Gay #1: How is being gay going for you?
Gay #2: I don’t really jibe with the culture.
Gay #1: Like what?
Gay #2: The music.
–7A Cafe, East Village
Archive for the ‘Union Square and East Village’ Category
Go Back to NYU and, Like, Kill Yourself
Chick: Hey, come look at this, like, book! –Barnes & Noble, Union Square
..And This is How They Undress
12 year old chick: You see? I told you! This is how the grown-ups dress. –East Village
Our Literate Youth
NYU student: “I read the Sunday paper on Sunday–the whole thing–and it really wasn’t that bad! You should try it” Walking in Union Square
Speaking Algebraic
Guy #1: He’s not down with it.
Guy #2: What do you mean, he’s not down with it?
Guy #1: Don’t worry, he’s going to be down with it.
Guy #2: How’s he going to be down with it?
Guy #1: We’ll make him down with it.
–Ave. A
PCP, mostly
Chick: Oh my God, you guys, I bought drugs from him! –Ave A
“Supposed to”?
Fratboy: She was supposed to make out with me, but I didn’t want to make out with her. –Ave. A
…and really ironic
Young woman: I’m a lot better at hiding my feelings than you are. I’m REALLY UPSET. –Union Square
Readers: Answer This Overheard Rhetorical Question
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
Paging Paul Hogan
Man wearing fork bracelet (to woman wearing fork bracelet): Oh my God! Is that an actual fork? –Union Square North