Stupidity

Girl #1: Can you *believe* how rude that woman was?
Girl #2: Seriously, I mean, who does she think she is telling us to be quiet?
Girl #3: I know! I'm sorry, but if I had wanted to be *silent* I woulda gone to the movies by myself.

–Bathroom, AMC Loews Movie Theater

Overheard by: Tonya

Conductor #1: Please remove your personal belongings from unoccupied seats to allow other passengers to sit.
Conductor #2: Okay, Hitler.

–Amtrak Train, Penn Station

Overheard by: Ames

NYU girl #1, failing to light her “cigarette”: What the fuck!?
NYU girl #2: Honey, that's your flash drive.

–Outside of Tisch School of the Arts

Overheard by: Bruce Lee

Eight-year-old boy, screaming before midnight: Haaaaappy New Yearrrrrrr! Haaaappy New Year!
Drunk partygoers across the street: Haaaaappy New Year!
30-something: This is so overwhelming.

–Ocean Parkway & Neptune

Overheard by: Ilysse Weisenfeld

Tween: Mom, I'm so sorry. I don't know what I was thinking.
Mother: What are you?
Tween, starting to sob: Stupid.
Mother: What kind of stupid?
Tween: Ten flavors of stupid.
Mom: And don't you fucking forget it!

–Battery Park City

Jock #1: You know what would be cool?
Jock #2: No, what?
Jock #1: Using chocolate milk in cereal!
Jock #2: Oh man, like with cocoa puffs? Can you imagine how insane that would be?

–Supermarket, Upper West Side

Black girl #1, as she passes a white couple making out in the middle of the sidewalk: Dude, that's where I got the idea to have sex in the park.
Black girl #2: What?
Black girl #1: Well, I didn't get the idea from black people.
(black girl #2 laughs)
Black girl #1: What? Lots of people have sex in the park.

–Broadway & Spring

Overheard by: I love people…..

Extremely aggressive man, shouting and pointing at woman on cell: Do not! Ever! Refer to me as from fucking Baltimore! I fucking hate Baltimore!

–2nd Ave & 4th St

Female student, anxiously, to male friend: I don't know who they are, but I'm pretty sure I don't like 'em!

–Fordham University

Overheard by: eternal student

Flyer guy: Would you like to see a comedy..? Oh, it's you again! Why do you hate me?

–Times Square

Overheard by: Sara

Hobo to passers-by: Join the He-Man woman haters club! Free membership!

–Park Ave & 31st St

Little boy, pointing with disgust at picture of Jay Leno on hot drink sleeve: Is this George Washington? I hate him!

–Hot'n'Crusty, Upper West Side

Guy on cell: We get a little crazy wearing real pants. If we go to the store or something, we'll find ourselves bickering because we're wearing real pants.

–Washington Square Park

Traffic cop, motioning people to move quicker to clear the intersection: C'mon, people! They're real cars, they hit real hard!

–Broadway & Houston

Incredulous 30-something to tourist parents, during intermission of The Lion King: Well, I'm just really disappointed. I thought there were going to be real lions.

–Minskoff Theater

Overheard by: Not at the Circus

Lady in glasses on cell: Being naked is being real.

–West Broadway & Thomas St

Overheard by: Alex S.

Teenage girl #1, during class discussion about physical appearances: Like, if you saw a really hot guy, but then it turned out he was a jerk, would you still like him?
Teenage girl #2: Probably.

–Bard High School, Queens

Overheard by: Sunny