What If I Get a Long Identifying Number on My Forearm?

Guy: So you don’t think neck tattoos are sexy?
Girl: No.
Guy: What do they make you think of?
Girl: Prison.
Guy: What if I get my name in Hebrew?
Girl: Jewish prison.

–10th & Ave B

Overheard by: Trying not to laugh

Posted on May 13, 2015
Body Parts, Jews, Judaism, Languages, Manhattan, Names, People, Places, Prison, Religion, Tattoos, Union Square and East Village

If You Pee Yourself on the Train, Al-Qaeda Has Won

Brit husband: I can’t believe this isn’t air conditioned.
Brit wife: Well, this isn’t London…just pretend it is a sauna.
Brit husband: I can’t. It smells like piss and sweat, not cedar.

–1 train

Posted on May 7, 2015
Foreigners, On the Subway, Only in New York, People, Places, Tourists

I Think That Kid Was Flirting

Teacher: Settle down! You three are always running around like you’re in a parade or something!
Goofus: Mister, you’re your own gay pride parade.

–R train

Posted on May 6, 2015
On the Subway, Parades & Festitivites, People, Places, Queers, Teachers/Professors, Topics

The Cobblepot Estate Was Never Probated

Umbrella guy #1: Get your umbrellas! Don’t get wet, get your umbrellas here!
Umbrella guy #2: Don’t listen to that asshole, get your better umbrellas here!

–31st & Broadway

Overheard by: Dan & John

Posted on May 3, 2015
Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, People, Vendors & Street Performers

The Wednesday One-liners K-Hole

Woman: Hey, so have you ever tried crack?

–78th & Madison

Overheard by: Andrew C

Posted on May 3, 2015
Brooklyn, Chelsea & the Meatpacking District, Drugs, Manhattan, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Murray Hill and Gramercy, On Cell, On the Subway, One-liners, Park Slope, People, Suits, Teens, The Village, Upper East Side

Seems Like More of a Gustav Klimt Conversation

Woman: So ummm, what do you think about this painting?
Man: I can’t believe you said I kiss exactly like my brother!
Woman: I love Monet, he uses such vivid colors…
Man: Yuck, now it feels like I’ve kissed my brother as well!

–The Met

Posted on May 2, 2015
Arts & Letters, Family Ties, Manhattan, Men, People, Places, Sex & Relationships, The Met, Topics, Upper East Side, Women

Julie London?

Tween girl: It so smells like London out today.
Hippie chick: What does London smell like?
Tween girl: Really damp.

–10th St & Greenwich

Overheard by: Intimidated by children

Posted on May 1, 2015
Girls, Hippies, Manhattan, People, Places, Scents of the City, Topics, Travel, Tweens, Weather, West Village

“…Go stand by her, by the edge.”

Asian chick: So that’s it, then?
Asian guy: Yep.
Asian chick: We’re breaking up, then?
Asian guy: Yep.

A few minutes pass.

Asian chick: Hey, you’d look good with that girl up there in the pink checked coat.

–Empire State Building

Overheard by: Taffy Doublewide

Posted on April 30, 2015
Asians, Breaking Up, Empire State Building, Fashion, People

One New York Minute, Biotech

Tourist lady: Can I get an all day subway pass?
Token booth guy: Sure, $7.
Tourist lady: How long will that last?

–Times Square station

Overheard by: Jeff McCrum

Posted on April 30, 2015
Idiots, Manhattan, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, People, Places, Public Transportation, Times Square, Tourists

It’s in the Alternate Universe Confederacy

Midwood girl #1: Hey, where is Maryland anyway?
Midwood girl #2: It’s in D.C. somewhere.
Midwood girl #1: Oh, right.

–Flatbush bagel shop

Overheard by: Ford Madox Hueffer

Posted on April 23, 2015
Brooklyn, History & Geography, People, Places, Restaurants & Cafes, Students, Teens, Topics, U.S. Geography

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