Send in the Wednesday One-Liners

Ghetto kid at a carnival: Man, that wasn’t no clown. That was just someone dressed like a clown!

–P.S. 218, The Bronx

Overheard by: Children are the future

Fourteen-year-old black girl to friend: You should have thrown a brick at a clown and seen the blood. You would have loved that.

–7th Ave Street Fair, Park Slope

Overheard by: send in the clowns

Little girl, pointing at obvious pimp: Look mommy, look! A clown!

–Brooklyn

Janitor to clown post-show: Everybody loves clowns. Even Bill Gates!

–Barnum & Bailey Circus

Slightly crazed looking man to well-dressed blonde chick: For $300 you’ll get a clown and a playboy bunny!

–E4th & 2nd Ave

Overheard by: I might consider paying up

Posted on April 30, 2008
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But You Were So Supportive About the Red Dress!

Twelve-year-old boy: How do you know they don’t have kid’s sizes?
Mom: I just know they don’t.
Kid: But how do you know?!
Mom, impatient: I know!

–Christopher St., in front of Gay Leather Fetish Shop

Posted on April 28, 2008
Boys, Clothing, Default, Moms, Questions, Tweens, West Village, Wishes & desires

There’s No Magic Like the Sorcery of Proper Accessorizing

Little boy, shouting and grabbing magic wand from his sister: No! I wanna be Hermione! It’s my turn to be Hermione!
Little girl: Be Harry! His magic’s better!
Little boy: But Hermione’s clothes are so much cooler!

–Barnes and Noble, E 86th St

Overheard by: Noel Coward

Posted on April 26, 2008
Advice, Books & Writing, Boys, Clothing, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Default, Girls, Grocery Stores, Kids, Magic, Upper East Side, Wishes & desires

No –Why Would He Be Afraid Of Santa?

Girl: I don’t think he is mature enough for me.
Guy: He doesn’t wear pants! And you know, if he’s claustrophobic putting his legs into pants… You see where I’m going with this?

–Broadway & 49th

Posted on April 22, 2008
Advice, Clothing, Default, Girls, Guys, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Psychology, Relationships, Weirdness

Yeah, You’re Right –Probably Too Controversial

Young Guy, trying to hit on a girl: I’ve been thinking about starting a blog.
Girl: [silence.]Young Guy: You know, if I were to start a blog, I’d make it about t-shirts.
Girl: [silence.]

–Magnetic Field (Bar) on Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn

Posted on April 19, 2008
Bars & Clubs, Brooklyn, Clothing, Default, Guys, Internet

They Were a Little Down Around the Holidays, But Isn’t Everyone?

Conductor #1 on intercom: My pants are down. Are your pants down?
Conductor #2: No, my pants are good.

–Metro North

Overheard by: jessie

Posted on April 17, 2008
Clothing, Compare/Contrast, Conductors, Coworkers, Etiquette, Nudity, Questions, Trains Not Subway, Weirdness

I Just Respect Her Power

Young suit #1: Dude, you’re not even seeing her, so why does it matter what kind of underwear you wear?
Young suit #2: If I’m not wearing the right underwear she yells at me in front of the whole office…

–74th & Amsterdam

Posted on April 17, 2008
Clothing, Etiquette, Fears, Questions, Suits, Threats, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

Goin’ to the Chapel and We’re Gonna Get Wednesday One-Liners

Big bald guy: No, no, you don’t have to be ordained to marry people at the show. Just put on the Pope robe if you want to marry people.

–Office Building, Hudson St

Guy: I took your advice, bro. I’m gonna marry her in a little over three weeks. But… I gotta get drunk first.

–Houston & Broadway

Overheard by: erin

Suit #1 to suit #2: Well, maybe she won’t sign the pre-nup and then you’ll be free.

–Wall Street

Black chick: No! No! Ain’t no one gettin’ lynched at my wedding!

–Food Dimensions, Myrtle & Broadway

Overheard by: off white

Woman on cell: The only time he gets to be himself is when he goes away and that’s the way he saves the marriage… Otherwise it’s "Mommy, I don’t feel well’ and ‘Mommy, may I be excused from the table."

–23rd St & 5th Ave

Overheard by: Mugsy’s Moll

Goth chick on phone: He proposed to me while he was in me… Yea, well, I mean he told me after that he really meant it!

–Penn Station

Posted on April 16, 2008
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…And He Keeps Tripping Over the Hems

Middle-aged white guy: … Yeah, well, Stan hurt himself.
Younger black guy: Well, he be wearin dresses and shit…

–Fulton St

Overheard by: Ruru

Posted on April 15, 2008
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But I Thought You Were Gay!

Cute girl: No, I swear that coat was pink.
Clearly gay guy: It was not pink [glances down.]Cute girl: Is there something pink…I mean… Did you just look at my boobs?!
Clearly gay guy: I mean, they’re right there.

–Zara, 5th Ave

Overheard by: rach

Posted on April 11, 2008
Clothing, Colors, Girls, Nipples, Queer guys, Questions, Store, Union Square and East Village

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But You Were So Supportive About the Red Dress!