It’s a Universal Recognition Symbol

Guy #1, shouting: We’re in the Village!
Guy #2: The Village?
Guy #1: We’re in the Village!
Guy #2: Ok… The Village…
Guy #1: So if someone grabs your dick, you know what it means!

–West 4th St Station

Overheard by: DS

Posted on October 11, 2021
Default, Gays and Lesbians, Guys, Names, NYC Geography, Penis, Sexuality, Subway stations, platforms, etc., The Village, Threats

Tongue Costs Extra

Hobo: Anyone have a $50 bill?…How ’bout you?
Chick: What?
Hobo: Are there any rich people on this train?
Chick: No.
Hobo: You like me? Wanna give me a kiss?

–6 train

Overheard by: S.D. & S.H.

Posted on October 8, 2021
Girls, Hobos, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Money & Class, On the Subway, Sex & Relationships, Subway stations, platforms, etc.

What? Dad Does That All the Time!

Woman, followed by pack of children: Okay, first one to catch up to me gets a dollar!
Little boy: Fifty dollars of joy!

–Times Square Station

Posted on September 1, 2021
Kids, Money & Class, Questions, Subway stations, platforms, etc., Times Square, Women

Does Checking Make You More or Less of a Loser?

High school-age Jersey girl: So I went on my ex-boyfriend's Facebook, since his birthday was last week. Only like 30 people wrote on his wall to wish him happy birthday.
Friend: Oh my god. What a loser!

–NJ Transit Terminal, Penn Station

Overheard by: Ashley

Posted on August 15, 2021
Default, Facebook, Friends, Girls, Penn Station, Relationships, Stupidity, Subway stations, platforms, etc., Teens

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Teen guy #1: And that was the third time I got syphilis!
(they enter store, then leave)
Teen guy #2: So, tell me about the second time.

–Metro North Station

Overheard by: theslyvegan and co

Posted on July 4, 2021
Default, Guys, Offers and requests, STDs, Subway stations, platforms, etc., Teens

And by “Do” I Mean “Steal Your Money and Jerk Off on Your Shoe”

Girl to friend: Fucking prick!
Hobo: Girl, you nasty. You nasty, but I’d still do ya.

–6 train platform, 33rd St

Posted on March 31, 2021
Etiquette, Girls, Hobos, Insults, Subway stations, platforms, etc.

If Only That Worked with Ashlee Simpson

Hobo, singing: Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb! Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was…
Man, holding out dollar: I will give you one dollar to shut the fuck up.
Hobo: (shuts up)

–14th St Subway Station

Posted on March 20, 2021
Hobos, Homeless, Insults, Men, Money & Class, Offers and requests, Singing, Subway stations, platforms, etc.

He Wasn’t, Incidentally

Hot girl #1: It’s the guy on the end of the train.
Hot girl #2: Wow. It’s amazing the human body can smell like that and still be alive.

–Coney Island-bound F train

Posted on March 16, 2021
Coney Island, Default, Excretions, Girls, Health and Hygiene, Scents of the City, Subway stations, platforms, etc.

They’re Busy Being Cold and Hungry, Douche

Girl: How can homeless people even afford to ride the subway?
Guy: I wonder if they think of their MetroCard as a business investment.

–N train

Overheard by: Daniel Motta

Posted on March 9, 2021
Hobos, Intelligentsia, On the Subway, Stupidity, Subway stations, platforms, etc.

It’s a Natural Defense Against Predators

Girl #1: Like, I used to either black out or throw up, not both. But lately, I have only been blacking out!
Girl #2: Well, which do you prefer?
Girl #1: Actually, I prefer blacking out.
Girl #2: Oh, really? Id rather throw up.

–6 platform, Union Square

Posted on December 5, 2020
Drinking & Drunk People, Girls, Subway stations, platforms, etc.

Subway stations, platforms, etc.