Old man dressed in all red clothes to jogger passing by: Good morning!
Jogger: Good morning.
Old man: Want to wrestle? We can wrestle right over there.
Jogger: No, thanks.
–Riverside & 91st
Overheard by: Rocco
Old man dressed in all red clothes to jogger passing by: Good morning!
Jogger: Good morning.
Old man: Want to wrestle? We can wrestle right over there.
Jogger: No, thanks.
–Riverside & 91st
Overheard by: Rocco
Eleven-year-old tourist: I heard that there was a church here in New York that worships Satan.
Tourist father: Well, that doesn't make sense, because you cannot worship Satan, you can only worship Jesus.
–9th Ave & 47th St
Boss: Genocide is funny.
Intern: Genocide is not funny. Aids is funny.
–59th & Madison
Conductor: Next stop, 81st Street, Museum of Natural History.
Mom to young son: Okay, sweetie, this is our stop for the museum.
Six-year-old boy: But mom, I wanna go to Central Park instead!
Hobo: Listen to your mother, boy! Go the museum. Git yerself some edjumicate… Edjcation…go learn something!
Six-year-old boy: Mommy, what did he say?
Mom: He said, “don't be fucking stupid.” Let's go.
–C Train
Overheard by: Davis Baker
White male runner #1, pointing at porta-potty: I took a shit three times in that one.
White male runner #2: Okay.
–Concert, The All-American Rejects
Hipster #1: Carnival games…
Hipster #2: Carnival games.
Hipster #1: Rock 'n' roll…
Hipster #2: Rock 'n' roll.
Hipster #1: Flying cars…
Hipster #2: Flying cars.
Hipster #1: Drugs…
Hipster #2: Drugs.
Hipster #1: Rape…
Hipster #2: Rape.
Hipster #1: Murder…
Hipster #2: Murder.
–40th St & Queens Boulevard
Overheard by: ExcessStrausses
Columbia girl: I mean, they're such bad friends. They basically support her being anorexic!
Friend: That's such an understatement. They encourage the anorexia! They're fucking fans of anorexia!
–116th & Broadway
Overheard by: Fellow Supporter
Blond girl #1: And then I was like, “Why can't we just be separate but like…”
Blond girl #2: Yeah, separate but equal!
Blond girl #1: Exactly!
–Store, Times Square
Overheard by: michelle
Hipster chick #1: Do you think the hipsters of our generation will have reproductive issues?
Hipster chick #2: What do you mean?
Hipster chick #1: You know, on account of the skinny jeans.
–Olive & Orient
Man, approaching MoMA ticket counter: I'd like one, please.
Ticket woman: Okay, what country are you from?
Man: What?
Ticket woman: What country are you from?
Man: Um, the United States.
Ticket woman: Oh, I didn't recognize you.
–MoMA
