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…As It's Known in Scotland…

Girl: Excuse me, do you know if there's a Bed Bath & Beyond around here?
Confused doorman: Bloody bed and be what?

–47th & 2nd, Dag Hammerskjold Towers

Overheard by: Doug Stone

  • Posted on January 18, 2009
  • Girls, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Names, Questions, Shopping, Strangers, Weirdness
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