Teen girl #1: Let’s go in this store.
Teen girl #2: I don’t know…it looks kind of sketch. And there’s a weird guy staring at us.
Teen girl #1: Come on! What have we got to lose?
Teen girl #3: Um, our virginity?
–St. Marks
Teen girl #1: Let’s go in this store.
Teen girl #2: I don’t know…it looks kind of sketch. And there’s a weird guy staring at us.
Teen girl #1: Come on! What have we got to lose?
Teen girl #3: Um, our virginity?
–St. Marks
Guy #1: I couldn’t not buy it.
Guy #2: Yeah, I’m thinking about it too. It’s totally worth it.
Guy #1: I mean, there are two real porn stars in it. If it was just one, I could have passed it up.
Guy #2: Yeah, man. But for that price, you almost have to do it!
–4th Avenue between 11th & 12th
Overheard by: Corinne Hears-All
Guy #1: Oh my god, I know. I heard Versace is having a huge sale!
Man: Shut up, you damn queer!
Guy #2: He’s just mad because he can’t even spell Versace.
–Grand Central
Overheard by: Nikki Starr
Nancy Bass: I’m pleased to welcome David Foster Wallace to our store. Recently, in the New York Times, renowned reviewer Ma…cocoa… Kaku…chooni…?
Thereupon David Foster Wallace gave the thumbs up.
–The Strand
MC guy: So…you’ve probably been out hitting the New Year’s sales…What’s the next holiday to get its own sale? Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? I wonder how they’ll promote that sale.
Audience guy: …Free at last!
–Sidewalk Cafe, Avenue A
Guy: I looked for that Sopranos DVD set in the section you told me to, but it wasn’t there.
Store guy: Well, the computer says it’s in stock. But that’s one of our most shoplifted items.
–Borders, Time Warner Center
Eliza Dushku: How much for these two?
Jewelry guy: $15.
Eliza Dushku: Can I get them for ten?
–14th & 7th
Overheard by: Lily
Woman: Don’t buy me no jewelry that’s on TV, Nigga! What’re you talking about?
–1/9 train
Cosmetics guy: I was going to ask if you would like your makeup done but I can see it’s perfect. You are a little red, though. Maybe some concealer? Is it allergies?
Girl: No, I’m drunk.
–Barney’s, Madison Avenue
Overheard by: David Miss
Guy #1: Yo, them pants is hot, where’d you get ’em?
Guy #2: Muthafuckin’ eBay, nigga!
–7th & Bleecker
Overheard by: Eve’s droppings
