Waspy 20-something girl to friend, walking by a menorah on 5^th day of Hanukkah: Ohmigod! They just put that thing up! Why are some of the lightbulbs already out?

–42^nd & 11^th

Random passerby, watching people dressed in 1920s clothing past sign that says “set”: Do you think they’re actors?

–Flatbush, Brooklyn

Coworker: Are snakes animals?

–Lincoln Center

Teen girl to friend: Can the Chinese even eat potatoes?

–7 Train

Clerk filing passport application: NYU, is that here in New York?

–Grand Central Station Post Office