Crazy guy: It’s the anniversary of the blue angora sweater!
–Pratt Library, Clinton Hill
Overheard by: Tara Topaz
Crazy guy: It’s the anniversary of the blue angora sweater!
–Pratt Library, Clinton Hill
Overheard by: Tara Topaz
Guy #1: Dude, all this Groundhog Day shit is bullshit. It is impossible for something to not have a shadow. All things that move have shadows. If it don’t move, then it don’t have a shadow. Groundhog Day is bullshit.
Guy #2: Dude, you’re a dumbass. Only living things have shadows.
–5th Avenue & 9th Street
Overheard by: Kori Hensell
Girl #1: So, I think I’m gonna name my kid Senator. Isn’t that great? I’m going to name him Senator, but he won’t have to ever aspire to anything. Imagine in, like, third grade: Senator Nelson!
Girl #2: Ha, ha! I think I want to name my kid Does.
Girl #1: Would you spell it D-o-e-s?
Girl #2: Yeah, totally. Isn’t that a great name?
Girl #1: I’m going to have either a kid or a monkey named Chimapate.
–3rd & B
Overheard by: Jenya
Hobo #1: Who’s gonna win? Who’s gonna win?
Hobo #2: I’ll tell you who’s gonna win. The Seattle Steelers.
–125th & Lexington
Overheard by: Mel
Teen boy #1: Don’t worry, I’ve been taking the 7 train since I was 5.
Teen boy #2: How old are you now?
Teen boy #1: 17.
Teen boy #2: So you’ve been taking the 7 train from…8 years ago?
Teen boy #1: Naw, man. 8 yrs ago I was 10.
–7 train
Overheard by: Jenn Hue
Store girl: “Fraternity test”?
Store guy: I’ve been saying it that way all these years.
–K-mart, East 8th Street
Guy: Hey, have you ever been to Alcoholics Anonymous?
Girl: No, I’ve never been to a triple-A meeting.
Guy: No dumbass, it’s AA for Alcoholics Anonymous.
Girl: Oh, yeah? Well what does AAA stand for?
Guy: Association…of…American…no, wait…Automobiles? Fuck, I don’t know. It’s for cars, stupid.
–E train
Overheard by: Dan & John
A guy walking down the steps slips but manages to catch himself.
Guy #2: Nice recovery.
Guy #1: Easier than rehab!
–22nd & 9th
Overheard by: Ari Fleischer
Teen boy: Didn’t you know those iPod headphones are bad for you?
Teen girl: No, they’re not.
Teen boy: Uh huh. Look in your manual. It says to throw them away as soon as you buy them.
–F train
Overheard by: sarah kauffman
Man: All our stores are in the St. Louis area.
Woman: So all your stores are in Ohio?
–Javits Center
Girl #1: You shouldn’t waste all that food; there’s people in countries like China who are starving and would love to eat that.
Girl #2: …People in China don’t starve; they have Chinese food there.
–Port Authority
Overheard by: Carly
