Wall St

Overheard by: Wants to see the pics

Chick on cell: I thought I told you to never call me again, and here I look down at my phone and guess who it is?! … After those pictures you sent me?!

–Bleecker & Hudson

Overheard by: Me, Myself, Personally

20-year-old thug to friend: Yeah, she’s the prettiest. When she’s sucking on my dick and looks up, you just wanna take a picture.

–Queens-bound E platform, 14th St station

Overheard by: Nikki W

Gold-digging wife to gal pals: I am totally not going to Vegas for Jenny’s bachelorette party. Can you imagine the photos that could potentially be used in a future divorce proceeding?

–Del Posto Restaurant

Woman #1: So I had to go over there because his super called to say there was an odor coming out of his apartment.
Woman #2: What kind of odor? Gas or dead hooker?

–89th & 2nd

Overheard by: Tangerine

Lady #1: Is this express?
Lady #2, looking at her purse: Oh no, this is Prada
Lady #3: I think she was asking about the bus.
Lady #2: Oh…Can you believe I got this on sale?

–M4 Bus, going down 5th Ave

Overheard by: Lil wayne

Woman #1: I couldn’t be a housewife. I need to get out of the house.
Woman #2: I get out… I go to Wal-Mart.

–Port Authority

Woman #1: I call her a dirty slag, she calls me a fat cow. You know.
Woman #2: Yeah.
Woman #1: But she says it in the most proper British accent, so I don’t really mind.
Woman #2: Yeah, if I’m insulted in a foreign language, what do I care?

–13th & 7th

Upper-East-Side lady on cell: I know, but I was at a funeral all day…Yeah, it was sad, but I really didn’t know him at all…This saddest thing was seeing his daughters upset. They’re the same ages as–Wow! This shirt is only $19!! You can’t even buy a freaking Frappuccino for $19! I’m getting it in blue.

–Banana Republic, 86th & 3rd

Overheard by: DC

Middle-aged, overweight woman #1: How can these brownies be low fat? Look at these ingredients! Walnuts, almonds… This can’t be low fat!

Woman #2 points to a picture of Marilyn Monroe on the wall.

Woman #1: She was a size twelve, you know.

–Cafe Bacio, 71st & 1st

Overheard by: Emily Duncanson