Bimbette: Luckily for me, all of my friends are really unhappy.

–Urban Outfitters, Broadway & E Houston

Overheard by: Loring

Little boy to nanny: I don’t want to play with my backup friends today! I hate the transit strike!

–Central Park

JAP: Can we talk about how he went orb hunting with his friends instead of coming to my place to cuddle me?!

–Central Park

20-something chick: I would be a lot closer friends with her if it weren’t for her hair.

–NJ Transit

Overheard by: Ladle

Eight-year-old girl to younger brother: You don’t deserve to go to your friend’s… You deserve to be punished in a dungeon!

–9th & 5th, Park Slope

Overheard by: brownthomas

Nine-year-old girl to father: All my friends have issues…

–7th Ave, Park Slope

Little girl looking at ice cream cake featuring Dora the Explorer: Look, Mommy — there’s all my friends!

–Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins, 30th Ave, Astoria

Overheard by: Wench