Rail-thin colleague: Do you know that when you’re pregnant your brain actually physically shrinks?
Pregnant colleague: Oh, don’t tell me that! Everything else gets bigger, and my freaking brain shrinks?!
415 Madison Avenue
New York, New York
Overheard by: Fertile Bystander
Cube rat playing with promotional sticky ball: When I hold this ball too long my hand starts to smell.
1440 Broadway
New York, New York
Woman #1: I haven’t been feeling well at all lately.
Woman #2: You know what’s really good? Aleve.
Woman #1: What?!
Woman #2: Aleve.
Woman #1: Oh, I thought you said, ‘weed’!
200 Varick Street
New York, New York
Overheard by: Eve’s droppings
Woman in elevator: Listen, I survived four years in Canada, I think I can survive your house.
Avenue of the Americas
New York City, New York
Guy serving lunch: Do you want meatloaf?
Kid: No, I'm a vegetarian.
Guy serving lunch: Not today, you're not! (slaps a big piece of meatloaf on kid's plate)
23rd Street
New York City, New York
Guy: My computer keeps freezing.
Girl: It’s not freezing, it’s hot in here.
135 E. 57th Street
New York, NY
Woman #1: What are you doing for New Year's?
Woman #2: I don't have any plans yet, what about you?
Woman #1: Probably just sit at home and drink some wine.
Woman #2: Yeah, I did that last year, and I accidentally got completely bombed in front of my son, so I'm not doing that again.
Manhattan, New York
Director to underling: So you're trying to tell me that you work in this industry and you don't have an alcohol or substance-abuse problem!?
Broadway
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Garrett
Career woman: Last year I couldn’t even spell consultant, and now I is one.
Two Penn Plaza
New York, NY
Overheard by: Michelle Sydney Levy
Employee: I’m totally gonna sneak up on you when you’re not here.
575 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
Overheard by: Thompson
