Little boy, jumping in the air, fist raised: This is Mortal Kombat!
Mother: Shut up! Shut up!
–JFK Airport
Overheard by: Bryan
Little boy, jumping in the air, fist raised: This is Mortal Kombat!
Mother: Shut up! Shut up!
–JFK Airport
Overheard by: Bryan
Older man: If you drank a thousand gallons of beer, and then took off your pants…
–79th & West End
Girl to guy with beavers on pants: Excuse me, are those beavers on your pants?
–6 Train
20-something preppy girl on cell: Whenever I'm cheating on my boyfriend, I take off my pants and pretend to be an albino bunny.
–Central Park
Overheard by: that one girl
Guy on cell: If I don't get in her pants tonight, I'm gonna fuck you up!
–1st Ave
Aging drag queen to friend: It's much better than sick obsessions with blond males between the ages of 18 and 25 who always take their pants off to play GameCube.
–The Village
Overheard by: Amused NYU Tischie
Asian guy #1: Dude, the Wii is so much better than the Cube.
Asian guy #2: No, the Cube is so much better!
Asian guy #3: Yeah, the Cube has so much more power, and the dynamics of the graphics…
Asian guy #2, interrupting: The graphics! They are soooo awesome!
Asian guy #1: Hey, guys? Why are we talking about video games?
Asian guy #3: Because we're boys.
Asian guy #2: Nah…because we're Asian.
Asian guy #3: Dude, if I could be Colossus it would be sooo cool, cuz I wouldn't have to wear my glasses anymore!
–Downtown 6 Train
Overheard by: Emma
Headline by: Doc Dan
Runners-Up:
· “And Have an Undersized Metal Penis!” – Patrick
· “Every Asian Girl´s Parents´ Wet Dream!” – Ria
· “It Was at This Moment Kim Jong-il Selected His Son to Be His Successor” – What about NES?
· “Somewhere, the Mutant Sunspot Is Gently Weeping” – wirrrn
Hipster boy playing Big Buck Hunter: Yo, I should write a feminist critique of Big Buck Hunter.
Hipster girl: Wouldn't it just be, “fail”?
–The Turkey's Nest Bar, Williamsburg
Overheard by: Kid Kyle
Hot Latina: He doesn't look like someone I'd want to fuck. But neither does my boyfriend… Well, depending on what he's wearing.
–3rd Ave & 46th St
Overheard by: SillyUrn
Girl to friend: If my boyfriend ever asked me to do that, I would get a new boyfriend, preferably the blow-up one that I already have in my bed.
–Dorm, NYU
Overheard by: amused
Girl in leopard print pajamas: My boyfriend is the voice on Dora the Explorer. Name dropped.
–Elevator, NYU
Overheard by: babaganoush the great
Teen boy on cell: Hi, Lisa, it's Matt. Sarah and I were just talking about how much you love tools, so I went to Home Depot today and picked you up a new boyfriend.
–N Train
Overheard by: SueCity
Yuppie to friends: So my boyfriend called me last night and asked me, "Hey, do you even know my name?" and I said, "Well…no."
–1 Train
Overheard by: yams
Guy #1: Mario and Luigi are so Mexican.
Guy #2: What?! Are you crazy? They're Italian, duh!
Guy #1: No, but they've got the mustache, you know? That's so Mexican!
Guy #2: No, they have Italian mustaches!
Guy #1: Psst, you do know what the whole point of the game is, right?
Guy #2: Yeah, these two Italian guys go and save some kidnapped princess.
Guy #1: Really? I thought it was about two Mexicans trying to hop the border.
–Chambers & Greenwich
Overheard by: Milo
20-something girl: So yeah, I'm finally going to the gym today.
20-something guy: I stopped going to the gym years ago. I have a Wii fit.
20-something girl: Cool. How's that working for you?
20-something guy (as if it were obvious): Oh, I don't have a tv.
–21st & Broadway
Overheard by: Alex
Older guy: Come on, just once?
Older lady: No, I'm not role playing anything with you.
–The Nintendo Store
Overheard by: Duckjerky
Suit: So how are you ladies doing?
Cute girl #1: Um, fine. You?
Suit: Good! I'm Paul.
Cute girl #1: So Paul, what do you do?
Suit: Guess.
Cute girl #2: World of Warcraft?
–Black Door Bar
Overheard by: On the periphery
Eleven-year-old #1 (gasping): You have a PSP? That's so *royal*!
Eleven-year-old #2: I know! Isn't it sexy?
–JetBlue Flight, JFK
Overheard by: emily
