On Cell

Woman on cell: It’s just so different from the other South American countries, it’s just — it’s more European. I mean, Alex had blue eyes, you know? Blue eyes! There just weren’t any….what was that word you just said? Say that again?…Yes, there wasn’t any of that.

–M103 bus, Upper East Side

Overheard by: Noah Gallagher

Man whispering into cell phone: I heard that if you inject enough [mumblemumble]into his bloodstream, in a couple of hours, the coroner can’t tell the cause of death!
…Uh huh, uh huh
…I know, baby, I know.
…Yeah, I know. But baby, will you be my alibi?

–F train

Overheard by: catherinecanfly

Hipster guy on cell: So you like the kid more than the pussy?

–15th & Washington Sq. W

Overheard by: Joelseph Galasso

Hipster chick: I am so glad my ex-boyfriend and I have become friends again. I mean, I know he sued me and everything, but it just feels so good.

–Brooklyn Lyceum

Man: Isn’t “volvo” the medical term for a vagina?

–Jacob Javits Center

Overheard by: Tesla

Chick on cell: I woke up the next morning and there was a thong that said “eat me” on it in my bag!

–Warren Hall, Columbia Law School

Yuppie businessman on cell: I don’t care who designed them, you’re taking them back… You spent $600 on a pair of fucking shoes!?Unbelievable… Ok, whatever, I don’t care, this conversation is over… Goodbye! [to friend] Can you believe this shit?…. Lucky for her she lets me fuck her in the ass.

–46th & Madison Ave.

Overheard by: Douglas Quade

Blonde on cell: Sometimes I wish I was a Mexican. Like, a Mexican boy. Life would be so much easier. [pause] You know, because they always have a lot of roommates. Like, 15 Mexican boys live together.

–Metro-North from Grand Central to New Haven

Woman: I’m never going to be in the “in crowd” because the “in crowd” are all molecular biologists and have labs.

–F train

Overheard by: Eric Wrenn