People

Girl #1: Look at the clerk…You know what they say about Chinese
clerks…
Girl #2: Shh, Jord, let’s not be racist in public.

–Blockbuster, 56th & 1st

Girl: Do you ever think about us? Like, how many more of us there are than of you?
Professor guy: Of course. That’s why I always pack heat.

–Columbia University

Overheard by: Jeff

Crazy guy: Only God lives forever! You do not understand!
Drunk girl: Sir, would you like a balloon?
Crazy guy: Those balloons are beautiful. You keep them…Only God lives forever! You white people do not understand!

–N train

Overheard by: Lee

Girl: We had this huge fight. It was awful. All the screaming and stuff and public.
Guy: Really? In the street and stuff?
Girl: Yeah. It’s so embarassing.
Guy: Wow. You’ll probably end up on that Overheard site.

–Madison Square Garden

Overheard by: Waiting in Line

Guy: So why don’t you give it to a cause you believe in? What are you really into?
Girl: Chillin’ hard.
Guy: Okay, so why don’t you use it for studio time and then give the rest to a charity?
Girl: Well, I just figure when I get old and have schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s I can like afford to send myself to a really nice crazy hospital, you know?
Girl: Definitely.

–A train

Chick #1: Look, this one lights up and oh, there’s a bunny on the
end.
Chick #2: In case the orgasm wasn’t enough?

–Toys in Babeland, Mercer Street

Hobo #1: Who’s gonna win? Who’s gonna win?
Hobo #2: I’ll tell you who’s gonna win. The Seattle Steelers.

–125th & Lexington

Overheard by: Mel

Teen boy #1: Don’t worry, I’ve been taking the 7 train since I was 5.
Teen boy #2: How old are you now?
Teen boy #1: 17.
Teen boy #2: So you’ve been taking the 7 train from…8 years ago?
Teen boy #1: Naw, man. 8 yrs ago I was 10.

–7 train

Overheard by: Jenn Hue

Guy #1: Hey. Do you want some blow?
Guy #2: Um, excuse me, but that’s my dad.
Guy #1: Oh. Sorry…Whatever. I meant blowjob.

–Spirit, West 27th Street

Overheard by: e jack

Store girl: “Fraternity test”?
Store guy: I’ve been saying it that way all these years.

–K-mart, East 8th Street