Girl to guy holding paper with Haiti headline: Oh my god! That is so ironic, coz yesterday, it was like, Sara's birthday… and she's totally Haitian.
–7 Train
Overheard by: Dana
Archive for February, 2010
Then How Come My Hair Is Sticking Up Like This??
Guy: Oh come on!
Girl: Don't “oh come on” me!
Guy: I'm usually good with that.
–44th St & Broadway
Dude, I'm Gay, but I'm Not That Gay
Bar guy #1: Wow, we gotta thank Jeff for all of this.
Bar guy #2: Yeah, we'll give him a blowjob later.
–Astoria
Overheard by: EchoNYC
We're Saddened That We Understand This Quote.
Lost college girl to staff: Excuse me, I came in here to find a textbook but I spent all my money on that New Moon shit. Can I get a college discount?
20-something staff: Um, Edward or Jacob?
Lost college girl: Jacob.
20-something staff: Yeah, I think we can get you a discount.
–Barnes & Noble, Park Slope
Overheard by: Taylor not twilight
At Least This One Didn't Point a Finger in My Face and Say, “You're Doomed! Doomed!!”
Lost Russian woman: Excuse me, does this stop at Pring Street?
Teenager: What? Oh, you mean “Spring Street.” Yeah. Just stay on the train.
(woman walks away)
Teenager to friend: What the fuck? That's like the third one this week! Am I like an old Russian woman magnet or something?
–N Train
Why Everybody Drinks: Explained
Boy: My name is Jack* and I am not intimidating.
Girl: My name is Jill* and I am very intimidating.
Boy: Fortunately, I am a few drinks in, and not very intimidated.
–Bar, Brooklyn
Just Imagine If the Sprinklers Shot Milk!
Girl: Why are there sprinkler systems on the sides of the buildings?
Guy: That's what helps the buildings grow big and tall!
–Madison Square
Overheard by: I knew it
I Think I've Seen This Video…
Wannabe hipster teen girl #1: My face is so bad cause I'm on my period.
Wannabe hipster teen girl #2: I think I'm gonna do my face since I have nothing else to do.
Wannabe hipster teen girl #1: Oh! We can do each other's faces!
–L Train
Overheard by: Wtf?
…And You're in Big Trouble When I Get Home Later.
Conductor: Tickets, please.
Ghetto commuter woman: What's taking so long?
Conductor: (no response)
Ghetto commuter women: Hello? Can you answer me?
Conductor: Can I just have your ticket?
Ghetto commuter woman: Hold on. Youse a rude-ass motherfucker.
Conductor: That's it, get off my train.
Ghetto commuter woman: Youse still a rude-ass motherfucker!
–LIRR
Overheard by: hungover commuter
Sit Your Ass Down, You Overcompliant Child
Mother to son, at semi-crowded subway: Where's Alliyah?
Son: I don't know, somewhere over there.
Mother: Alliyah!
(Alliyah walks over)
Mother: Where were you?
Alliyah: Over there.
Mother: Sitting down?
Alliyah: Yeah.
Mother: Then why'd you get up?
Alliyah: (shakes head and rolls eyes)
–F Train
Overheard by: Respect is relative