Woman on pay phone: They can’t arrest him because he didn’t even expose himself.
–Worth & Centre
Overheard by: Daniel Krieger
- Posted on
- Chinatown, Crime and Punishment, Nudity, On Cell, One-liners
Guy: So I went to the dollar store, looking for some art for my apartment. You wouldn’t believe how bad some of it was.
–Suzie’s, Bleecker Street
- Posted on
- All Wednesday One-Liners, Guys, Idiots, Shopping, Store, Visual Art
Old guy: Yeah, here today, gone tomorrow. I want to come back as a Polynesian prince.
–Astoria
Overheard by: sara
- Posted on
- All Wednesday One-Liners, Astoria, Global Geography, Old People
Condutor: If you would like to operate the doors, please take the test to become a conductor. In the meantime, please release the doors, because there are a lot of people on this train who would like to get to work on time.
–A train
Overheard by: Aryn M
- Posted on
- All Wednesday One-Liners, Conductors, Etiquette, On the Subway
AMNew York Guy: Free Spanish newspaper! Assimilation doesn’t mean you have to give up your heritage!
–Park Slope
White girl: That’s terrible! The only thing I want my kids to be that I’m not is half-black.
–Columbia University
Southern woman: Why George, I’m just so proud of yew; I thought yew’d be grossed out by the Blue Man Group.
–Marriott Marquis, Times Square
Overheard by: Beantown Interloper
- Posted on
- All Wednesday One-Liners, Compliments, Idiots, Names, Southerners, Theater & Dance, Times Square
Queer #1: I like being a corporate lawyer. Being “The Man” is awesome.
Queer #2: Because you’re not “the man” in the bedroom.
–Therapy, W. 52nd Street
- Posted on
- Bars & Clubs, Gays and Lesbians, Jobs & Careers, Lawyers, Queer guys
Woman #1: Oh, look over there… that is just tragic.
Woman #2: What?
Woman #1: Ugly twins.
–15th & 5th
Overheard by: Manhattman
- Posted on
- Biotechs, Family Ties, Insults, Union Square and East Village
Drunk Asian girl: We should totally go salsa dancing.
Drunk white girl: Yeah, that would be so fun.
Drunk Asian girl: We’d be the only white people there, though.
–J train
Overheard by: Jim VB
NYU girl: So do they like hate everyone?
NYU boy: No, not everyone; just white people.
–Union Square
