Teen guy: My math teacher says that I should learn this stuff since it’s going to be useful, but I told her, ‘When I go to college, I’m majoring in Lacrosse.’ The coach can hire a tutor for anything else they want me to do.
–Amtrak train, Penn Station
Overheard by: Lacrosse-titute
Conductor: Fourth avenue. Transfer here to the R train on the lower level. The time is 6:36. The score is five-four, Mets. Thank you for riding MTA New York City Transit.
–F stop, 4th Ave
Overheard by: mili
Conductor: And don’t forget, you heard it here first: Yankees, five, Detroit, two. Mets… more than the other team. Anyone knows who the other team is, that’s good. Mets gonna have more runs than the other team. Next stop, 34th street.
–Downtown A train
Overheard by: Pebbles
Woman on cell: Well, I’m sorry if my commitment to the Mets is not all you had hoped it would be!
–2nd Ave & 82nd St
Overheard by: aislinn
Yankees fan: So they found Lidle’s passport… Did they find his pitching arm?
–53rd St & 7th Ave
Overheard by: tragedy + 2 minutes = comedy
Guy: This goddamn fucking son of a bitch! Darryl Strawberry just stole a thousand dollars from me!
–Office, 30th St
Overheard by: Bagel
B&T girl: I hate sports. I mean, I don’t even know what’s going on down there.
–On line for Slate
Overheard by: acep
