Woman on cell: Hey, Jane*, in case I get thrown in jail tonight you have the money for bail, right?
–44th & 8th
Guy on cell: They said I’d be looking at a $10,000 fine and six months in jail, but they didn’t take my name. I figure if people aren’t out wandering the streets looking for me, I’m okay.
–M15 bus
Overheard by: Emily Duncanson
Blond yuppie on cell: That’s so cute! But did he really just get out of jail?
–Central Park
Girl on cell: So I woke up with a slice of pizza on my stomach again last night.
–Union Square
Overheard by: Frank B
Man: You know my theory: ground beef makes anything taste better.
–6 train
Overheard by: Sol
Old woman: Give me a donut. But not a very sweet one. I’m diabetic.
–Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn
Overheard by: astronugget
Fat woman on cell: “Butter Lovers” or “X-treme Butter” with an X?
–Duane Reade, 34th & 8th
Overheard by: Rita
Teenage boy: I had frosted Cheerios for breakfast. That’s some heavy shit.
–86th & 2nd
Overheard by: Madison Parks
Woman, yelling into her cell in a thick Puerto Rican/New York accent: I had to call you. Guess what I’m thinking about right now? Guess! You know the little peanut man on the jar of peanuts? Him! The little peanut man.
–crosstown bus, 72nd & Lex
Queer: Here’s what I want you to do. First, I want you to spread chocolate on my chest. Then, I want you to spread some nougat, then some caramel and roasted peanuts. Then I want you to fuck me and call me Snickers.
–Fire Island
Girl on cell: Yeah, but I’ve gotta get out of these pants first. The crotch is wet and I don’t wanna get mad yeast.
— 85th & York
Overheard by: Ivan
Professor: You need to find your special place.
–Shepard Hall, City College
Girl on cell: You definitely could. You have a wider-set vagina than I do.
–65th Ave & Parsons Blvd, Brooklyn
Overheard by: Pete
Old lady on cell: Did you remove the tick from the genital area?
–5th Ave, Park Slope
Overheard by: Utah
Black guy: I can not believe mah baby girl just graduated from high school! Come on, honey, I’ll let you pick where we gonna go fo’ dinner: Denny’s or White Castle?
–Yonkers High School
Overheard by: Snow White
Ghetto girl graduate: Ya’ll wanna go to Red Lobstah or what?
–Times Square
Overheard by: Kaitlyn
Woman, yelling to man: Look, you give me crack and I smoke it and we fuck. That’s what we do.
–130th, between Lenox and 5th
Overheard by: Juany
Queer on cell: At least have the decency to suck dick for coke!
–10th & Ave A
Small child: I feel so dirty.
–sand box, Prospect Park
Overheard by: braincurve
Guy: You’ll never even see a vagina in your life. I can at least pay for it.
–53rd & 8th
Overheard by: Jess McGins
Woman: And I was like, “Do you want my breasts to make the copies for you”?
–9th Ave
Overheard by: Michelle
Bag lady: Hey, those tits look great on you!
–Maiden & William
Overheard by: thanks, but they’re not fake
Airport security guard, to woman going through the security line: I said outerwear not underwear!
–LaGuardia Airport
Guy: Free New York Times Market Place! You need a motherfucking job? Get yourself a motherfucking job! Pay your child support! Free New York Times Market Place! Find yourself a motherfucking job!
–outside Port Authority, 40th & 8th
Black guy, to white guy: Wake up, sleepy cracker! It’s Monday; time for work!
–109th & Madison
Man in suit, on cell: It’s manly to want to take care of your family.
–Carmine & Bedford
Girl 1: I just saw, like, 3 cute Jewish-looking guys.
Girl 2: Yeah, that one in the window?
Girl 1: Yeah.
Girl 2: Wanna go touch his butt?
–48th and 9th
Overheard by: alexie
Headline by: lori
Runners-Up:
· “Boy, if I had a quarter for every time someone said that about me, I’d have…..35 cents.” – Adam
· “By That I Mean Marry Him For His Money” – dean morris
· “Diaper Change Time at the Mt. Sanai Maternity Ward…” – Warren Freeman
· “Goy chicks are, like, so daring” – DJG
· “It’s only Trayf if you eat him” – djingo
· “Jewish: The Other White Meat” – James
· “Or we could go tweak that catholic-looking guy’s nipples” – morgz
· “Pants so tight you can see his religion” – scarfaccio
· “Satan Would Approve” – hl
· “The “Shiksa Shocka”” – Vick
· “Ugh… the cute ones are ALWAYS jewish” – Jnice
· “Yeah, That Wallet Is Huge.” – Keith Becker
Fat, middle-aged female crossing guard: Every time I do that I shit the bed.
–29th St & 30th Ave, Astoria
Overheard by: JimmyJohn
Guy: I’ve pissed the bed before. Hell, [gesturing towards girl] I’ve pissed on her!
–48th & 8th
Young guy: I was in a spaceship speaking Arabic.
–Chambers & Broadway
White guy on cell: You’re Japanese. You should like Swiss.
–Penn Station
Overheard by: Lizzerd
