One-liners

Hipster guy: Two black guys fucking two white bitches on Martin Luther King day. That shit’s trippy. I bet that was what that whole “I have a dream” shit was really about. The right to fuck white bitches.

–Starbucks, 28th & 3rd

Teen girl: …You know they didn’t have guns back then…But if they did, Jesus would have shot them niggas.

–Williamsburg

Queer: What’s missionary?
Chick: Like regular.

–Fordham University, Rose Hill

Overheard by: Jess McGins

Guy: Imagine living in the Midwest where there is no happiness.

–Metro-North train

Blind man: Come on, follow me.

–Woodlawn

Chick on cell: Mother! That duvet situation is a complete nightmare!

–59th & Madison

Guy: I really hate the concept of Starbucks, but they really have the best product.

–85th & Broadway

Overheard by: Alison R.

Hobo: Spare some change? Have any change to spare? Anyone? What, are you all playing communists tonight?

–Union Square

Overheard by: sevenphonecalls

Little boy: You know what the problem is with clowns these days? They
try and do magic, too.

–Target, Atlantic Center

Overheard by: Mater Baiter

Girl: Like, I tried anorexia last year, and I only lasted, like, six months.

–Stuyvesant High School, Chambers Street

Overheard by: Mary Button