College guy: Is that free cotton candy?
College girl: I don't know.
College guy: Oh no, you gotta pay for it.
College girl: Come on, let's go.
College guy: I don't even like cotton candy.
College girl: Then why did you make us stop?
College guy: Did you not hear me say “free”?
–St. Mark's Place
Chef, checking to make sure everyone has washed their hands: Are you sterile?
Older man: In more ways than one.
–Rustico Cooking Studio
Overheard by: Lobster
Teenage boy #1: All I'm saying is it's false advertising. If you suck dick, you should say you suck dick.
Teenage boy #2: But then everyone will think you're a fag.
Teenage boy #3: No, no way. You're telling me that just because I meet a guy whose dick I want to suck, people will think I'm a fag?
–The Loop, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Overheard by: octopus
Girl #1: I just don’t know what he sees in me.
Girl #2: Maybe the same thing you see in him.
Girl #1: Well, I like him because his dad’s a mortician.
–Park Slope
Tourist #1: I wonder how they build streets on top of the subways.
Tourist #2: Hmm. You think they're strong enough that they can support the street all by themselves?
Tourist #1, after some thought: Nah, there's gotta be a layer of dirt between them or something.
–42nd & Lexington
Overheard by: Matt
Girl: So, can you beatbox?
Guy: No, but I can make elephant noises. [Makes elephant noises.]
–Savoia
College intern hitting friend with magic wand: Naked Bitch with big titties.
Little kid: Is that a real magic wand?!
–FAO Schwartz
Yelling wife: You made a promise. You're my husband.
Husband: Can we do this later?
Yelling wife: No, I made the worst mistake of my life marrying you. Take your ring… go.
–F Train
Ghetto guy #1: Yo man, you know what I want right now?
Ghetto guy #2: Pussy?
Ghetto guy #1: Naw man, one of those falafels.
Ghetto guy #2: Not pussy?
Ghetto guy #1, lifting hands up like scale: Man, falafel. Pussy. Pussy. Falafel. I'd take that falafel any day. (pause) Does that make me gay?
–Q Train
Thuggette to random Latina girl: That's right, keep walkin' bitch! I'll throw yo' ass in the trash right 'bout now!
Thug: Can't we act civilized just for like, five minutes?
Thuggette: Fuck you, nigga!
–Times Square Subway Station
Overheard by: Tim
