Sounds Pretty Vanilla to Me, Bob

Entrepreneur #1: We could have ice cream hands jobs.
Entrepreneur #2: Huh?
Entrepreneur #1: Yeah, two things everybody likes.

--Bleecker Street & Broadway


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Nuh-Uh!

Boy, passing smokers: Daddy, I smell cigarettes.
Dad: I know, it's smelly...
Smoker #1: Daddy, I smell obnoxious children.
Smoker #2: I know, they're smelly...
Dad, leaving: Poopie-heads.

--120th St & Amsterdam Ave

Overheard by: smoker


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Be Grateful You're a Romanov With Hemophilia

Little boy, about little brother: Daddy, he says that when the blood on his knee dries, he's gonna pick it off and throw it at me! Daddy, tell him not to do that!
Dad: That scrape is fresh. We have plenty of time before we need to worry about that.

--6 Train


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I'm Barred From Her Dungeon for Life

Slutty lesbian chick buying ice cream: So then she says "Scream! I'm going to keep spanking you until you scream!"
Slightly less slutty chick: So what did you do?
Slutty lesbian chick: Well, I wanted it to be hot, but when it came out it wasn't so much an "I'm getting spanked, and it's hot" scream as it was an "I'm shitty and it hurts" grunt.

--Grocery Store, The Bronx


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You Have Chinese Teriyaki Chicken in Your Pants, Don't You?

Girl: I'm in the mood for chicken.
Guy: Teriyaki chicken?
Girl: No...
Guy: Chinese Teriyaki chicken?
Girl: No...

--53rd & 6th

Overheard by: Pooja


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After We Were Both Sorely Disappointed That X-Men Wasn't Porn

Hipster girl #1: I like how anti-comic you are.
Hipster girl #2: I like how we discovered how anti-comic we are.

--Cake Shop

Overheard by: Kaet


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I'm Matthew Now

Elated girl, seeing guy: Matt?!
Guy: No.

--14th & 6th


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Makes Me Feel Closer to Tobey Maguire

Redhead: I thought it was a bee.
Brunette: It's a spider.
Redhead: Oh. I have them in my hair all the time.

--85th & 3rd


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I'm Pretty Sure It Was the Mustache

20-something Midwestern actress type transplant #1: Yeah, I was told by one of my drama teachers once, way back in school, that I had the "passion and commitment to theater" that Hitler had.
(five-second pause)
20-something Midwestern actress type transplant #2
: Wow!

20-something Midwestern actress type transplant #1: No, it wasn't a compliment, she didn't like me very much.

--Chinese Restaurant, Astoria


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Naturally, He's Married, but Still

Woman in yellow dress: Ya'll know how all women want Tupac with a weave?
Woman's friend: Mmm-hmm.
Woman in yellow dress: Well, this was him! 'Cept he doesn't drink, doesn't cuss, and he goes to church!

--Downtown F Train

Overheard by: Nina L.


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Thousands Of 'em Come in on the PATH Train Every Day

Father, holding toddler son: Alright, I'm bored. Let's go try and find some rats.
Toddler son: Oh! Rats!

--1 Train

Overheard by: John


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I Kinda Regret Reading About It in Her Diary

Girl #1: My mom dated a black guy when she was younger.
Girl #2, laughing: Really!?
Girl #1: Yeah. Yo, he tore that shit up... early.

--Hunter College

Overheard by: LiDra


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