One-liners

Hobo: You want to see the ugliest person…Look over there at the lady in the brown coat. Don’t look though, it could be scary. It’ll electrify ya. Scare ya stiff. That, my friends, is ugly.

–L train

Overheard by: Jess

Dude: Shit man, slow down. Slow down. Whatcha runnin’ to?Yoga? Nigga’s runnin’ to yoga. White man runnin’ to yoga. Thought yoga was supposed to cure that shit.

–Union Square

Guy: You got something on your face.

–Port Authority

Overheard by: EBS

Girl #1: So I know some Chinese now.
Girl #2 Really?
Girl #1: Yeah. I learned how to say our phone number from hearing you order food all the time.

–1 train

Overheard by: Karl Sturmgewehr

Grandma: Who is that? What’s the commotion about?
Teen girl: It’s Paris Hilton.
Grandma: Who is that?
Teen girl: She’s a media blowjob, Nana. Let’s get a move on, we’re
late and Daddy’s waiting for us at the hotel.

–41st & 6th

Overheard by: Brian Otano

Chick on cell: It’s a long story involving a lot of urine, but the gist of it is, we can’t use that refrigerator ever again.

–Madison Square Garden ladies’ room

Queer: Oh, I’m so glad to see you! I’ve been thinking about you’ I just read that book Radically Gay.

–Tekserve, West 23rd Street

Spanish guy: I dunno, man. Maybe that Chinese kid farted egg roll?

–Chambers & West

Overheard by: adam dorn