School

Girl on cell: Oh my God, my love handles are out of control. When I was getting ready tonight, my fat got caught in my zipper.

–49th & 2nd

Overweight girl: Guys don’t know what they’re missing. There’s some fine pussy under this gut!

–Queens College

Overheard by: Jimbob Watson

Old Italian woman: If I die fat, whatever. Just as long as I make everyone else fat before I go, that’s fine. They can diet after I’m gone. Just keep my recipes is all I’m sayin’, ya know?

–14th & 7th

Overheard by: Dennis

Guy: There should be more laws about people on planes. I once had to sit next to this really fat guy. He was so unapologetic about it! The rogue fat was spilling onto me.

–G train

Shrewd observer, commenting on NYU freshmen: They’re so ugly, and a lot of them haven’t started smoking yet so they’re really fat.

–St. Mark’s & 3rd

Little girl to large woman at paper towel dispenser: I didn’t get any, stupid fat lady!

–Women’s restroom, Shea Stadium

Overheard by: Robyn Z

Art student: You ever seen a fat guy fall on a car? Like, the car just happened to be there?

–Pratt Institute, Brooklyn

Overheard by: TeN22

Girl: I was like, “High school is over. I can’t wait to get away from everyone!” And then, thanks to you, I actually realized that I might miss some people. You, James*, Gabrielle*, Dave V.*, Karen G.*!
Guy: But all of us except James are going to St. John’s, and he’s coming here to Queens.
Girl: But Gabrielle is going to Jersey! Everyone knows that once you go to Jersey, your soul dies.

–Queens College campus

Overheard by: Peter G.

Guy: Damn, I worked so hard this weekend. Mexicans didn’t come out of their hiding holes.
Girl: Hiding holes?
Guy: Stupid immigration shit, I’m going to slap every Republican back to Texas where they can pick their own fruit.

–St. John’s

Girl: Did you just fart?
Guy: That’s an awkward question.
Girl: Is that a yes?

–Silver Center, NYU

Girl: Do you ever think about us? Like, how many more of us there are than of you?
Professor guy: Of course. That’s why I always pack heat.

–Columbia University

Overheard by: Jeff

Teacher lady: What a deep, deep black!
Girl #1: Black like my soul.
Teacher lady: Maybe you should try pencil.
Girl #2: Wait what did you say?
Girl #1: It’s black like my soul.
Girl #2: You should get a kitty.

–Dominican Academy, East 68th Street

Overheard by: cemo

Professor guy: You’re missing one more kind of film genre present in this short…
Chick: Um…Fellini?
Professor guy: And what genre does Fellini’s work fall into?
Chick: Um, Europe?
Professor guy: No.

–Tisch School of the Arts, Broadway & Waverly

Girl #1: …so he’d just sit in the back of the room jerking off and nobody could say anything because he was special.
Girl #2: Let me get this straight: he couldn’t control his motorized wheelchair but he could beat off?
Girl #1: Where there’s a will there’s a way.

–Tisch School of the Arts, Broadway & Waverly

Overheard by: D

Girl: When you were talking about Saddam Hussein, it reminded me of Osama bin Laden. Wasn’t he born here or something?
Professor lady: No…
Girl: Then he grew up here?
Professor: No…
College girl: Oh, right! He came here to go to an Ivy League, didn’t he?

–Tisch Hall, West 4th Street

Queer: What? Are you calling me a nerd? Do I look like I pay attention in class? I got a D+ so in your face, bitch! Oh, guess who I fucked last night?
Girl: Could you say that any louder? Who?
Queer: Myself.

–Hunter West Building, 68th & Lexington

Overheard by: Collegiate Cutie