Questions

Old man: You wanna be re-viriginized?
Old woman: No, I want to remain with Jesus.
Old man: So, you wanna have sex with Jesus?!

–Port Authority

Overheard by: liz kim

Preppy Girl #1: You know what I don't get? Why are there no seat belts on the train?
Preppy Girl #2: Because it never makes any sudden stops.

–59th St Columbus Ave Train Station

Overheard by: Jami

Girl: So, how's your new haircut?
Guy: Good, but I miss…hair.
Girl: Yeah, I would miss it too, tumbling down my back in the shower.

–12th St & 3rd Ave

Overheard by: I like…hair

Cab passenger #1, about cabbie: He's such a bad driver. Is he Chinese?
Cab passenger #2: He's wearing a turban!

–50th & 10th

Bus driver: We should be arriving in Port Authority soon, hopefully at our schedule arrival time, but it all depends on the Lord of the tunnel.

–Port Authority Bus

Overheard by: Emily

M60 bus driver, under breath, to traffic ahead: Mush. Mush. Yeah, mule. Mush. Git along.

–106th & West End

Bus driver on PA: Madam, don't let your children swing on the hand bars…this is not a jail.

–M15 Bus

Overheard by: bonoboxoxo

Funny bus driver in soft-spoken jazz voice: This is Madison Avenue. If this is you, get out. I wish I was getting out. Does anyone know how to get out? Next is Park Avenue…or it's not. Is anyone listening? Thanks for the smile.

–M16 Crosstown Bus

Announcer on bus (waiting for someone to request a stop): Come on, my line's open. Someone dial my number. Come on, you know the number! (a passenger requests a stop) There we go! Thanks for calling! I knew you would!

–M16 Bus

Overheard by: alli

Out-of-towner: So, like, are the other boroughs nice?

–11th St

Overheard by: Jaya

Woman: But where does your money come from? Who gives it to you?
Little girl: The world.

–34th St Subway Station

(Woman #1 is trying to exit Starbucks while pushing a stroller. Woman #2 comes to her rescue and keeps the door open)
Woman #1: You aren't from New York, are you?
Woman #2: No.
Woman #1: Because you're too sweet.

–Starbucks, 114th St & Broadway

Overheard by: Dan

Teen girl #1 (reading about Advil): “Take two for muscle aches.” Hm, is the stomach a muscle?
Teen girl #2: It's not a muscle, I think it's an organ.
Teen girl #1: It's not organ, it is so a muscle. I'm going to take two.
Teen guy: Yo, just go to Duane Reade and get some Pepto-Bismol before you hurt yourself.

–Bay Terrace Shopping Center

Overheard by: mets fan

Blonde girl: What's the first line of “O Canada”?
Asian girl: “O Canada.”

–Broadway & Wellington