Black guy: Yo, can I get a dollar for a hot dog?
White guy: Sorry. This is my last fiver.
White woman: Here ya go.
Black guy: That’ll do.
White woman: You could at least say thank you.
Black guy: I did. I was speaking ebonics.
–Gray’s Papaya, 8th Avenue
Overheard by: CRE
Dude: Does the Parks Commission feed squirrels and pigeons?
Parks guy: No.
Dude: Why not?
Parks guy: Listen, I saw a pigeon drinking a Heineken the other day. I got no respect for pigeons.
–Madison Square Park
Queer #1: That guy is hot.
Queer #2: Did you notice he was only drinking water?
Queer #1: Yeah, that’s definitely a turnoff.
Queer #2: Well, maybe he’s taking drugs.
Queer #1: I hope so, I hate clean and sober.
–Phoenix, E. 13th Street
Shoshana Bean: We keep messing up. God hates us!
Scott Alan: God hates us both. That’s awesome!
–The Duplex, Christopher Street
Overheard by: Thompson Patton
Boy, 6: It was magic.
Mom: No, it wasn’t magic; it was a miracle. There is a difference.
–Broadway & Dey
Guy #1: …So I say to him, “For the last time, give me back my robocock!”, ya know? He still has my robocock.
Guy #2: How long has he had it?
Guy #1: See, that’s not the point. He’s a bastard in retro clothing.
–7th & Bleecker
Overheard by: Deadboy
I’m in a bus stuck in traffic. I look out the window down at this woman driving alone in her car. She’s talking on her cell phone. After watching her continue to talk for 15 seconds or so, I see her suddenly put the cell between her ear and shoulder, release the steering wheel and use both hands to give the “in quotes” gesture. I’m sure this helped alleviate any possible misinterpretation of what she was saying to the person on the other end of the phone.
–Lincoln Tunnel
Girl on cell: So, did you get a lap dance?…Oh my God, a whole group of women just turned around and stared at me.
The group of women turn around again.
Girl on cell: No, he did not get a lap dance!
–45th between 8th & 9th
Women: Ugh! Excuse me?
Man: Excuse me? Excuse you!
Women: You keep grabbing your balls. It’s not nice!
Man: You’re right. I’m sorry.
–F train
Overheard by: MASON
Teenage girl: Don’t fucking touch me! Your hand is so pubic; you’ve been scratching your balls all day long!
–L train
Hobo #1: The probability is not in their favor, it’s not going to work out for them…it’s over, they’re not gonna make it. Look at that, look at him, sense it.
Hobo #2: Sense what? You don’t know what you’re talking about, shut the hell up.
Hobo #1: I never knew what I was talking about, and people still used to listen.
Hobo #2: You were always an ass.
Hobo #1: That’s why you’re rich!
–N train
Overheard by: k
