Afghanistan's the Place for That Sort Of Thing

Girl: You know how, like, Chris* lives in the Bronx?
Guy: Yeah.
Girl: And you know how like there are drive-bys there all the time, right?
Guy: (gives her a skeptical look)
Girl: Well, Chris* was going home late the other night and there was a drive-by! He says he saw blood and everything! Can you believe that? Blood! Ewwwwww!
Guy: If you witnessed a drive-by shooting your first reaction would be, “ewwwwww!”? Mine would be “I gotta get out of here before I get shot!”
Girl: Anyway, it just proves my point about the Bronx.

–6 Train

Posted on March 20, 2010
Blood & bleeding, Crime and Punishment, Girls, Guys, On the Subway, Weapons

Tonight's Movie: Lean Girls

Teenage girl #1: Who is Jacqueline?
Teenage girl #2: She's my fat friend.
Teenage girl #1: I had one of those. Got rid of her like two months ago. I got sick of the whole “I'm hungry, let's go eat” thing.
Teenage girl #2: Yeah, I'm thinking of getting rid of her too. I mean, she was cool for a while, but…
Teenage girl #1, interrupting: No! Fat has never been cool!

–6 Train

Overheard by: Have 2 of those

Posted on March 19, 2010
Assholes, Diet/Weight, Food, Friendship, On the Subway, Physical appearance, Teens

…Now Correct Your Posture or I'll Burn You.

Harridan: Put out that cigarette! Put it out! You can't smoke on the subway! Put it out!
Hobo: (puffs)
Bro: Sir, would you please put out the cigarette?
Hobo: Sure.
Bro: Thank you.
Harridan: You wouldn't put it out for me! Why did you put it out for him? Do you hate women? Was it your mother?
Hobo: He said “please” and “thank you.”

–2 Train

Posted on March 19, 2010
Etiquette, Gender issues, Guys, Hobos, Offers and requests, Old People, On the Subway, Parents, Smoking, Words

Dammit, That Was My Tumor

Thug #1: Yo, Quame got cancer, right?
Thug #2: Yeah.
Thug #1: See, that what he get for stealin' from me…

–L Train

Overheard by: Paul

Posted on March 18, 2010
Cancer, Crime and Punishment, On the Subway, Thievery, Thugs

Wednesday One-Liners Look Good Enough to Eat

Boy: Ew! Honey and ass!?

–48th & 8th

Overheard by: urbanadventurer

Guy to friend: I felt like her eyes were going to eat my face.

–Bleecker & Charles

Overheard by: Jacob

40-something man to 20-something girl: I just wanna nibble your birthmark.

–5th Ave & 9th St

Guy against pillar: I'll suck your ass… If you want it.

–J Train

Posted on March 17, 2010
All Wednesday One-Liners, Ass, Body Parts, Boys, Food, Friends, Girls, Guys, Health and Hygiene, Licking, Men, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Offers and requests, On the Subway, One-liners, Physical appearance, Sensory Experiences, Union Square and East Village, Weirdness, West Village, Wishes & desires

I Thought the W Train Didn't Go to Brooklyn?

MTA announcement, as train stops: We're being held momentarily by the train's dispatcher. Please be patient.
Tourist: What'd he say?! We're going to hell? Temporarily?

–W Train

Overheard by: Jason

Posted on March 15, 2010
Language Barrier, On the Subway, Public Transportation, Questions, Satan, Tourists, Words

Creepy or Sweet? Discuss.

Woman: You'll need to refrain from grabbing my boobs the entire time I'm in labor.
(long pause)
Man: I'm not making any promises.

–Q Train

Overheard by: Ladle

Posted on March 15, 2010
Jobs & Careers, Men, On the Subway, Rack, Sex, Women

You Poor Man

20-something metrosexual: She just uses my penis whenever she wants.
Middle-aged man eating eclair: Mmm-hmm.
20-something metrosexual: Like, last weekend she used me as a rebound fuck.

–Uptown 6 Train

Overheard by: Amused Straphanger

Posted on March 14, 2010
Men, Metrosexuals, On the Subway, Penis, Relationships, Sex, Wishes & desires

Hey, We're Not That Irish

Professional-looking guy #1: How old is your sister?
Professional-looking guy #2: Twenty-two.
Professional-looking guy #1: Twenty-two? You guys are practically twins! What are you? Four, five months apart?

–Downtown A Train

Posted on March 13, 2010
Age/Aging, Family Ties, Guys, On the Subway, Questions, Stupidity, Time

After I Gave Him a Blowjob, I Had a Metallic Taste in My Mouth for Weeks

Girl with scarf: So that's when I just, you know, decided that I'd have to just give up.
Blonde girl: Well, you're only human.
Girl with scarf: I know, I know.
Blonde girl: We're all only human.
(pause)
Blonde girl: Except for Terry. He's a robot.
Girl with scarf: Ohmigod! I am so glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks that!

–N Train

Posted on March 11, 2010
Compare/Contrast, Girls, Gossip, On the Subway

On the Subway