New York

Teen girl: My shorts are expanding like a tampon!

–Jones Beach, New York

Fisherman #1, watching freshly caught ray: What is that?!
Fisherman #2: It's some kind of mutant fish!

–Tip of Steeplechase Pier, Coney Island, New York

Overheard by: Liam

Guy #1: Wait… When are you getting circumcised, bro?
Guy #2: Tomorrow.

–Robert Moses Beach, New York

Teenage boy #1: I'm gonna grab your nipple.
Teenage boy #2: You better grab my nipple!

–Head of the Fish Regatta, Saratoga Springs, New York

Drunk sunbather: Have I told you I hate kites? I just hate them. They make me want to vomit. Also, I don’t like adjectives, so don’t call this a ‘tasty sandwich.’

–Jones Beach, New York

Overheard by: pole

Girl to friend: You just took four Clonazepam. How are you not having a good time?

–Luna Park, Coney Island

Postman on cell: Yeah, I'm not a street gangsta–but I'm a gangsta in the house. I hold that shit down. Anybody can be all tough in the streets, but me, I got the house on lock.

–Rockaway Beach, New York

Overheard by: Tigertail

Guy to date: Careful, you're about to spill that soda on yourself.
Girl: Yeah. Well hey, what's one more liquid splashed all over my body today?
Guy: Uh… What?
Girl: Oh. Uh… what?

–Coney Island, New York

Overheard by: tner

Woman: If you get pulled out by a rip tide you shouldn't even bother to fight it, right? Because you're already dead.
Man: She's giving herself a pep talk.

–Fire Island, New York

Overheard by: beach comber

Furious teenage boy to other teens: Just because you call “no-homo” before you do something doesn't mean it's not gay!

–Coney Island, New York