New York

Boy to hot girl: Hey, how's it going?
Hot girl, in French: I'm speaking in French so that you won't know what I'm talking about and will think that I can't speak English.
Boy, in French: Oh really? I know French too!

Bus
New York City, New York

Dude: You fail to see that the rhinoceros is not pleased that you've clogged the bathtub drain with jam and celery. She's quite angry with you. I mean, if you just shit out a canary, it's not going to want to play tonsil hockey.
Friend: How hard would it be to get you involuntarily committed to a mental institution?

Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Overheard by: Russ

Tween #1: I can’t believe she called you fat!
Tween #2: Well, I am, but it’s because we’re freshman — we haven’t lost our baby fat yet.
Tween #1: Well, that’s true for you. I’m just fat because I’m pregnant.
Tween #2: Yeah, that too.

Arlington High School
LaGrangeville, New York

Overheard by: draz

Girl: Dang, it's raining!
Boy: Do you have an umbrella?
Girl: Yeah. I hate umbrellas.
Boy, surprisingly vehemently: Suck it up!

Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

20-something boyfriend: What's it called when girls put brown around their lips?
20-something girlfriend: Lip liner?
20-something boyfriend: Yeah. Why don't you wear that?
20-something girlfriend: Because it's not 1995, and I'm not going on the Ricki Lake show.

Manhattan, New York

Mom changing toddler’s diaper: Honey, it appears that you have glitter on your penis.

Mount Vernon, New York

Overheard by: Deek

Elderly woman #1: How's your mother?
Elderly woman #2: She's great! She wants to get euthanized!

Chappaqua, New York

Black woman #1: I hate when people wait to the last minute to try and get off at a stop.
Black woman #2: Mmm-hmm.
Black woman #1: I don't let them past if they try to do that shit.
Black woman #2: What you do?
Black woman #1: I'll push their mothafuckin' ass back on the train!

Subway
New York City

Laughing man: Yeah, a lot of kids were conceived that night, especially after they broke out the crotchless panties.

Watkins Glen, New York

High school girl: I've gone to second base with a guy, but have done pretty much everything with a girl. Because penises are scary.

Forest of Fear
Tuxedo, New York

Overheard by: Kaitlen