Hobo, yelling: Bi-racial couple!
Interracial couple, in unison: Yeah…?
Hobo, yelling: Here's to the future, let all of our children be tan!
–6th Ave
Archive for May, 2010
You Never Saw Fran Drescher Running
Little white boy, running down street: Aaaaaaaaaaah!
Black female nanny, pushing stroller behind little boy: Run to the bus! Run! Run!
White man in suit, trotting a couple paces behind black woman: Aaaaaaaaaaah!
–8th Ave & 14th St
Overheard by: amused tourist
Possibly a Fun Electrical Shock or Two
Tourist: Hey, what are you looking for down there?
MTA worker, walking with flashlight on the tracks: Rats!
Tourist: Really?
MTA worker: Nah, just track defects… and gold.
–6 Train
I'm in for the Weekend, If You Know What I Mean
Woman #1: Have fun tonight! You must be so excited about your fresh direct order.
Woman #2: I am. I love it when cheese just comes to me!
–49th St & Broadway
Then You'll Love “Crenellation”
Girl on cell: Hey. (pause) We are passing under the canopy now. (pause) The canopy. The scaffolding!
Friend next to her: Nice word.
–33rd St & 5th Ave
Overheard by: Skinny Shadoq
That's What You Say About Every Train
College guy to friends: Where does the z train go?
Friend #1: Never heard of it before.
Friend #2: It's probably that train in the third Matrix movie.
–Canal St
Overheard by: justin
Too Many Of Those to Count
Philosophical teen #1: Don't count your eggs before they hatch…
Philosophical teen #2: When should I count them?
Philosophical teen #1: Exactly.
Suit, passing: You're an idiot.
–Clinton & Montague, Brooklyn Heights
Overheard by: Mike N
I'm Also a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Cookie-dough
Thin girl #1, in front of ice cream fridge: Oh no, I shouldn't get any. I'm fat enough already.
Thin girl #2: Bitch, do not say stupid shit like that. You look fine.
Thin girl #1: No, you don't get it! I only look skinny. I have no muscle definition at all, it's all fat. I'm marbled. It's a trick.
Thin girl #2: So you're like… A stealth fatty?
Thin girl #1: I'm a chub ninja. I walk amongst skinny people undetected.
–Whole Foods, Union Square
…If I Have to Choose
Nurse: Do you live alone or do you live by yourself?
Patient: I live alone.
–NYU Hospital
Overheard by: Luis
…Where You Ignore Me When I Talk
Little girl: Mom, it's okay, I'll be fine.
Mom: Are you sure, sweetie? You know you always call me and tell me how much you miss me when I'm away.
Little girl: Yeah, mom, but I miss you at home.
–Battery Park
Overheard by: Brok