Beautician #1: Do you smell burning hair?
Beautician #2: Maybe we’re walking too fast.
–3rd & MacDougall, the Village
Beautician #1: Do you smell burning hair?
Beautician #2: Maybe we’re walking too fast.
–3rd & MacDougall, the Village
Hobo: Hey, ladies. [Girls giggle.] You smell so good — like Campbell’s soup!
–10th & Broadway
Overheard by: Emily
Man on cell: You tell your smelly sisters that they have to shower tonight.
–39th & 5th
Queer hipster to fag hag: Oh my god, his placenta stank!
–N train
Overheard by: Lauren
Chick to friend: Shut up, or I’ll sniff you in a minute!
–Central Park
JAP: Ew, like — I like, washed my hair, like, this morning… Why does it, like, smell? Ewww… That’s sooo bimmey!
–1 train
Chipper thugette: I smell pussy!
–L train, Bedford stop
Boy (shouting): Damn son, smell like train up in here!
Flaming gay guy: You aint smellin' like flowers either, 'kay?
–D Train
Young woman to another: But do you know how big a horse dick is?
–5th Ave & Carroll, Park Slope
Girl: I'm really tired. I'm, like, an animal activist right now.
–Parking Lot, Broadway Mall
Overheard by: Lysa
Student: I'm not that sensitive. I can watch those videos where they like, torture the animal or whatever, and then I'll go eat it.
–Cardozo Law School
Asian girl: Does this make me look like a sad Panda?
–NYU Dining Hall
Columbia girl: I'd never have asked if I knew he was the one who'd killed it. But I didn't suspect him. Who'd spend their time strangling a gerbil?
–Columbia University
Overheard by: Who'd have thought?
Guido to friend: Yo, it smells like a skunk burped up a hot dog.
–Penn Station
Lady on speaker: If you have an animal, please do not put it through the X-ray.
–LaGuardia Airport
Dude #1: Dude! You farted!
Dude #2: Dude! We're outside! What do you want me to do, hold it till we get inside?
–22nd St & 6th Ave
Overheard by: Manhattman
Pretty girl #1 in parking lot of zoo: Yep, it smells like zoo here.
Pretty girl #2: Well, I just farted.
Pretty girl #1, walking a few feet: Nope, still smells like zoo.
–Bronx Zoo
Overheard by: Ashley and Daria
Polish guy: Dude, it smells like a midget's ass over here!
Friend: How do you know what a midget's ass smells like?
Drunk guy: He's Polish! How else would he be able to screw in a lightbulb?
–Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Overheard by: POLA
Child #1, about strong fish smell: Yuck! What’s that smell?
Child #2: I smell freedom!
–Ferry near Statue of Liberty
Overheard by: Tom Jotkowitz
Disgusted girl: It smells like rats!
Guy: No, it's just shit you're smelling.
–St Mark's & Ave A
Overheard by: j
Woman: Send good karma so they’ll hire me to practice law without a license.
–8th Ave.
Lady CO: If y’all don’t shut up and behave, I’m turning off the fan! And y’all stink, remember.
–Hoyt-Schermerhorn Jail and Courthouse
Overheard by: Carolina
