Old lady #1: Do you really think she’ll like that?
Old lady #2, carrying large mixing bowl: Oh, yes! I’m sure she will! I’m sure she’ll… You know what, Mom? Do you really care if she does or not?
Old lady #1: No, no I don’t.
Old lady #2: Well, there ya go.
–Macy’s
Overheard by: beth devlin
Feeble old man: I can’t believe she’s still smoking…
Bossy old lady: Of course she’s still smoking! She saw her husband die!
–Union Square
Overheard by: chicken fat
Store clerk: This is a good TV, but ma’am, it’ll probably be obsolete in about three or five years.
Old lady: That’s fine, ’cause I’ll probably be obsolete in three or five years.
–Best Buy, 86th & Lex
Overheard by: Emily
Tourist fighting his way off the train: Look, people. You actually have to let us out of the train before you can get on.
Old guy: This is New York, son. A simple ‘Fuck you’ will do.
–Metro, 53rd & Lex
Old man #1: You know, if someone offered me a joint at a party, I wouldn’t refuse it.
Old man #2: Yeah, I know what you mean.
–23rd St & 2nd Ave
Overheard by: Lex
Woman: So, what you’re saying is, you want me to leave my calendar open so that you could possibly cancel on me?
Old lady: Yes.
–Annie Leibovitz exhibit, Brooklyn Museum
Overheard by: d.s.
Little girl: Oooh, furry! Mommy, can I pet the pretty, furry lady?
Old lady wearing a pink fur: Don’t worry, I get this all the time.
–47th & 5th
Overheard by: Micaela
Crazy old woman: I’ll be back soon. Are you married?
Newsstand guy: Uh… No, I have not married.
Crazy old woman: Would you mind marrying me?
Newsstand guy: Uh… I have not married.
–92nd & Broadway
Overheard by: he was pretty attractive
Waiter: Every time I see you, you look younger.
Older man: Oh?
Waiter: Younger, fresher, more rejuvenated…
Older man: I’ll remember you in my will.
–Diner, Broadway & 78th
Old lady: Are you getting off at this stop?
Guy: The train hasn’t stopped yet.
Old lady: I know, but I want to be ready when it does.
Guy: Don’t worry, you’ll be ready.
Old lady: Yeah, but you’re a lot bigger than I am.
Guy: I’m not going to block the door.
Old lady: Yeah, but I’m carrying a lot heavier bags than you are.
Guy: You should get a cart.
Old lady: You should get a donkey!
Guy: A donkey? I’ll consider it.
–N Train approaching Queensboro Bridge
Overheard by: Laughing N Train
