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Girl #1: Are you stinking up the room?
Girl #2: Yeah.
Girl #1: God, I haven’t eaten in like three days. I would love to take a shit right now.

–Flatiron Lounge ladies’ room, W. 19th Street

Overheard by: Babs Monroe

Girl #1: I so passed out last night. As soon as my head hit the pillow I was out like a truck.
Girl #2: …A what?

–Inwood

Overheard by: Elizabeth

Roach coach guy: How was your trip?
Hipster girl: Oh good! But I didn’t go…

–31st & 6th

Overheard by: Stephanie Landry

Old man #1: Whatever happened to her?
Old man #2: Oh…her? She died.
Old man #1: She died?
Old man #2: Yeah. She died.
Old man #1: Did you kill her?

–Fort Greene

Ghetto HS girl: Oh please! You thought you was lookin’ all fly, comin’ out wit yo five dolla t-shirt, do-rag and boots. Tryin’ ta holla at a girl. Sorry nigga, you ain’t the one.
Ghetto HS boy: I’m sorry for ya, ma. Thinkin’ I was tryin’ to get wit you. Head gettin’ all big…when you all busted. Playin’ mix tapes on ya face.

–R train

Overheard by: Cinnamaniac

Girl #1: The next stop is ours.
Girl #2: How are we going to get out? Are we allowed to push people?

–6 train

Girl #1: SoHo? Are we in SoHo now?
Girl #2: Technically SoHo is on that side of the street.

–Mott & Houston

Girl #1: I’m tired of these ghetto dudes out here.
Girl #2: I know das right.
Girl #1: Das why I need a nigga in a business suit. I’m tired of
these ghetto dudes out here with they pants hangin’ off they butt, comin’ home 3 in the mornin’ talkin’ ’bout, “Boo, make me a peanut butter and jelly sanwich.” If I had a nigga in a business suit, he’ll get a project girl like me out da hood and make me a 3 course meal!

–3 train

Chick #1: Yeah, I’m really getting sick of our teacher. I mean, and maybe I shouldn’t say this, but I don’t care that she was raped by her
father as a child.
Chick #2: I know, that’s really none of our business. I don’t need to know that.

–168th Street station

Overheard by: bouch

Queer: I think I am going to go running.
Girl: Did you masturbate today? You seem very antsy.

–1st Avenute & 10th Street

Overheard by: Abby Nydam