http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/004110.html Girl: What happens to the leaves if you just leave them on the ground? They just die, right?
--Central Park
Overheard by: Vera Farrelly
Girl: "Afghanistan"? Isn't that just a place in Iraq?
--16th & 10th
Overheard by: oliver
White girl: Where the hell is the damn ice skating rink? Somebody tell me! I know you know!
--49th & Madison
Suit on cell: I'm going to have to think about this because when I don't I never have any plans.
--54th & 6th
Overheard by: Bouncer
Girl on intercom: Does anybody speak the language from China?
--Penn Station
Overheard by: Abhir Adhate
Woman: Do these stairs work?
--The Met
Overheard by: Fletcher Murdoch
man: ...And what the hell is this "knowledge is power" thing?
--5th between 49th & 50th
Overheard by: Shaun Wilson
Girl on cell: Hhey sweetie, you awake?...I have a simple question, but it's kinda complicated...you got a minute?
--5th & b
Old man: Do you see that woman who talks on the radio?
--Hair Salon, Astoria
Overheard by: Bridget Lynch
Guy: Look, it's the Da Vinci game. You could find out the secret of Christmas from this.
--FAO Schwarz, 5th Avenue
Overheard by: J.T.
Guy: Since when do you have a fatwa against Tom Hanks?
--Lemongrass Thai, Barrow Street
Overheard by: Ameer
Office chick: I just found out what coke is!
--Office, 53rd & 7th
Girl: When people describe themselves of having an "olive skin tone" does that mean they are green?
--23rd & Lex
HS girl: Okay, so during the American Revolution, the Americans wanted independence because they wanted to be free?
--LaGuardia High School
Overheard by: Amelia
Professor guy: One of the ways I learn about the world is through the sense receptors on my tongue.
--Fordham University, Rose Hill
Overheard by: Jess McGins
Woman: I mean, what am I supposed to do with a gross of used condoms?
--Bleecker & Mercer
Overheard by: Courtenay Hameister