Food and I Have Agreed to Date Other People

Chick #1: Did you eat anything tonight?
Chick #2: No. I haven’t been eating much lately, but not in the unhealthy way.

–Bowery & Spring

Quickly — Last One to the Gym Is a Size 4!

Anorexic wannabe #1: Ugh, no, ugh… It smells like salt in here! And fat!
Anorexic wannabe #2: Let’s get out of here.

–Chelsea Market, Bowery Kitchen

Overheard by: Rev

The Diet Kind

Chick: … And I’ve been so tired.
Dude: Maybe you should eat more.
Chick: Well, I have been drinking water.

–Post office, 52nd St

Overheard by: what what

Attention Is Attention

Anorexic teen girl #1: The other week, over Thanksgiving, my parents totally wanted to take me to the hospital. They thought I had a kidney infection or something!
Anorexic teen girl #2: Oh my god. That is so cool.

–Clearview Cinemas

Overheard by: Nettle

I Mixed It with Sperm

Ana #1: Yeah, I felt so good because all I ate for a month was lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup.
Ana #2: Oh, really? But I’m afraid of being on a diet without protein!
Ana #1: Don’t worry, the maple syrup is full of protein!

–Lerner Hall, Columbia University

I’ll Probably Cancel My Gourmet Subscription

Chick #1: I’m starving.
Chick #2: I haven’t eaten all day.
Chick #1: Do you have issues with food?
Chick #2: No, not really. Well, I tried throwing up after eating for a while, but I wasn’t really into it.
Chick #1: So, what do you do now?
Chick #2: I just don’t eat.

–Cafe at Bloomingdale’s

… But Seriously, Do I Look Fat?

Tourist kid to his brother: Shut up. There’s no such thing as a male anorexic. Right? And I’m not one of them.

–JetBlue Terminal, JFK

Overheard by: frequent flier

It’s Her Ex

Anorexic JAP on cell: …No money, so I stopped dating him.
Hobo: Whore.
Anorexic JAP, to hobo: Excuse me?
Hobo: Nice thighs — have another doughnut.

–East Village

Damn It, I’m Never Gonna Get Back to My Birth Weight

Anorexic dancer #1: Dude, so I only have to lose like, twelve more pounds.
Anorexic dancer #2: No way! I’ll never get cast in the workshop performance if I don’t break one hundred.
Anorexic dancer #1: Yeah, you should just give up now.

–School of American Ballet

If You Regurgitate Them at the Same Time, Is It Brunch?

JAP #1: Yeah, I was only able to throw up breakfast and lunch today.
JAP#2: Damn! I hate when that happens.

–Bergdorf Goodman