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Celebutante Wednesday One-Liners

Drunk girl: Oh my god! I looove Amy Winehouse! But, ugh! Poor bitch is gonna die soon!

–Vynl Restaurant, 51st & 9th

Overheard by: Sitting next to the loudest table

Val Kilmer, noticing a ‘Now Appearing’ sign: Oh! Kris-tin Bell! Not Chris-tian Bale. That makes a lot more sense.

–Big Apple Con, Penn Plaza Pavilion, 33rd & 7th

Nerdy guy: Hey, I may look like Steve-O, but I get more butt than a toilet!

–Outside of The Hog Pit, 13th & 9th

Woman, to friend: … And then Chuck Norris came out of nowhere!

–W 8th St & Ave S

Overheard by: Kat

Clerk girl: Well, she’s kinda like the Korean Melissa Etheridge.

–Duane & Broadway

Overheard by: taylor

Disappointed redneck to fat wife, exiting Olive Garden: Well, we did not see any famous people in there.

–Times Square

And the Women Are Just Indiana Jonesin' for Him

20-something guy #1: Every guy wishes Harrison Ford was his father at least one time during his life.
20-something guy #2: Oh, absolutely!

–Starbucks, 17th & 6th Ave

Ocean’s Two

Girl: My girlfriend used to date George Clooney and he would have her shave his balls all the time.
Drunk guy: Really? I shave down there, what do you think about that?
Girl: I kinda wanna stop talking to you now.

–Loki Lounge, Park Slope

I Pity the Fool Who Doesn’t Know What a Gerund Is

Ghetto guy #1: Who do you think is better, Bernie Mac or Mr. T?
Ghetto guy #2: Obviously Mr. T. He uses pronouns more efficiently.

–Grand Central

Overheard by: Jesse Patrick

Tony Blair Gets Blamed for All the Disasters

Girl: How old is that guy?
Guy: Who, Bono? 40, 45.
Girl: Oh, and where are they from, England?

–7 train

Overheard by: Jack Kennedy

Wednesday One-liners Hit the Premiere

Guy: The thing about Cronenberg is that you have to appreciate him in
context to what he does…which is often unappreciable.

–Belmont Lounge, East 15th Street

Drugs+Music+Sammiches=Hilarity!

Sandwich Lady: I worked with him, you know.
Sandwich Guy: Who?
Sandwich Lady: Eric Clapton. He had a rep office on the island. I met lots of celebrities. KC and Jojo, they came too. They was on drugs.

–Cosi, 45th & Madison

You Go Ahead and Feel Bad, Though

Father: They’re really promoting Paul McCartney at Starbucks.
Tween son: One of my friends said it sucks that John Lennon was shot instead of Paul McCartney. I felt bad when he said it.
Father: That’s a horrible thing to say… But your friend was right.

–Starbucks, 8th St

Perhaps He Was Too Busy Looking for His Career?

Too-cool-for-school-yuppie #1: I can’t believe David Schwimmer didn’t say hello to us!
Too-cool-for-school-yuppie #2: Was it something we said?
Too-cool-for-school-yuppie #1: Maybe he didn’t see us.

–The Village

Overheard by: Surprise, surprise…

Do Not Attempt to Watch Will Smith While Operating Heavy Machinery

Cashier chick #1: Sundays, now.
Cashier chick #2: You like working Sundays?
Cashier chick #1: I love working Sundays. So quiet. You could sleep, like, three hours. Will Smith came in yesterday! He was shooting a movie.

–Duane Reade, 56th & 6th

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