Overheard In New York

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Wednes­day One-lin­ers Lunch Hour

Teen boy: Yo, I got the munchies, B…Yo, what hap­pened to the guys with can­dy and shit? Shit was mad con­ve­nient.

–1 train

Over­heard by: I. J. Mey­ers

Prefer­ably in He­brew

13-year-old boy #1: Don’t you re­mem­ber that you told me my Bar Mitz­vah was ter­ri­ble?
13-year-old boy #2: When did I say that? I did not say noth­ing.
13-year-old boy #1: Don’t you re­mem­ber? You were talk­ing to Eileen and you said I made a lot of mis­takes. Don’t blame me.
13-year-old boy #2: Don’t blame you? You’re blam­ing me! This is why we can’t get to­geth­er. Now we can’t eat din­ner to­geth­er. We need con­flict res­o­lu­tion.

–Barnes & No­ble, 86th & Lex­ing­ton

The Nicean Coun­cil, 2005

Do­mini­can woman: “…an­ge­les y ar­can­ge­les y cherubimes.”…Cuales son cheru­bimes?
Do­mini­can teen #1: Cheru­bims? Those are those an­gel ba­bies, you know, with the wings?
Do­mini­can teen #2: Yeah, like the ones on your show­er cur­tain?
Do­mini­can teen #1: Right.
Do­mini­can woman: Y cuales son ar­can­ge­les?
Do­mini­can teen #1: Ohhh…those are those big ones, with the big wings. And they’re old­er.

–Rosa’s Hair Sa­lon, Williams­burg

Over­heard by: Michael Kane