West Village

Girl walking down the street: Why do I feel so full?
Little kid: Cause you're drunk!

–Bleecker St, West Village

Overheard by: Diva

Girl #1: So, what’s going on?
Girl #2: I think we’re dating, but I’m totally miserable!

–W 4th, between Charles & Perry

Overheard by: couple laughing loudly

Guy #1: Hey… Ummm, by any chance did you get some sort of invitation in the mail from Jerry and Marcia?
Guy #2: I know! Who the fuck gets their 13-year-old circumcised in front of public masses like that?

–14th & 7th

Girlfriend snaps a photo of her tourist boyfriend, posing under a street sign.

Guy: Looking good, Perry.
Tourist: How did he know my…? Oh.

–Perry & Greenwich

Overheard by: Bonno

Guy: Hey, Liz! Whatever happens, don’t turn out like my mom.

–Quantum Leap, Thompson St.

Grandma to kid: It’s really hard to kill people, you know.

–West Village

(20-something sits down and stretches his arms out in a yawn)
Man sitting one seat away: If you touch my leg I’ll kill you.

–1 Train

Middle-aged beefcake on phone: Oh yeah? Well he’s not trying anymore because he’s dead.

–42nd & Lex

Overheard by: bildita

Suit on cell: He was a great guy, until he decided to kill someone.

–Smith & Wollensky

Loud woman on payphone (very angrily): Well what the fuck am I supposed to do with her? Mausoleum? What? What the fuck?

–96th & Madison

Overheard by: grateful undead

Seven-year-old black boy: I’m goin’ to Iraq, to kill Obama!

–125th & Amsterdam

Overheard by: The Drummey

Flustered suit pacing along street: Just letting you know I got a FedEx from Bruce Willis, I guess he finally decided to pay his bills.

–84th St

Overheard by: mikaela

Man to dinner companion: So did you know Mia Farrow is doing a hunger strike? Because of what's happening in Darfur? I hope she dies.

–Red Bamboo, West Village

Transvestite: Damn, that girl looks like Brooke Shields. Damn, that white girl in the blue shoes looks like Brooke Shields.

–4 Train

Man giving out Metro newspaper: Metro! Metro! Whoooeee, baby, you looking like Jennifer Lopez! Metro!

–7 Train

Suit on cell: If he does it again I am going to get all Chuck Woolery on his ass!

–Gold St

Girl #1, sarcastically: I've never seen a penis before in my life.
Girl #2: Ha!
Girl #1: Well, you don't need to see a penis to sit on it.

–Fat Cat, West Village

Overheard by: BettyBoop

Guy: Cunt. I’m too hung over for your B&T shit.

–Bleecker & 7th

Overheard by: Thompson

Boyfriend in sing-song voice: You drank like a fi-ish!
Girlfriend: So what? So did you.
Boyfriend: Well, I was coming off the summer of fuck, so it was alright.

–West Village