On the Subway

Building super #1: You seen that bird we got in the courtyard? That thing got a mad long beak.
Building super #2: It’s probably a woodpecker.
Building super #1: It ain’t no fuckin’ woodpecker! Someone need to call the ASPCA or some shit before that thing bite someone and give ’em bird flu or some shit!

–2 train, 14th St

Overheard by: Chuckell

Chirpy British lady: Ah, you like that all ovah, then?
Man with tattooed arms: … Uh, a little bit [disembarks].

Chirpy British lady smiles around at other passengers.

–3 train

Overheard by: Hilary

Chick: Well, I don’t need to worry as much about lube because I make my own.
Queer: And we went there… We went from being drunk in church to wet vaginas in two foul seconds.

–Canal St station

Overheard by: passerby

Five-year-old boy: Your life is bad. Your life is bad. Your life is bad! Your life is bad. Your life is bad…
Father: Reeves!

–3 train

Thug, screaming: Get that shit off me, yo! Get that shit off me!
Queer holding potted plant: Relax, it can’t hurt you.
Thug: Get that Jurassic Park shit away from me! That shit suck yo’ finger off — I seen it!
Queer, offended: It’s not a Venus fly trap, it’s celery.
Thug: Suck yo’ finger right off…!

–L train

Overheard by: LJ

Teen #1: So, apparently the average human vagina is only 4 inches deep.
Teen #2: No fucking way, dude.
Teen #1: Yeah, so I guess having a huge dick isn’t very helpful in that case.
Teen #2: You hear that? Your eight inches are useless!
Teen #3: Excuse me for having a bigger dick than you.

–F train

Overheard by: mystery man

Tourist hubby to wifey who jumped up from taking a seat: What happened?
Tourist woman, disgusted: I just saw some dirt!

–4 train

Chick: I hooked up with everyone. I even hooked up with my dealer.
Dude: Yeah, you did.
Chick: But I had to break up — he was too thuggish.

–1 train

Drunk hobo to pretty girl: You are not pretty, you are not beautiful, and no one likes you.
Pretty girl, after hobo leaves train: Why do I live in this city?!

–4 train

Four-year-old boy: There are too many people on the train. Someone needs to get off.
Mom: Who needs to get off?
Four-year-old boy: Us!

–A train

Overheard by: otilio