West Village

Little girl: What is that?
Mom: An ornament on a branch.
Little girl: Why is it an ornament on a branch?
Mom: Because it is.
Little girl: Why is it because it is?

–St. Lukes Holiday Festival, Hudson & Christopher

Overheard by: nosey nancy

Woman to friend: I have a theory: they just throw the horseshit over the wall.

–Central Park South

Overheard by: marijke

Jewish guy: You need to come down here at some point and feel how amazing this chair is. It gives great lumbar support. You will be jealous and then you will poop from jealousy… But you better not poop on my chair.

–Bleecker & Mercer

Woman on cell: Honey, but they were pooping all over the deck and hitting each other with shovels!

–West Village

NYU student to mother: You can't really get a good dinner in this town for under ten dollars…well, you can…but you'll just poop it out later.

–4th St & 2nd Ave

(mother notices toddler's soiled diaper, says something to him, and bends down to pick him up)
Toddler (in small, adorable voice): Waaaaiit, can I walk, so my poop doesn't get squashed?

–Bedford & 5th

20-something guy to friend: You need feces? I can provide!

–Broadway & 12th

Overheard by: elijah

NYU girl #1: I like PowerBars.
NYU girl #2: I like Cliff Bars.
NYU girl #3: But the thing with all those bars is you have to chew them so much.
NYU girl #1: That’s why I like them — I feel like I’m actually eating something.

–Waverly Pl

Overheard by: Mae

Dude on motorcycle handing rose to girl: A beautiful rose for a beautiful lady.
Girl: Ew.

–W 4th St

50-ish woman: My mom had a stroke.
Friend: Honestly, worse things can happen.

–Café Henri, West Village

30-something woman #1, about news anchor on tv: Is he okay now?
30-something woman #2: Was he not?
30-something woman #1: Well, he was married…

–University & 11th St

Overheard by: yeah, I know what you mean

Middle-aged black woman sipping a beer in paper bag: Would you retire from crazy if those checks was comin’ in?! Hell naw!
Friend: Not me… Nope.

–14th & 7th

Overheard by: Kelly Arguello

Drunk girl with tinsel in her hair: Alright, so why is in my history that it says "thehugestcock.com"?

–Starbucks, Sheridan Square

Drunk guy: The Amazins? Fuck them! The only amazin' thing about them is they never fucking win…

–Downtown 6 Train

Drunk man at 1:30 am: Vagina bar!

–49th St, Astoria

Drunk girlfriend to even drunker boyfriend: Ohmigod! I have to get up in five hours and teach!

–116th St

Teenager to friend: Well, her name is Alexandra, and I was not hooking up with her…
Random passerby, interrupting: Yeah, that's right, I once knew a girl named pussy!

–West Houston St

Overheard by: nickwe

Bag Lady: It’s always the same! It’s always the same!
Woman: Would you like this [crust]?
Bag Lady: No, I want a whole pizza!

–Joe’s Pizza, Carmine St.

Overheard by: Rachel W