Glenn Close: Now That's Crazy

Black woman: Girl, I be crazy!
Friend: I know!
Black woman: I mean, that nigga break up with me, and I just start in with the rip-rip-rip, and I tore up his clothes, and his furs, right?
Friend: Right!
Black woman: And then he come home, and that nigga be cryin'! And I'm like, “No furs, no car, no nothin! You thought it was over? Now it's over!”
Friend: Yeah!
Black woman: And he can't do nothin' to me–I'll have his ass thrown in jail, you know. And then get him ass-raped.
Friend: What?
Black woman: Yeah, my dad's in prison. How about that, nigga? I put your ass in jail, then I get you ass-raped!
Friend: You are one crazy bitch!
Black woman: You know it! All right honey, here's the subway, gotta go, love you!

–4 Train

Overheard by: Duncan Pflaster

Posted on June 29, 2009
Ass, Black People, Breaking Up, Cars and Driving, Clothing, Crying, Friends, On the Subway, Parents, Prison, Rape, Threats, Violence, Weirdness, Women

Americans Think TV's the Answer to Everything

Pretty young woman #1: It was an accident…
Pretty young woman #2, yelling: You threw a fucking television at me, while I was crying over my dead chinchilla! I was grieving! How could you?

–Ghandi Resteraunt, 1st Ave

Overheard by: Danielle Lenore

Posted on June 27, 2009
Accidents, Animals & Nature, Crying, Death, Restaurants & Cafes, Violence, Weirdness, Women

As One Is Wont to Do

Short girl: Where's Alanna?
Tall girl: I think she's off hitting on those rich kids she babysits.

–Columbia University

Overheard by: Oh no!

Posted on May 26, 2009
Columbia (& Barnard), Columbia University, Girls, Jobs & Careers, Kids, Money & Class, Questions, Violence

And Neither Is Hummus

Girl: God, I was so mad at my mom, I wanted to dip her in a vat of hummus.
Boy: What the hell?
Girl: Yeah, yeah, that's what ancient Jewish rulers did to people they were mad at.
Boy: You're not even Jewish.
Girl: Oh, yeah. You're right.

–Upper East Side

Posted on May 14, 2009
Anger Management, Boys, Girls, Judaism, Parents, Upper East Side, Violence, Wishes & desires

Then Shouldn't You Be Wearing Your Glasses, Sweetie?

Grandmother, in french: What are you doing?
Three-year-old boy with spear-shaped stick: Shhh…I'm hunting children.

–Picnic House, Prospect Park

Overheard by: Incest King

Posted on May 9, 2009
Brooklyn, Families, Kids, Parks, Questions, Violence, Weirdness

Also Why People Originally Started Wearing Crocs

Mom to nine-year-old son: Do you want anything?
Kid, looking at variety of candy: Mmmmmm, let me see, something no one will like, so I don't get bullied for it at school.

–Deli, Hicks St & Kane, Brooklyn

Posted on April 21, 2009
Brooklyn, Delis, Food, Kids, Moms, School and studying, Violence, Weirdness, Wishes & desires

You Get a Little Something Extra with an Ivy League Education

Jock #1: I still want to punt a pigeon one of these days…
Jock #2: Dude! I so got one last week!

–Columbia University

Overheard by: I'd like to see you try

Posted on April 2, 2009
Columbia (& Barnard), Columbia University, Jocks, Violence, Weirdness, Wishes & desires

Lifestyles Of the Wednesday One-Liners

Concerned teacher: Where is Ronald Reagan? Who took Ronald Reagan?

–ACORN High School for Social Justice

Middle aged lady to companion: Ronald McDonald has his nose up Hello Kitty's dress.

–Macy's Balloon Inflation before Thanksgiving Day Parade

Hobo: If you ever touch Halle Berry, I'll fucking smack you!

–Bryant Park

Overheard by: Margot

Girl yelling to friend getting out of cab: Get back here before I bite you in the face like Chris Brown!

–St. Mark's Place & 3rd Ave

Overheard by: Janelle

Stoner, as credits roll for movie Push: Dude…fuck Dakota Fanning!

–Palace Theatre

Guy: But come on, it's the Jonas Brothers in 3-D. It's like pimples and eyebrows, comin' at'cha!

–E 17th St

Overheard by: the Big R

Happy-go-lucky hobo: Liza Minelli? I thought that bitch was dead. (singing at the top of his lungs) I want to be a part of it…New York, New York!

–47th & 7th

Overheard by: Jesse Cromer

Posted on April 1, 2009
About Celebrities, All Wednesday One-Liners, Body Parts, Bryant Park, Clothing, College, Compare/Contrast, Death, Friends, Girls, Guys, Health and Hygiene, Hobos, Insults, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Movies, Music, One-liners, Parades & Festitivites, President, Questions, Singing, Stoners, Stupidity, Teachers/Professors, Theater, Threats, Union Square and East Village, Violence, Weirdness, Women

Same Reason You Aren't Homeschooling Him

Angry parent: So what you are telling me is you know nothing about how my son's face got bruised.
Teacher: No, ma'am. Like I said, it happened at recess. I am on my lunch during their recess.
Angry parent: So you weren't there? You didn't see nothing?
Teacher: I did not see anything. I was not there. I was on my lunch.
Angry parent: So you wasn't there? You is his teacher but you's not with him all day?
Teacher: No ma'am. If I were with these students all day, I would kill myself.

–Public School, Bronx

Posted on March 28, 2009
Kids, Parents, Questions, School, School and studying, Suicide, Teachers/Professors, The Bronx, Violence

I Told the Real Estate Agent Blue Was My Signature Color

Student: It's gonna be Halloween, aren't you worried about the Bloods' initiation?
Teacher: Nah. I'm good, my neighborhood's Crips.

–Brooklyn Public School

Overheard by: trinity

Posted on March 22, 2009
Brooklyn, Celebrations/Parties, Questions, School, Students, Teachers/Professors, Violence

Violence