Guy on cell: Yeah, I just caught Kev with a joint and I flipped out on him and took it to destroy it. Yeah, I was an idiot though. I tried to burn it.
–Bay Parkway & 86 St
Overheard by: Ben
Guy: He would be no good on a deserted island. I wouldn’t eat him. He would just be thrown in the fire.
–Union Square East
Guy: My sprinkler growing up was a fire hydrant.
–Tompkins Square
Overheard by: Lila J
Woman: Either there’s a building on fire or a whole lot of marijuana.
–3rd Ave & 10th St
Little girl: Mommy, do even tiny peppers burn your asshole on the way out?
–Taco Bell, 6th Ave
Cop to sad-faced mime: You can do anything you want, you just can’t have anything on fire.
–South Street Seaport
Overheard by: futurebird
Ghetto girl, looking at burning car: That one angry bitch.
–103rd St & CPW
Overheard by: Little Match Girl
