Teacher, stopping abruptly in middle of lecture: Just for the record, I’m from Atlanta. Hence the accent. You were probably thinking I’m retarded or something… Nope… Just from the South.
–Wagner College, Staten Island
Overheard by: Tomato
NYU student on cell: Okay, um I don’t want to offend you or anything, but you are so totally retarded!
–Stuyvesant St & 3rd Ave
Overheard by: Lezbotron
Big white dude on cell: … And that’s why we’re obviously killing people — because people are retarded.
–6th St, between 2nd & 3rd Ave
Overheard by: fast walker
Black guy: There are 52 states in the U.S., and not one of them has a retarded black person.
–61st & Amsterdam
Woman to gay friend: You’re not retarded — you’re just creative.
–19th & 8th
