Guy: It’s really been my dream to start writing for Teen Vogue.
Chick: That is quite possibly the gayest sentence ever uttered.
–Random House cafeteria, 56th & Broadway
Overheard by: djlindee
- Posted on
- Books & Writing, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Queer guys
Father: You wanna go pee-pee here?
Son: No!
Father: C’mon, I’ll hold you up, you can go in the trash can.
Son: No! I don’t wanna, they can see!
Father: Who? Oh, don’t worry, it’s not Sunday.
–84th & Park
Overheard by: Gabriel Lombardi
- Posted on
- Dads, Kids, Pee, Upper East Side
Chick: Okay guys, I’m going to subway surf in heels. I haven’t done it in so long, I hope I don’t fail.
Old man: You will fail.
Chick: Oh…
Old man: 75% of your weight is on your toes, only 25% is on your heel. You will fall. That’s from 25 years of martial arts experience.
–R train
Overheard by: Alyson Leigh
- Posted on
- Girls, Old People, On the Subway, Weirdness
Woman: It’s a pity about that actress who stabbed someone with her knife. What’s her name? …Um…Reese?
Chick: Witherspoon?
Woman: No! With her knife!
–Central Park
Overheard by: Emilia
Suit #1: I know where we are.
Suit #2: Where?
Suit #1: On the corner!
–9th Street & 1st Avenue
Overheard by: Your Mom
Guy: Excuse me, can I tell you a joke?
Girl: …What?
Guy: Can I tell you a joke?
Girl: …No.
Guy: Are you su–
Girl: Didn’t you fucking hear me, you idiot?
She gets up and starts walking away.
Girl: Jesus Christ, these fucking…
–Central Park
Walkie-talkie: Need backup on 49th & Broadway…
Cop #1: 49th & Broadway! Isn’t that us?
Cop #2: No, they’ve already got someone there.
Cop #1: Yeah, us…You’re an idiot.
–D train
Overheard by: Nate Luce
- Posted on
- Cops, Jobs & Careers, On the Subway
Clerk lady #1: There’s no price on this, no bar code. I can’t sell it.
Clerk lady #2: Hold on, just call accessories.
Clerk lady #1: How do I do that?
Clerk lady #2: Accessories!
–Century 21, Cortlandt Street
Girl on cell: Listen, listen. What I’m saying is, why can’t we just try to find a way to keep all of the Jews and the non-Jews from like, marrying? Or even interacting?
–Washington Square Park
- Posted on
- Biotechs, Questions, Religion, Washington Square Park
Black guy: Man, nigga, you’re really dirty. I mean, you’re a slob, nigga. You’re…you’re a fucking Mexican.
–Union Square
Tween girl: Are there two Union Squares?
–Union Square West
Overheard by: jessica castro
- Posted on
- Idiots, NYC Geography, Stupidity, Tweens, Union Square and East Village
Guy: So, go out with her! For her it will be a date. For you, it will be a charity event.
–Koi, W. 40th Street
Overheard by: Uptownish
- Posted on
- Advice, Compare/Contrast, Dating, Guys, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen
