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But I Can Quit Smoking

Older woman: Smoking is a sin!
Young pretty girl, looking perturbed: Yeah? (takes a long drag) So is being ugly.

–54th & 3rd

Overheard by: LeatherJacket

  • Posted on July 2, 2015
  • Beauty, Compare/Contrast, Girls, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Old People, Religion, Smoking, Women
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