Queer: Fuck you! I’m a smart gay!

–23rd & 6th

Overheard by: Keesha Brown


Accidental ironist: Yeah, obviously he has no sense of smartness.

–68th & Lex

Overheard by: Casti


Hipster guy: I erased two years of my life with drugs. Two solid years! But I’m too smart to erase more than that.

–Chinatown bus


Girl on cell: They said that I’m smart, and that I can articulate well. But I’m not… you know… Oh, whatever.

–Queensboro Community College

Overheard by: LizDayglow


Tween boy to dad: I’m looking for a girl who’s younger and smarter.

–71st & West End

Overheard by: Susan Volchok