It's Not 'Tried As an Adult'?

MoMA tour guide: What's the first word you think of when you see this painting?
Teen guy #1: White lollipop.
Teen guy #2: Yo, that's my nickname!

–MoMA

Overheard by: jamie

Posted on July 12, 2009
Clerks, MoMA, Nicknames & name calling, Questions, Teens, Visual Art, Words

I Almost Enjoy Putting Up with Her Crap

Boy stumbling in: Yo, then I pulled out…and she shit on my foot.
Friend: Was she hot, though?
Boy: She was 200…180 pounds. Whatever…whatever floats your boat, am I right?

–Uptown 1 Train

Overheard by: CMAC ATTACK

Posted on July 12, 2009
Backdoor, Boys, Diet/Weight, Friends, On the Subway, Poop, Questions, Weirdness

Oh, You'll Pray for Cancer

Jewish woman: You bought the wrong kind of challah!
Jewish man: So what? It's not the worst thing.
Jewish woman: Yes it is!
Jewish man: Is it worse than cancer?

–Union Turnpike, Queens

Posted on July 11, 2009
Cancer, Compare/Contrast, Ethnic Food, Jews, Queens, Questions

The Wayans Brothers Are the Most Important Social Commentators Of Our Time

Older hipster film snob: I am trying to watch all those movies they made about the Iraq War in the last few years. I just finished rendition and I thought Stop Loss was this really poignant picture of the way soldiers have dealt with the renewed tours.
Friend: Oh, yeah? You know what movie looks really good? I think it is still in theaters. Dance Flick.

–Metropolitan Museum of Art

Posted on July 11, 2009
Compare/Contrast, Film, Friends, Hipsters, Questions, The Met, War

Her Inhaler, for Instance.

Blonde chick: So…isn't she going to want her stuff back?
Dude with cute voice: Actually…she doesn't know I have most of her stuff.

–Broadway & 28th St

Overheard by: Stormy

Posted on July 11, 2009
Chelsea & the Meatpacking District, Girls, Guys, Questions, Thievery, Wishes & desires

Um, I Meant with the Stock Market.

Suit #1: Hey, did you hear about what happened yesterday?
Suit #2: Yeah, I did, and the amazing part is that female sex offenders exist–that's crazy!

–City Hall Park

Overheard by: Amused Onlooker

Posted on July 10, 2009
Crime and Punishment, Parks, Questions, Rumor Has It, Sex, Suits, Wall Street, TriBeCa, South Street Seaport

He Drew Little Hearts on His Roofies!

Girl #1: He is such a creep.
Girl #2: I know! Isn't he cute?

–24th & 3rd

Overheard by: The Guy

Posted on July 10, 2009
Beauty, Girls, Murray Hill and Gramercy, Questions, Weirdness

Leave It to New Yorkers to Get to the Core Of an Issue

Barefoot hobo: World War II was the best day of my life til my big sista was born in 1812. That was them Spaniard War… (silence, then in a really loud voice) Dammit, who stole my chicken?
Nervous white woman to friend, whispering: That's what happens when you send your kids to public school… (a minute later) Did he even have chicken?

–F Train