Questions

Guy: So, can I just walk you halfway there and then leave so I don't have to see your mom?
Girl: No.
Guy: Fuck.

–Grand Central Terminal

Hip girl: What’s up with that airline?
Friend: What do you mean?
Hip girl: The flight attendants were all straight men.

–JFK

Overheard by: A random

College girl: So you’re a real farmer! What do you have? Cows, pigs, sheep…?
Long-haired guy in overalls: No, no — had to get rid of the sheep. They were all liars.

–D train

Overheard by: Murray

Hair stylist: So what kind of band is your boyfriend in?
Magenta-dyed customer: He says it's Emo, but it sounds like the soundtrack to Spring Awakening.

–Supercuts, 6th Ave & Waverly

Overheard by: Jeffrey

Annoyed gate lady: Sorry, sir, the plane is being delayed one hour and could be delayed longer.
Frequent flyer: What if I get upgraded to first class?

–LaGuardia

Overheard by: Mike

Girl #1: Girl, are you pregnant?
Girl #2: Yeah.
Girl #1: By who?
Girl #2: G. He momma on welfare, though, so I ain't worried.

–East Harlem

Overheard by: Vega

Little kid with notebook: Mom, what is this called?
Mom: That's a notebook.
Little kid: Notebook! Notebook! I got a notebook! My Facebook! Facebook!
Mom, amused: How do you know about Facebook?

–Downtown 1 Train

Overheard by: Camillia*

Woman #1: My husband starts law school in august.
Woman #2: Oh? Which one?
Woman #1, rolling eyes: I only have one husband.

–Wedding, Williamsburg

Blonde: Oh my god! Look, they have a calendar counting down until Bush's inauguration.
Brunette: What's “inauguration”?
Blonde: The day he leaves office.

–Barnes & Noble

Cocktail waitress #1: Wait… isn't he gay?
Cocktail waitress #2: No, he's married.
Cocktail waitress #1: Oh, I guess I was mistaking his Jewishness for gayness.

–Thom Bar