Stupidity

Round ghetto girl: Skateboardin’: not cool.
Skater: Childhood obesity: not cool.

–125th St station

Overheard by: Solar

Girl #1: How's your diet going?
Girl #2: Really good. I've been working out like crazy and I haven't had any water like all day.
Girl #1: Good for you. Water's like soooooooooo heavy.

–Butler Library, Columbia University

Overheard by: branbran

Columbia girl: I can’t believe the 1 is skipping all the stops from 96th to 145th.
Guy: I know. You’ll have to transfer at 145th for the downtown.

Subway stops at 145th.

Columbia girl: Is this where Manhattan ends?

–1 train

Professor: So if we were to write a speech on the American Civil War, what could some topics be?
Student: The different countries involved?

–Pace University

Two tourists spot the people camped out in front of the Mexican Consulate.

Tourist #1: Are all those people trying to get tickets to a concert or something?
Tourist #2: Maybe. Do you think that’s Radio City?

–39th & Madison

Young man #1: Do you want to play ping pong?
Young man #2: No.
Young man #1: Do you play ping pong?
Young man #2: No.
Young man #1: REALLY?????? You don’t play ping pong?????

–N. 11th St, Williamsburg

Comedy show guy: Would you folks like to go to stand-up comedy tonight?
Tourist group leader: Well, do we have to have to stand the whole time?

–43rd & Broadway

Overheard by: organizedchaos

Dumb blonde girl to guy: Are you from England or is that just a British accent?
British guy: Uh, yeah.

–SoHo Billiards

Overheard by: Cory

Bus Tour ticket lady: Where are you from?
Woman: Italy.
Bus Tour ticket lady: OK, let me go get the guy that speaks French
then.

–46th & Broadway

Overheard by: KJ

Chick #1: I think he beats her, you know.
Chick #2: No!
Chick #1: Yeah. But that’s just, like, how boys get out their frustration.

–Central Park