Questions

Queer #1: You know the guy I mean? The one with the hairy boyfriend and those two big stupid dogs?
Queer #2: Honey, that could be anyone we know.

–23rd & 7th

Overheard by: Manhattman

Drunk girl sitting on empty, closed newsstand: Look boys! I’m news!
Suit passerby: Daily or weekly?

–16th & 5th

Chick #1: I wonder why they call it TP-ing a house…
Chick #2: Maybe it stands for ‘toilet paper.’
Chick #1: That doesn’t make any sense!

–74th & Broadway

Overheard by: Kirby J

Little girl: Daddy, who’s John Lennon?
Dad: I’ll explain it to you later.

–Strawberry Fields, Central Park West

Overheard by: David Males

Fat, old, queer biker: Can you make a gin fizz?
Bartender: What is this, prom night?

–Cafe Loup, 13th & 6th

Overheard by: JoeQ

Drunk guy #1: Where’s Xavier from?
Drunk guy #2: I don’t know.
Drunk guy #1: Where’s Ohio state from?

–Tonic East

Overheard by: tom

Ghetto girl #1: Do you think I could be a saint?
Ghetto girl #2: No.
Ghetto girl #1: Shut up.

–Brooklyn Public Library

Hot chick: Pardon me — can I get a top off?
Barista: Excuse me?!

–Vox Pop, Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Disappointed

Little girl: Daddy, when you die do we get all of your money?
Father: Well, that won’t happen for a very long time.
Little girl: Daddy, how much money do you make?

–A train

Overheard by: A Chan

Cashier: Do you want a bag?
Elderly Village-type customer: Do I want a bag? What, am I gonna carry it out in my mouth?

–Strand Bookstore, 12th & Broadway

Overheard by: Jake Elwell