Trashy high school girl: I'm so glad I'm finally a freshman.
High school boy #1: Why?
Trashy high school girl: Because then I can make out with all the hot jocks.
High school boy #2: Wait… You make out with me.
Trashy high school girl: Yeah, but you're my boyfriend.
–Central Park
Mother: What do you have there?
Five-year-old daughter: My schedule.
Mother: Do you know what class you have first?
Five-year-old daughter: Mom, I'm not retarded.
–1 Train
Overheard by: Special K
Student, referring to pinus: Wait, does that actually mean “penis”?
Latin teacher: No. But once I made a joke about penises in a paper in college and my teacher wrote, “never do this”.
(class laughs)
Latin teacher: So guys, don't play with your penises!
–Bard High School Early College
Overheard by: Theseus
20-something Midwestern actress type transplant #1: Yeah, I was told by one of my drama teachers once, way back in school, that I had the “passion and commitment to theater” that Hitler had.
(five-second pause)
20-something Midwestern actress type transplant #2: Wow!
20-something Midwestern actress type transplant #1: No, it wasn't a compliment, she didn't like me very much.
–Chinese Restaurant, Astoria
Girl #1: Did you see those NYU students last night?
Girl #2: Yeah, I wanted to say: “Hey, hey, NYU, I got into your school too!”
–Columbia University
Overheard by: Natalie
Man on street, arguing: I have a degree!
Man in truck: Yeah, you got a degree. You got a degree in dumbass!
–Amsterdam & 118th
Overheard by: MCLD
Loud-mouthed girl to friends: She says, "I've had sex with over 100 men." And so I says, "girl! You fourteen!"
–R Train
Thirty-something black man to Catholic high school girls: So what's it take for a couple of black guys to get to play with y'all's skirts?
–Metro-North
Overheard by: kfkdjsdf
Father to infant daughter in stroller: Hey! Close your legs!
–SoHo
Professor: Your favorite teacher from high school turned out to be a pedophile? Seriously? Well was he a real pedophile, or just a hooking-up-with-teenage-students kind of pedophile?
–Fordham University
Overheard by: Jack Package
13-year-old girl on phone: So guess what… I lost my virginity last night… looks like you owe me a soda.
–H & M
Overheard by: Imani
Regular guy: You got Old English reeking out your pores… Come outside and air out.
–Frederick Douglas & 126th St
Mother of three: Come with me and I'll buy you a bag of beer! I've never had a bag of beer before and I could really use one!
–34th St & Broadway
20-something girl to another: I gave up Grey Goose for lent.
–Pizza Shop, The Bronx
Overheard by: E.J.
Guy with teardrop tattoo: Dude, moonshine is awesome. It's 99% alcohol and 1% liquor.
–L Train
Overheard by: someone's going to the ER/remedial math class tonight…
Ditzy girl: I was thinking, how come I had a much worse time junior year than I did sophomore year? Then I realized, it's because I didn't drink margaritas.
–Party
Overheard by: The House
College girl #1: What do you think their core curriculum is like at Julliard?
College girl #2: Dance math!
College girl #3: Yeah, nothing goes above the number 8.
–Corner Cafe, Chelsea
Overheard by: Sromeo
Frat dude: Mickey Mantle is the one dead person I would totally bring back to life to have gay sex with.
–Yankee Stadium Museum
Overheard by: sternie
30-something fratboy to wife: He still gives me mixtapes like we're still in high school!
–65th & Broadway
Overheard by: ENGLEBERT
Young frat boy to friend, deadpan: I came on her face. Then her mom walked in.
–59th St & Lexington
Overheard by: Josie
Drunk frat boy trying to pick up a girl wearing a red and white striped shirt: I'm sorry for interrupting, but I just wanted to tell you…I found Waldo.
–88th & 1st
Fratboy on phone: When was the baby born? (pause) Sick, dude!
–Penn Station
