Questions

Guy #1: I love making fun of the Amish online.
Guy #2: Why?
Guy #1: Because they’ll never know.

–25th & 3rd

Overheard by: Keegan

Tourist #1: Oooh, what’s that?
Tourists #1 and #2 simultaneously: A synagogue!

–St. Bart’s, 50th & Park

Overheard by: former Episcopalian

Guy #1: So she told me that she wants to make out more.
Guy #2: Huh?
Guy #1: She wants to sit and make out but not have sex.
Guy #2: Why bother making out if it isn’t going to end in sex?
Guy #1: That’s what I said.

–15th & Colfax

Overheard by: sean b

Guy, about man on Bluetooth ear piece: Man, look at that guy. He’s nuts.
Girl: Oh, geez. He’s just on the phone.
Guy, to Bluetooth man: Are you crazy? She doesn’t think so.

–Near City Hall

Overheard by: Matt

NYU girl #1: Okay, so we’re all really, really mad at Paul.
NYU girl #2: What’d he do?
NYU girl #1: Nothing, but it’s us versus him.

–Hayden Residence Hall, Washington Square

Thug #1: She got an abortion?
Thug #2: Bitch had a exorcism.

–N train

Overheard by: lindsey

Mom: So, is Alex Rodriguez black or Hispanic?
Boy: He’s married.

–Yankee Stadium

Overheard by: Bobby

CSR on phone: Yoko, I need someone to speak Chinese to a customer… What do you mean you only speak Japanese? Aren’t they the same?

–Citibank, Rockefeller Plaza

Blonde girl: Are we in a tunnel?

–Tour bus, Lincoln Tunnel

Overheard by: Adriane S

Temp: Do they celebrate Thanksgiving in Europe?

–Mailroom, PR firm

HS girl: The directions say go West. So I guess that means go left. Does West always mean left?

–1/9 train, 14th St

Overheard by: LA Law Girl

Girl on line for ice rink: Ummm, so, is it heated in there?

–Outdoor skating rink, Bryant Park

Overheard by: R&S

NYU girl: What language do they speak in Russia?

–Hayden Residence Hall, Washington Sq

Scholar: Is the West Fourth Street on the East side or the West side?

–6 train, 86th St

Man: You know that Santa Claus doesn’t exist, right?
Six-year-old boy: No, he does exist. When I wrote him a letter and asked him for pink Plush Puppies, I got them on Christmas.
Man: Dude, then you are a serious homosexual. What kind of boy asks for pink Plush Puppies?

–Rockaway

Overheard by: Bully

Teen boy: Mom, is it true that some people are both a man and a woman?
Mom: Yes. Well, sort of. Can we talk about this when we get home?
Teen boy: So does that mean they have, like, both–
Mom: –Yes, honey, now be quiet for a little while, okay?
Teen boy: Does that mean they can, like, do the slinky?

–Park Slope

Overheard by: Mike N