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
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
Queer: This place is way gayer than last time.
–XL, West 16th street
Overheard by: straight girl
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
Guy on cell: Yeah, is it Mother’s Day or something?…Oh, I think it’s either Mother’s Day or my mom’s birthday, and I wasn’t sure which…Are you sure it’s not Mother’s Day? Because there’s a lot of people walking around Penn Station carrying flowers.
–Penn Station
Overheard by: LiAps
Guy: I’m gonna go over to D’Ag and get some groceries.
Girl: I think it’s closed.
Guy: Ugh! I forgot the whole world is in church today.
Girl: Shut up, you Jew.
–Greenwich Hotel elevator, Greenwich Street
Overheard by: Jen C.
Chick on cell: You ate pizza on the first fucking night of Passover? Jesus Christ, you’re a bad Jew!
–Marcy Avenue station
Overheard by: katie, a princess
Mom: I am so thirsty, I really would like a Coke. Only two more days ’til I can get one. Do you think this is how Jesus felt when he was in the desert for 40 days?
–Union Square Regal Cinemas
Overheard by: Audrey
Girl on cell: I must’ve gained, like, 10 pounds after the two Passover seders I went to…and I still have Easter dinner to worry about!…What? No, I’m not having a religious identity crisis!
–14th & University
Overheard by: Amelia D
Girl: So what’s with the 40 days of Lent thing?
Guy: Jesus walked the Earth for 40 days after resurrection.
Girl: Oh! So he was like a zombie! That’s so cool!
–118th & Broadway
Overheard by: a catholic
Chick on cell: Dude, let’s go to church before we get fucked up. It’s fuckin’ Easter, you know!
–Fulton & Nassau
Mom: But it’s Easter!
Chick: I’m not religious.
Mom: Yes, you are.
Chick: Plus, I’ve already been to two seders this week: one on Wednesday and one on Thursday. We made latkes, they were really good!
Mom: Yeah, and you also made those potato pancake things.
–Paprika, St. Marks Place
Overheard by: lish
Manager lady on phone: Hi, there…. Oh, I’m just sitting at my desk eating matzoh and turkey, and I’m just bitter. Just very, very bitter. What a stupid holiday! Anyway, how are you?
–Office, 37th & Broadway
Overheard by: Jillynyc
Girl on cell: C-Town doesn’t sell matzoh, I guarantee it. Just fucking rice and beans everywhere…What? You’re not eating bread for the whole week?…Didn’t you just tell me you made a ham?…Oh my god, your mother would fucking have a heart attack.
–Metro-North train
Suit: When you’re 25 and you measure your hourly rate in three digits it takes a hell of a lot of grief to not make it worthwhile.
–Union Square
Overheard by: Gabriel Stempinski
WASP man: Yeah. I suffered in jail for 16 years with my first wife. My second wife died of cancer after 5 years. I’ve been married to this one a year and a half…Two out of three’s not bad; if this were baseball, I’d be making a mint.
–A train
Overheard by: Lia
Girl: Do you know they make cameras without film now?
–L train
Bag lady: Hey, you guys, can you help me out? I’m really hungry!…You need a dye job, you know! Your roots are showing.
–Park Slope
Overheard by: Drew
Drunk girl: I’m not that drunk. I hate how when I only get a little drunk I still slur words.
–Astoria
Teen boy: Somewhere out there…someone is getting laid.
–Empire State Building
