Overheard in New York http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/ The Voice of the City Copyright 2010 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wednesday One-Liner Repeats Itself Lady to foreign friend: These 13 circles have the names of the original colonies from when Columbus landed in America.

--Conservatory Garden, 105th & 5th

Teenage girl to friend: But Trotsky was totally doing Lenin, you can't deny it.

--1 Train

Friend in elevator showing old photos from Rome: There's the Colosseum. You know. Where the lions and the Catholics had their thing.

--7th & 31st

Overheard by: Greg

Teenage boy to another: Y'know what I'd like to see? Teddy Roosevelt and Andrew Jackson in a cage fight.

--6th Ave & 54th St

Overheard by: Dale

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--Gay Pride Parade

Man on cell: I went to San Francisco last month to find me a lesbian girlfriend.

--Big Apple BBQ

Overheard by: skibs

Angry lady to another: Why would I have sex with another woman?

--Greenwich Village

Hobo on platform: Men... do not have sex with women! Any man who has sex with a woman should be arrested. Women do not like sex--women are all lesbians!

--7 Train

Crazy hobo to young girls on bench: You girls are a box full of lesbians!

--Union Square

Overheard by: Daphne

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--NYU

Grad student on cell: Hey, it's me. Tomorrow, dress appropriately. It's supposed to be 65, so I'll bring a frisbee. Afterward, I want to go to your place because there's certain things I want to do, and your place is much more (pause) conducive for certain activities.

--NYU

Overheard by: DrNels

Girl to another: I used to drink sangria before my classes at NYU.

--Rockefeller Center

NYU student to friend: Man, you gotta remember, you gotta know--you have to stuff that bitch. You gotta know.

--Weinstein Hall, University Place

NYU law student: You know what I love about this building? It smells like a new BMW.

--NYU Law Building

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--Metro-North Rail

Run-down-looking middle-aged guy: I got my phone stolen. Uh-huh. No, it wasn't even a trick, it was a friend!

--Home Depot, 23rd St

Overheard by: STC

Very loud child at display of cars to mother in line: It's okay, mom! You don't need to buy one for me. I can just take one and run out. Maybe even two, easy!

--Rite Aid, Brooklyn

Overheard by: oneofmanymikes

Shopping lady to friend: It's okay to steal but it's not okay to be gay.

--94th & 3rd Ave

Overheard by: venniblue

Girl on phone: So you actually caught him stealing from you? (pause) Okay. (pause) Well, you didn't want that anyway. So you're still going to fuck him, right?

--Broadway & 21st St

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--Uptown A Train

Overheard by: Ladle

Student: Dude, I think I'm dyslexic with stairs.

--Stuyvesant High School

Teen, seriously: No... Webkinz are definitely a lot more high-maintenance then neopets.

--Downtown 6 Train

Teenage boy: I want to be a Senator or something like that. Like, the Government is the best place to have sex.

--Bard High School, Queens

Overheard by: Sunny

Punk teen to friends: Even though it seemed like she was into things, now she's not into anything.

--Union Square

Overheard by: i don't like stuff either

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--W 42nd St

Overheard by: Nikki

Loudspeaker on police car to pedestrians: We have sidewalks in New York. Try using them!

--Chinatown

NYC cop to pushy tourist: Don't touch me, I have no answers for you.

--Columbus Circle

Man to cop: When are you gonna learn that, man? People suck!

--Grand Central Station

Cop on horseback to pedestrian horse admirer: Don't get any closer to the horse, unless you want rabies.

--3rd St & Thompson

Overheard by: Heather

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--Bedford Ave & Berry St

Overheard by: Marie Miller Barnes

Ginger kid in audience, as photo of awkward Asian teen sticking banana in his mouth is projected on movie screen: I am definitely aroused.

--Tisch School of the Arts

Joggers to another: Raging hard-ons!

--Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Katie

20-something girl to another: How could he not go out with you? I mean, you gave him a boner at Relay For Life!

--Union Square

Overheard by: Becca

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Dave, completely serious: Who are you?

--St. Mark's Place

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NYU guy #2: Twice!

--Cloister Cafe

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(brother starts tickling little boy)
Little boy: Arrest him! Arrest him!
Cop: Sorry, kid. I'm off duty.

--5 Train

Overheard by: Bruce Lee

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Friend: Damn, dude, those girls are walking around like their shit don't stink! And it definitely doesn't.
Deli worker: Yeah, tell me about it!
Friend: Seriously, bro, I'd let both of them fart in my mouth!

--Deli, Greenpoint

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Four-year-old son: I hate life.
Dad: What?
Four-year-old son: I hate life.

--1 Train

Overheard by: RAF

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Father, sounding sure of himself: That's cuz the sun moves so fast that it looks like it's not moving at all.

--F Train

Overheard by: GD

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Bimbo #2: I think its about like... The history of like...
Older man, stretching: Penises.

--New York Sports Club, 86th St & 3rd Ave

Overheard by: stillinshock

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30-something man, carrying loads of shopping bags: Well, it's about your pussy too.

--Madison Ave

Overheard by: itgoesandgoes

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