MTA lady to another: I thought he had an earring in his tongue, but it was a meatball! It was like a little extra piece of meat on his tongue!
–3 train station
Chick: Gosh, they keep the kosher kitchen security so tight. What would they do if I just ran in there and touched everything with pork?
–Hewitt dining hall, Barnard College
Overheard by: laughed inside
Bimbette: Yeah, she’s a vegetarian now. No turkey, no meat — nothing. But I don’t know what she’s gonna do at Thanksgiving, because my aunt makes the best eggplant. Wait — is eggplant meat?
–A train
Overheard by: nas
Dude: This girl I know is vegan. She was ordering soup and asked if it had meat in it. It did, and she was pissed… And then I found five dollars!
–23rd & Madison
50-ish woman on cell: The sausages, the arguing… He won’t be back.
–Court St & Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn
Overheard by: lisa Santandrea
Really tall guy folding himself into a Toyota Corolla: Don’t let me forget — I have a pocket full of meat!
–7th St, between Ave A & B
Overheard by: Siobhan