Biker lady: You think I have syphilis? Hah!
–Hudson River running path, 38th St
Overheard by: lukejoy
Girl on cell: I know! She was, like, so defensive about it! Like, “So he impregnated me; at least I didn’t get herpes.” I was like, “Honey, is that really a fair trade?”
–A train
Overheard by: claire
Ghetto teen: You know, like 90 percent of all people have herpes. That’s like 1 in every 3 people.
–Suffolk & Rivington
Girl: I know, when I first got chlamydia, I didn’t know who to turn to. Luckily I got it from my doctor.
–45th & 5th
Overheard by: Jerringo Nationpess
Old lady, during a Clerks II scene dealing with “ass to mouth,” to old man: That’s how you get E. coli!
–Movie theater, 86th & 3rd
Overheard by: katey
Queer on cell: I’m not saying he’s a nasty faggot. I’m just saying he has HIV.
–5th Ave between 4th and 5th, Park Slope
Overheard by: Gus
Guy on cell: So I went to Amsterdam and got a handjob from a hooker, and I thought I had HIV for, like, two years…Yeah, I’m a pretty weird guy.
–Whole Foods, Chelsea