Young man #1: Do you want to play ping pong?
Young man #2: No.
Young man #1: Do you play ping pong?
Young man #2: No.
Young man #1: REALLY?????? You don’t play ping pong?????
–N. 11th St, Williamsburg
Young man #1: Do you want to play ping pong?
Young man #2: No.
Young man #1: Do you play ping pong?
Young man #2: No.
Young man #1: REALLY?????? You don’t play ping pong?????
–N. 11th St, Williamsburg
Woman: *sneeze*
Man on street: God bless you.
Woman: You need to shave. You look fucking hideous.
–Grand St & Graham Ave, Williamsburg
Drunken hipster, being carried by her friends: I’m a model. Not a train wreck. A model!
–Bedford Ave, Williamsburg
Dude: You know, she slept with that guy you slept with.
Chick: What? Which one?
Dude: Richard?
Chick: Oh my god, she always does that.
–Williamsburg
50-something actress: I'm one of the founding sluts.
–Chelsea Studios
Overheard by: Joshy Sweetpants
Guy on cell: That's what I said: I fucked him, but I'm not attracted to him.
–81st & Columbus
Overheard by: Flooey
Adorable seven-year-old kid on bike: She liked it. Ashley liked it. Ashley's a whore.
–Havemeyer & 2nd, Williamsburg
Overheard by: Nathalie & Noah
Girl on cell: Well, I'm in a different place now. Now I'm a slut.
–W 4th & 6th Ave
Teenage girl on cell, beaming, as if she just had a revelation: Oh, I forgot you're a whore! (yelling triumphantly) You're a whore!
–Penn Station
Overheard by: Emilia
Guy #1: You do such dumb shit.
Guy #2: I do not.
Guy #1: Well, what about that E-trades tattoo on your leg?
Guy #2: I’m hardcore!
–1 train
Chick: Sell-out by day…
Suit: Shut up, okay? Whatever pays the bills.
–CBGBs, The Bowery
Overheard by: Sarah Royal
Drunk guy on cell: Dude, that’s crap, you gotta live hardcore!
–Williamsburg
Overheard by: Kate Elizabeth
Teen girl: Man this sucks. Where are all the punks?
–8th & Broadway
Overheard by: Mary
Chick: Darryl doesn’t even know what hardcore is, first off. He was all, “What, is that like some kind of porn?”.
–2nd & A
Overheard by: Kira
Punk girl: Fight bureaucracy!
Suit: You’re not the boss of me.
–Leonard between Broadway & Church
Overheard by: Lakini Malich
Woman: All my anorexic friends undereat during pregnancy.
Female friend: (nervous chuckle)
Woman: I mean, come on.
–Bedford & N 10th, Williamsburg
Overheard by: sarah
Bitch on cell: You know what my number one pet peeve is? Intolerence!
–Williamsburg
Overheard by: Greg Rutter
Dude: Do you have any matches?
Shop guy: Buddy, this is a health store, I sure hope we don’t have any matches.
Dude: Oh…yeah…I guess you are right.
–Matany Health Food, Williamsburg
Overheard by: Jason B.
Amherst alum: So we’re looking over the applications, and there are all these amazing kids. Won the Westinghouse, worked for the UN. And the questions: “Who do you most look up to?” “My parents, because they’re immigrants, and they taught me to work hard.” And with each of them it’s like, “in”. And then we get to this one, it’s like, “What’s a recent intellectually stimulating experience?” The answer is, “I love my dog, walking my dog.” Stuff like that. On and on, really ridiculous. And then, “Who do you most look up to?” The answer: “my parents, especially my dad. He’s the President of the United States.” And we look at each other, and Steve is like, “in.”
–Williamsburg
Overheard by: Julia Mandell
