Oh, Absolutely. You Should Go Right Now.

Out-of-towner: So, like, are the other boroughs nice?

--11th St

Overheard by: Jaya


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Shirley Temple Was Always a Precocious Tyke

Woman: But where does your money come from? Who gives it to you?
Little girl: The world.

--34th St Subway Station


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Son, No Wedding Is Ever About the Boy

Mother: Look! A wedding! They are taking pictures for it.
Son: A girl is marrying a girl?
Mother: No.
Son: Where's the boy?

--Central Park

Overheard by: Dan


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Let Me Guess... Was It a Tossed Salad?

Lady #1: Girl, it was the best salad I ever *had*! Baby, it was better than sex! All I gotta do is eat this salad and masturbate and I'm good to go!
Lady #2: I thought it was okay, but it wasn't better than sex.
Lady #1: That's 'cause you smoke too much and you burnt off all your taste buds. You taste things based on memory.

--W 26th St & 7th Ave

Overheard by: Jason


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Here's the Real Truth, Cassie: We Wanted a Boy

Irate little girl (pointing at Nathan's): Daddy, you lied to me! That's not a hot dog stand, that's a hot dog building!

--Coney Island Boardwalk

Overheard by: Lauren


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This Just In: 4 Out Of 5 Dentists Recommend New Yorkers! (Click Here For More)

(Woman #1 is trying to exit Starbucks while pushing a stroller. Woman #2 comes to her rescue and keeps the door open)
Woman #1
: You aren't from New York, are you?

Woman #2: No.
Woman #1: Because you're too sweet.

--Starbucks, 114th St & Broadway

Overheard by: Dan


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Like Satan Claus, For Example

Woman to toddler: The devil is evil. That's why his name is spelled "d-evil".

--Greyhound Bus


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Wait, Is BullshitRomanceFuckingLatinDerivativeMishMashSomethingOrOther Not an Official Language?

World Music connoisseur #1: I think he's singing in Brazilian now.
World Music connoisseur #2: No, no...this song's in Argentinian.

--Manu Chao Concert, Prospect Park


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Ever Since That Bad Robo-Trip, They've Been Extra-Cautious with the Pharmaceuticals

Teen girl #1 (reading about Advil): "Take two for muscle aches." Hm, is the stomach a muscle?
Teen girl #2: It's not a muscle, I think it's an organ.
Teen girl #1: It's not organ, it is so a muscle. I'm going to take two.
Teen guy: Yo, just go to Duane Reade and get some Pepto-Bismol before you hurt yourself.

--Bay Terrace Shopping Center

Overheard by: mets fan


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What If They Just Stay Home?

Tween #1: Yo, you should go out with her!
Tween #2: She gon' shit in yo mouf!

--67th Ave & 164th St, Queens

Overheard by: someone who's not into that kind of thing


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Then What's the Title?

Blonde girl: What's the first line of "O Canada"?
Asian girl: "O Canada."

--Broadway & Wellington


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Who Is Prima Ballerinia in the Chunkiest 'Swan Lake' in History

Old Russian man (loudly): I like big tutus!
Bank teller: Yes, okay.
Old Russian man: Like my wife!

--Apple Bank, 86th St

Overheard by: hatia


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