Wednesday One-Liners Shoot from the Hip

Hipster to friends: Are you kidding me?! I wouldn’t fuck her with Tim’s* dick and Steve* pushing!

–Capone’s, Wiliamsburg

Hipster boy to hipster girl after hardhat made degrading comment: Why are there never any gay men ogling guys? It’s not that I’m gay, but an ogle or two wouldn’t hurt.

–Soho

Hipster chick: Yeah, glitter is, like, the herpes of arts and crafts.

–Bleecker & Broadway

Overheard by: Ella

Hipster hoochie: … And then we found that guy who had a rock of crack, and we smoked it together!

–The Levy, Williamsburg

Overheard by: The Sock

Hipster selling doilies at stoop sale: I bought these when I was going through my doily phase.

–Williamsburg

Hipster dude: I never want to invite him, but he’d never actually show up, so it’s cool.

–St. Mark’s Pl

Posted on August 21, 2014
Fashion, Gripes, Hipsters, Wednesday One-Liners

Wednesday One-liners Rough It Up

Punk guy: My Slayer button fell off my jacket when I was kicking that dude in the face, so I stopped and picked it up. Then I finished kicking.

–Tompkins Square Park

Overheard by: Rex Danger

Posted on August 19, 2014
Fashion, Kick, Music, One-liners, Parks, Punks

Inside Knowledge?

WASP woman #1: My god! Did you see what she’s wearing?! It’s horrendous!
WASP woman #2: It’s better than nothing.

–Amsterdam Ave

Overheard by: alo?

Posted on August 18, 2014
Fashion, Harlem & Morningside Heights, Women

We Take What We Want, And There’s Nothing You Can Do About It

Tourist: Are you selling those?
Guy with fake handbags: Of course not! We’re the police.

–Church & Fulton

Posted on August 11, 2014
Cops, Fashion, Money & Class, Shopping, Stupidity, Tourists, Vendors & Street Performers, Wall Street, TriBeCa, South Street Seaport

Bird’s Eye for the Straight Guy

Man digging through trash can: Hey, this shirt isn’t bad. I could use it for my bird.

–Spring St.

Overheard by: Megan Buckley

Posted on August 1, 2014
Crazies, Fashion, Hobos, Lower East Side, Men, Street, We Love Our Pets

Malice Goes to Style Court

Walkie Talkie: Style for Lori. You’ve got a guest freaking out upstairs. Get up here.

—Style Court Plaintiff Room

Posted on July 28, 2014
Buildings, Directions, Fashion, Security Guards

..And This is How They Undress

12 year old chick: You see? I told you! This is how the grown-ups dress.

–East Village

Posted on July 25, 2014
Age/Aging, Fashion, Kids, Manhattan, People, Places, Topics, Union Square and East Village

Don’t Ask About the Peanut Butter

Waiter: I’ve got chocolate all over my pants!

–Cold Springs

Posted on July 24, 2014
Fashion, Restaurants & Cafes, Waiters

Two Kinds of Dressing Down

Lowlife: I hate shopping.
Yuppie: You have to love it, because we really need to avoid this look.

–W. 8th & Broadway

Overheard by: Tibbie X

Posted on July 24, 2014
Advice, Fashion, Insults, Shopping, West Village, White Trash, Yuppies

Love Me, Love My Haberdasher

Old Woman: You’re not making fun of my hat, are you? Better not be. Lots of flowers on this hat, it’s a fine hat. I love this hat. Your problem is, you got no love in you. Not for hats, not for nothing.

–McDonalds, St. Mark’s Place

Posted on July 20, 2014
Fashion, Old People, Restaurants & Cafes, Women

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