Manhattan

Man: And if he’s coming at me with his motherfucking knife, he’s going out the window.
Woman: You ain’t supposed to know about the knife.
Man: I don’t give a shit.

–Washington Square Park

Overheard by: Daniel

Guy: You have to accept the lord Jesus Christ into your soul! The Gospel says that if you don’t accept the lord, you will burn in hell! Hear my words and heed my warnings! The lord will take vengance upon your defiance!
Woman: Here’s a quarter! Shut the fuck up!

–Union Square

Overheard by: Vicksburg

Punk rock girl: I’m pretty sure they knew it was satirical.
Punk rock guy: They didn’t think it was satirical, they think you actually think that.
Punk rock girl: But it was parody!
Punk rock guy: It was bullshit!

–7th Ave & Greenwich

Twentysomething guy at urinal #1: Damn, some of the girls getting trashed here are only in high school!
Twentysomething guy at urinal #2: Yeah, I’m glad I didn’t bring my wife.

–114th & Broadway

Hipster chick: Why are you lying on the ground?
Drunk Peruvian starts doing pelvic thrusts.
Hipster chick: Are you talking to me with your crotch?

–Bowery Ballroom

Overheard by: Siegal

Guy: What’s in the steamed little juicy buns?
Four-fingered Chinese waitress: 10 minute longer.

–Ollie’s, 44th & Broadway

Girl on cell: Ugh, so I’m headed to the subway now. I just had to do this job where we were working with a construction crew so of course they were like “let’s give the bull dyke all the construction work.” And I’m like, I don’t know how to fucking use power tools.

–5th Ave & E 39th

Guy #1: Have I ever told you that I got a ticket for public urination?
Guy #2: No way, that’s awesome!

–3rd Ave & 19th St

Guy #1: What’s a clamato? Isn’t that a type of tomato? Tastes like a tomato.
Guy #2: It’s a clam and a tomato.
Guy #1: No… Really?
Guy #3: Yeah. It’s a combination of two words… you know, like dumbass!

–Union Suare

Overheard by: Primo

Ghetto high school girl #1: Gimme the camera!
Ghetto high school girl #2: Noooo! I need to take a picture for myspace. You know what that means!
Ghetto high school girl #1: What?
Ghetto high school girl #2: I gotta look cute! But it has to look normal, like I’m not posing.
Ghetto high school girl #1 grabs the camera and whacks girl #2 on the head. She snaps a photo.
Ghetto high school girl #2: What the fuck bitch!?
Ghetto high school girl #1: [looking at the camera] Oh my god! It’s such a cuuuuuuuuuute picture!
Ghetto high school girl #2: Oh my god! I’m sooooo cute.

–Starbucks, 17th & Union Square W