Four-year-old girl: Daddy, why is it called Washington Square Park?
Father: It was named after George Washington.
Four-year-old girl: Wait…but I thought he was bad!
Father: No, that's George Bush.
–Washington Square Park
Overheard by: Emilia
Four-year-old girl: Daddy, why is it called Washington Square Park?
Father: It was named after George Washington.
Four-year-old girl: Wait…but I thought he was bad!
Father: No, that's George Bush.
–Washington Square Park
Overheard by: Emilia
Mom, handing toddler a treat: Now what do you say?
Son: Poopy!
–1 Train
Guy: Yo, so how'd she get that nickname?
Girl: Who, hype-girl?
Guy: Yeah.
Girl: She mad hype!
–Broadway & 137th
Middle school geography teacher: What do we rely on the ocean for?
Student, excitedly waving hand in the air: Crabs! The ocean gives me crabs!
Teacher, choking back a laugh: Maybe you should just say the ocean gives you fish…
–Flushing, Queens
Overheard by: I've never gotten crabs from an ocean
Woman: Well, technically I live in New Jersey.
British guy: Is that like in New York?
Woman: Pretty much, yeah.
–L Train
Loud girl #1: Why isn't James coming out tonight?
Loud girl #2: He wants to save some money for a new couch.
Loud girl #1: A couch? What kind of lame excuse is that?
Loud girl #2: He wants a new couch.
Loud girl #1: What happened to his old couch? Wait… Nevermind, I don't even want to know.
–A Train
Overheard by: K-T
Girl #1: What should we do?
Girl #2: We could go back to the dorm and watch 10 Things I Hate About You.
Jersey girl: Oh, yeah! I haven't seen Heath Ledger in a long time!
–8th St & University Place
Gay #1: Did you hear Steven Spielberg donated $100,000 to defeat the gay marriage amendment in California?
Gay #2 (angry): Why? That fucking Jew!
Gay #1: No, he donated $100,000 to defeat the proposed ban on gay marriage in California.
Gay #2: God, I love that kike.
–Thompkins Square Park
Overheard by: Jesse
Upper East Side queer teen: Oh my gosh, you have such a cool accent! Where are you from? Like England or something?
Black girl: Brooklyn.
–Central Park
Overheard by: TM
Starbucks-toting boy: I really want to go to one of those floating islands, though.
Hippie chick: Which islands?
Starbucks-toting boy: The floating islands. The ones that float.
Hippie chick: Don't all islands float?
Starbucks-toting boy: No.
Hippie chick: Yes they do. I mean, they float now.
–6th Ave & Union, Park Slope
Overheard by: Questioning impact of teaching career
