Woman on cell: Well what did you expect? Did you think you could just go into the subway and get a million bucks playing your guitar? –Union Square Overheard by: Domi
Archive for the ‘Cell Phone’ Category
…and all my personal calls are annoying
Who: Puerto Rican teenage girl
Where: East Village
What: “I can set whatever rings I want on this phone for whoever calls me. So all my business calls are Scooby-doo.”
You bring it back to yourself
Hipster on cell: You asked me how I’m doing, and I tell you–and then you bring it back to yourself. You always do that.
–Verb, Williamsburg
Look– Future-Me Says I Become a Top!
Gay guy: Oh, I just realized I took Tyler's phone this morning.
Straight guy: That's what happens when you and your boyfriend get identical phones.
Gay guy: Brilliant idea–I'm going to text him now, and his name will come up in the caller id. I'll pretend to be him from the future and start making dire predictions.
(his phone beeps) Dammit, he noticed. I just got a text from Van-from-the-future.
Straight guy: You guys are an oddly perfect couple.
–87th St & 3rd Ave
…Once I Get Past My Musical Gag Reflex
Brotha #1, rocking out to Taylor Swift on iPhone: Why do you even have this on your phone?
Brotha #2: Cuz I'm gonna marry a white girl, that's why.
–2 Train
So It Was Your Final Solution?
Black bro: And based on what she texted me, I had to hit it!
White bro: So did you hit that?
Black bro: Bro, she was German!
–86th St & Amsterdam Ave
Overheard by: Waiting for the M86
Self-Involved New Yorkers Put the “I” in IPhone
Girl #1: He, he, he, just brrroke uuup with meee!
Girl #2: How, isn't he in Alaska?
Girl #1: No! Well, what do you mean? I was talking to my dad, the phone just broke up. I wasn't talking about him, I was talking about my dad!
(girls #1 and 2 laugh)
–Central Park
Overheard by: Anna
Fun Game: Drink Every Time They Say “Fuck”.
Suit on train to giant loud Hawaiian guy on cell: Hey, would you keep it down?
Loud Hawaiian giant: Fuck you, you're prejudiced! I wasn't loud.
Suit: You woke me up! And what's this prejudiced thing, are you Jewish?
Hawaiian giant: Fuck you ! I ain't goin' to jail! Fuck jail!
–NJT Train into Penn Station
Ur Fir3d
Band dude #1: So… How do we break it to him?
Band dude #2: Buy him an iPhone?
–Broadway & Leonard
Overheard by: P. Mills
As Punishment for My Sins?
Trendy intern #1: See, this is why I say everyone should carry their laptop everywhere.
Trendy intern #2: Laptop? What? Get an iPhone and then you can keep all your shit in your pocket and be listening to Rihanna.
–6th Ave & 20th St