Thug: Where you am?
–Penn Station
Girl: The cat keeps attacking the kitten and trying to dominate him. He’s wicked-dominal.
–Train from Boston, Penn Station
Thug girl: We is not stupid!
–Uptown 1 train
Overheard by: there’s no e in tracy
Teen boy: It’s like that Napoleon ice cream. You know: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
–53rd & 5th
Overheard by: really?
Ghetto woman on cell: Yeah, yeah — he a drug addict. I couldn’t believe it. I had no agnostic he was on drugs.
–M15 Bus
Overheard by: Thirsty Violet
Girl: I’m like, so, you know, like, bad at, like… I’m really inarticulate.
–Columbia University
Overheard by: jaded intellectual
