Kid on stool: Mom, can I jump off and be Naaaaaaacho?
Mom: You already broke your arm. You can’t be Nacho right now.
–Duane Reade, 96th & Broadway
Kid on stool: Mom, can I jump off and be Naaaaaaacho?
Mom: You already broke your arm. You can’t be Nacho right now.
–Duane Reade, 96th & Broadway
Little girl on bathroom line: Mommy, let’s go in that one.
She points to the men’s room
Mother: No honey, that one is for boys. You can’t go in there until you’re 25 and at a bar and you really have to go.
–Panorama, 85th and 2nd
Headline by: Michael Johns
Runners-Up:
· “Hoochie-mama Knows Best” – senzanome
· “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” – William Levy
· “Daddy Always Lets Me” – David Kafrissen
· “Drew Barrymore at the E.T. Wrap Party” – Marc
· “Old enough to pee, good enough for me” – Big Jacobi
· “Ah, the natural desire to return to your place of conception” – MarcusJ
· “Mind Your Pees And Queues” – Dave Barnette
· “This life lesson brought to you by Bacardi” – RyRy
Honorable mentions:
· “…. And he’s really good looking, or he has coke” – Ryan
· “It’s also OK if you’re dragged” – Steve Estes
· “Don’t forget to put the seat back up when you’re done.” – Deek
· “Therapist session (retroactive)” – noa
· “Passing the Torch” – Jessy B
· “Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarden” – M. Walker
· “Barfly: Generations” – Derek L.
· “Paris Hilton’s First, And Last, Babysitting Gig” – John P.
· “Never To Early To Have Penis Envy” – Brian Drew
· “Void Where Prohibited” – Dave Barnette
· “Or completely out of money” – Natalie
· “How to raise a winner” – Adina C
· “Because that’s how you’ll get respect, honey” – Amanda
Little boy to his mother: Mommy, remember the last time you made a mistake?
–Manhattan-bound A train
Boy with ice cream: Does the five-second rule apply to sidewalks?
–92nd & Madison
Little boy to duck: Uh, what the fuck, dude?
–Harlem Meer, Central Park
Overheard by: robin b
Mom taking photos of son: Smile, sweetie.
[click click]
Mom: Smile from within, honey.
[click click]
Mom: Smiling from within means smile like you’re happy on the inside.
[click click]
Mom: Okay, not that much.
–Prospect Park
Mother: You know that she has learning disabilities, right? You know what it means when someone has a learning disability?
Eight-year-old girl: I should get myself a lawyer. No one ever tells me anything.
–1 train from 86th
Overheard by: David Lock
A little girl is climbing onto an outdoor table, reaching for an ashtray.
Mom: No honey, don’t touch that.
Dad: Yeah, that’s what killed grandma.
–Soda Bar, Brooklyn
Overheard by: this guy
Tween girl: Why isn’t she smiling?
Mom: Honey, the French gave her to us. Smiling is an American thing.
Dad: Listen to your mother, she knows a lot.
–Circle Line
A little tries to stuff his baseball cap in his pants.
Mother: That cap belongs on your head!
Little boy: It is on my head.
–Macy’s, West 34th Street
Mom: …so I was making a roast, but the thing was that I only had chicken stock gravy. Chicken stock gravy! So I used it! On the beef!
Chick: You live on the edge, Mom.
–Penn Station
Overheard by: djlindee
Chick on cell: Mother! That duvet situation is a complete nightmare!
–59th & Madison