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Guy: It seems like the first couple of seasons of the Sopranos were exciting, but the last few have been boring.

–D Train

Young Woman #1: I have to go to this “dungeon” for my Sexual Psychology class. Do you want to come?
Young Woman #2 in her mid-twenties: Is it like an S&M thing?
Young Woman #1: I don’t know. It’s like they act out different sexual
fantasies with whips and stuff.
Young Woman #2: OK, that sounds cool.

— Upper East Side

Guy #1: So I’m not sure what to do.
Guy #2: If you want to know something from somebody, get them drunk.

–8th Street N/R Station

New York’s Friendliest Hobo: Your hair looks nice. MISS! YOUR HAIR LOOKS GOOD!

–Midtown

Overheard by: Megan Buckley

Hipster: I went to a Polish beauty pageant last night in Brooklyn. It totally blew my brains apart.

–Williamsburg

A cashier hands a girl her change.

Girl: Excuse me, but can you give me another 20 dollar bill? This one looks counterfeit.

The cashier takes the bill, examines it, and puts it back in the register. He gives her another bill.

Girl: Thanks. I just didn’t want that one, you know? It didn’t have the stripe down it. It looked too new. It just didn’t look right. So don’t give it to me; just give it to the guy behind me or something.

–Bagel Maven, 7th Avenue

12 year old chick: You see? I told you! This is how the grown-ups dress.

–East Village

Bimbo: So are you ever going to move back to Europe?
Eurotrash: I was thinking about that a couple of times when I was really, really depressed in LA. American culture is such a product of the country.

–Soho

Yuppie #1: I only went to Brazil for a month, but on my third day there I met her.
Yuppie #2: Women in South America are so hot. Especially Brazil and Spain.

–Belgian Beer Bar, Greenwich Village

Club Promoter: Do you guys like comedy shows?
Chicks: No!
Club Promoter: That wasn’t funny.

–34th & 7th