Talking/Convos

Ranch One Flyer Guy: Ranch One. [pushes flyer] Lady: Ugh, get away from me.
Ranch One Flyer Guy: Screw you!

An activist interrupts a group of yuppie chicks having a discussion.

Activist: Do you have a minute for gay rights?
Chick #1: Sorry.
Activist: Have a good day.

He leaves them to their conversation.

Chick #1: Then he’s been getting after me about how I’m selfish, and about how selfish I am.

–Union Square

Strand Guy: Hey, John! How are you?
John: Seven days, man. Seven days.
Strand Guy: Hopefully the world will be safe for democracy.
John: I dunno. Halliburton has some no bid contracts.
Strand Guy: You believe that?!
John: Yeah.

–Strand Basement

Tech Chick #1: Hi, how are you?
Tech Chick #2: I’m good.
Tech Chick #1: Good.
Tech Chick #2: How are you?
Tech Chick #1: I’m good.
Tech Chick #2: Good.
Tech Chick #1: How are you?
Tech Guy: Good, how are you?
Tech Chick #1: Good…*sigh*… it’s good.

–Office, Chelsea

Overheard by: Nico Westerdale

Schlub: …yeah, it’s the nicest place–
Loudmouth: Yeah, but it’s fuckin’ in New Jersey!
Schlub: Yeah…Jersey…fuckin’ Jersey.

–Murray Hill deli

Overheard by: Neelam S.

Train Staffer #1: Did you do that terrorism training yet?
Train Staffer #2: No. I’m trying to avoid it.
Train Staffer #1: Yeah. I already missed the first one.

–PATH Train

Russian girl #1: Stop calling me that!
Russian girl #2: What’s wrong?
Russian girl #1: She keeps on calling me Natasha!
Russian girl #2: What’s wrong with that?
Russian girl #1: Because that’s not my name!

–B82 Bus

Guy #1: I talked to the redhead girl.
Guy #2: No, I said to talk to the red sweater girl.
Guy #1: Oh, I thought you said the redhead girl.
Guy #2: Well, what’d she say, anyway?

–The Dublin Harp, UWS

Overheard by: Travis York

Guy #1: I got a cough.
Guy #2: You got a cough?
Guy #1: Yeah, I got one.
Guy #2: I wonder if it’s the same one I got.
Guy #1: It’s a cough.

–LES

Overheard by: David Bowman

Nun #1: The lady who is the Statue of Liberty is Catholic.
Nun #2: Someone told me she was Muslim, but I think they were just trying to keep it safe from airplane attacks.

–South Street Seaport

Overheard by: Joseph Lo Cascio