Wednesday One-Liners See the World With Fresh Eyes

Little boy to dad: Does the Statue of Liberty have a claw?

–Battery Park

Little boy to mother: Will you hurry up? You're slower than my aunt Jebediah in the bathtub!

–Clark St, Brooklyn

Four-year-old boy to mother: And then you fed me…from your belly button!

–Old Navy Store

Overheard by: Joyfully Yours

Little boy playing with friend: Buenos dias, reptile!

–Astoria Park

Overheard by: Julie & Zane

Blond six-year-old, looking at father's New Yorker magazine: What the hell? What the hell? What the hell? What the hell?

–Doma Cafe

Seven-year-old with Spiderman backpack: Dad, have I lost my youth?

–1 Train

Little girl with pigtails, running to sit with family: We're going to the dark side!

–Sheep Meadow, Central Park

Posted on November 8, 2017
Age/Aging, All Wednesday One-Liners, Animals & Nature, Astoria, Battery Park, Body Parts, Brooklyn, Central Park, Cleanliness, Compare/Contrast, Dads, Families, Family Ties, Film, Friends, Kids, Moms, Nicknames & name calling, On the Subway, One-liners, Parents, Parks, Questions, Restaurants & Cafes, Statue of Liberty, Store, Street, Stupidity, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness

Sand to the Beach

Playa on cell: I know there will. That’s why I’m not bringin’ my shortie. You don’t bring sand to the beach, playa. Huh-huh.

–Stanton + Forsythe, LES

Overheard by: Cityrag.com (Hi, Buddy!)

Posted on November 4, 2017
Compare/Contrast, On Cell, One-liners, Players, Sex, Store

Then I Wouldn't Have an Excuse to Come to Starbucks

Doctor: You know, people pay more for a Starbucks coffee than they do to visit me for a copay. That's what important in this world.
Colleague: Maybe you should put an espresso machine in your office.

–Starbucks, 96th St & Madison Ave

Posted on October 30, 2017
Coffee, Compare/Contrast, Coworkers, Doctors, Health and Hygiene, Medicine, Money & Class, Starbucks, Upper East Side

We Broke Up for a Reason, Remember?

Hobo: Hey, you look like Kenny Rogers.
Man: Uh, thanks. I guess that’s a compliment.
Hobo: You’re not a bad looking guy.
Man: Well, let’s not get carried away here.

–Food court, Grand Central

Overheard by: Hobo Appreciation Society

Posted on October 11, 2017
About Celebrities, Beauty, Comebacks, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Grand Central, Hobos, Men

Wednesday One-Liners Choo-Choo-Choose You

Conductor: Attention downtown passengers. The train that just left the station was obviously not your train.

–6 Train

Woman on cell: Hey, it’s the MTA who should be spanked!

–Rector St.

Overheard by: Ladle

Small girl to mom: I like this train station the best because it has an elevator, and you can see the whole world outside. The whole wide beautiful world.

–Harlem Escalator, 1 Train

Overheard by: Mark Brinker

Guy: I get all my information from subway ads.

–F Train

Overheard by: Thom Cohen

Woman, hearing garbled announcement that E train is running as an F: No! They are takin’ all my E trains!

–E Train

Overheard by: I can has E train?

Crackhead: Make sure to take your newspapers with you on the way out of the train. I’m having company over later and I want it to look nice.

–Franklin Avenue Shuttle

Overheard by: shuttle rider

Posted on October 7, 2017
All Wednesday One-Liners, Beauty, Brooklyn, Cleanliness, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Druggies, Girls, Gripes, Guys, Harlem & Morningside Heights, Kids, Offers and requests, On Cell, On the Subway, Public Transportation, Subway conductors, Weirdness, Wishes & desires, Women

I Love You, QVC!

Guy: Marriage is not for me. It's like having cable with only one channel.
Girl: Me either. My mama says it's like when you see some clothes in a store window and you think you want it, but you look at it for too long and change your mind. That's how I feel.
Guy: Dang! That's cold, son! You're comparing guys to clothes?! That ain't right!
Girl: You just compared women to tv channels.

–110th St & Broadway

Overheard by: CE

Posted on October 5, 2017
Clothing, Compare/Contrast, Girls, Guys, Marriage, Parents, TV, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center, Wishes & desires

Do You Even Need the Ferry?

Big guy to girlfriend after stepping on her feet in the crowd: I'm sorry. It's not my fault I have these huge boats for feet.
Random lady: They could be canoes…

–Staten Island Ferry Terminal

Posted on October 1, 2017
Apologies, Body Parts, Comebacks, Compare/Contrast, Couples, Ferry, Physical appearance, Staten Island Ferry, Strangers

And Man the Oars?

Black girl #1 to large group of friends: It's like a slave ship here.
Black girl #2: First thing we need to do is get a gyro.

–Penn Station at Rush Hour

Posted on September 29, 2017
Black People, Compare/Contrast, Food, Friends, Girls, Penn Station

Are You Sure One's Not Just a Teeny Bit More British?

Hipster guy: I can never tell the difference between Ralph Fiennes and Raif Fiennes.
Hipster girl: That's because they're the same person.

–W Train

Overheard by: Andrew

Posted on September 21, 2017
About Celebrities, Compare/Contrast, Hipsters, Names, On the Subway

…Seriously, What's with the Scales?

Guido to chef: Ew, that looks like raw fish! It looks like salmon! Is that fish?
Japanese chef, cheerfully: It's chicken!
Guido: It looks like shit! I thought it was fish!

–Japanese Food Stand, Food Court, Staten Island Mall

Overheard by: Ashamed to be Italian…

Posted on September 16, 2017
Compare/Contrast, Ethnic Food, Guidos, Japanese, Malls, Questions, Staten Island

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