On the Subway

Drunk girl #1: No, no, no, man. Picture it: we’ll be like the Disney characters in Disney, but not Disney characters… I think it’s a great idea.
Drunk girl #2: Are you sure?
Drunk girl #1: Yeah. All Disney but without the horror tower thing!

–D train

Overheard by: trin trin

Mother to crying girl: You stop that or I’ll pop your balloon.
Father: Yeah, we’ll pop your balloon.

–1 train, 116th St

Overheard by: EK

Rider #1: America’s a great country, but people don’t want to defend her. They don’t want to go to the front lines and get their brains blown out.
Rider #2: Been there; done that.

–D train

Hobo: Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I’m sorry to bother you. My name is Jeffrey, and I’m homeless…
Man, mocking: I haven’t eaten in four days…
Hobo: … I haven’t eaten in four days.
Man: That’s my man!

–F train, 23rd St

Little boy in stroller pats a woman on the thigh reaching for a chain hanging from her pocket.

Woman: Oh, no! You don’t touch strange women! You don’t touch strange women! Otherwise they might touch you back… Oh, aren’t you a sweetheart?! [To his parents] Oh, yeah. He knows what he’s doing.

–Brooklyn-bound L train

Guy: No, Tourettes have it better.
Girl: Yeah, they just spaz out.

–F train

Overheard by: Suriya Schmidt

Chick #1: Like, seriously. What is a BMW?
Chick #2: I think it’s a car.
Chick #1: Um, I don’t think so.

–7 train

Chick: Whoa, you were married?
Guy: Yup. Six years.
Chick: What happened?
Guy: Ummm… We were too different.
Chick: Different how?
Guy: Well, I’m the kind of person who wanted to pay off all his med school bills and live abroad for a few years. She’s the kind of person who wanted to fuck other guys.
Chick: [Shocked.]Guy: Hey, you asked.

–F train, York St

Drunk chick #1, laughing hysterically: Okay, let’s come up with a code word to say every time we see one of them. Something really random, like… shoelace.
Drunk chick #2: Julius?
Drunk chick #1, still laughing: No, shoelace. Shoelace!
Drunk chick #2: Okay. Julius. Look! There’s a Julius!

–6 train

Overheard by: quagmire

Girl #1: Last night was ridiculous. I can’t believe that guy.
Girl #2: Yeah, you don’t remember anything. You blacked out so early into the night.
Girl #1: No, I didn’t black out! I just don’t remember anything!

–L train

Overheard by: Sydney M