Guy: They had to cut off my favorite jeans, and my Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! hoodie. I was pissed, man. I made that thing myself. I put the pixelated blood on it and everything. I would have said
something, but you know, I was kind of unconscious.
–Canal Street 6 station
Overheard by: Caitlyn Howell
Girl: Hey honey, slow down. My feet hurt and I’m cold.
Guy: Why don’t you shut the fuck up and walk? I want to go the fuck home, bitch.
–Canal & Mulberry
Overheard by: BabyGirl
Dad: Did you bring your book?
Teen boy: Yeah.
Dad: Oh good; that way we don’t have to talk.
–Tekserve, West 23rd Street
Overheard by: Bethany Murphy
Teen Asian boy: So, the spelling bee–
Teen Indian girl: Was one of the kids Indian?
Teen Asian boy: Yeah, there was an Indian kid and a white kid.
Teen Indian girl: So typical. My parents entered me in a spelling bee and I was fucking horrible.
Teen Asian boy: Ha, ha, ha! Anyway, there were those two kids and I just wanted to throw PlayStations at them and yell, “I’m setting you free! I’m setting you free!”
–McDonalds, Union Square
Overheard by: Rachel W.
Girl on Nextel: Oh baby, you shoulda woke me up…We coulda done the do again.
–Commerce Bank, 42nd & 9th
Overheard by: Meghan
Chick on cell: Mother! That duvet situation is a complete nightmare!
–59th & Madison
Girl: Oh look, this would be cute for the baby.
Guy: What baby?
–Gift shop, Empire State Building
Overheard by: Calvin
Cheerleader girl #1: Terry, what are those people doing? Is that fake blood?
Cheerleader girl #2: I think they’re representing Chinese torture or something.
–51st & 7th
Overheard by: Alvin Cheung
Woman: I don’t even know why we’re here. All the characters do in this show is run around and sing stupid songs.
–Majestic Theatre, West 44th Street
Professor man: Can anyone tell me what’s an entourage?
Guy: A posse.
Professor man: A what? A “posse”? Is that really a word?
–Silver Center, Washington Square East
