Drunk girl #1: Come on! Tell us!
Guy: I plead the fifth.
Drunk girl #1: Well I plead the sixth, cutting off your alcohol.
Drunk girl #2: Pleading the fifth is only for gays in the military.
–D train
Overheard by: Jess McGins
Drunk girl #1: Come on! Tell us!
Guy: I plead the fifth.
Drunk girl #1: Well I plead the sixth, cutting off your alcohol.
Drunk girl #2: Pleading the fifth is only for gays in the military.
–D train
Overheard by: Jess McGins
Woman #1: Do you think squirrels get addicted to nicotine?
Woman #2: Oh my God! I feel so bad for them. I mean they must, right? What with all the cigarette butts they eat.
–6 train
11-year-old camper: When do we get off?
Younger friend: When it's time to get off. You can't rush time!
–1 Train
Dad: So, what are you doing tomorrow night?
Son: Oh, you know, a usual Saturday night… Pizza, beer, and strippers.
Dad: Okay, can you just pick one of those, because all of those are unhealthy.
–N Train
Overheard by: dc visitor
Bag lady: Spare some food…I'm hungry. Anything, even some water.
Seven-year-old girl to mother, after bag lady leaves: She's hungry. Why's she hungry? I'm hungry too!
–E Train
Overheard by: nk
20-something girl, excitedly: I'm not hungover anymore!
Group of friends: Yay!
Friend: Let's start all over!
–F Train
Teacher, guiding field trip: Don’t you look cute today, April?! I love your dress. I wish I could wear one like it.
Kindergarten girl: Maybe if you lost some weight, you could.
–L train
Girl: I’m going to bed when I get home.
Mom: OK, if I get up before you and I want to do something fun, then should I wake you up?
Girl: It depends on what “fun” is. If it’s one of your ninety-seven Starbucks runs, then no. If it’s chasing the dog around the house going “Eeeeee!” then, yeah, sure.
–B train
HS guy: He’s just so irritatingly flamboyant. The first day of class I didn’t want to sit in the front row. I was afraid he’d burst into flames.
–4 Train
Overheard by: Kaitlen
Train begins moving, but stops abruptly.
Crazy lady: Oh no. Uh-uh. Damn. [Sticks head out door] You people getting on or off? This silly shit’s gotta stop.
Concerned woman: A gentleman up there has just had a heart attack.
Crazy lady: I’m sure he did. Uh-huh. I’m sure that’s it. Always gotta be some bullshit.
–1 train, Canal St
