Wednesday One-Liners Get Jiggly With It

Dude: Do boobs need a reason?

–Perdition bar, 49th & 10th

Overheard by: Brokeass Harem

Guy: This is high school. Breasts are usually an effective way of determining gender.

–Stuyvesant High School

Old woman with Julie Andrews accent: I used to be quite buxom!

–Chinese Restaurant, 55th & 6th

Wife to husband: Did you see the tits on that Santa?

–Outside Penn Station, During SantaCon

Curvy woman on cell: Accessories? Oh please. My breasts are accessory enough.

–Columbia University

Overheard by: McFreaky

Posted on August 19, 2009
Age/Aging, All Wednesday One-Liners, Bars & Clubs, Bimbettes, Columbia (& Barnard), Columbia University, Couples, Fashion, Gender issues, Guys, Height, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Old People, On Cell, One-liners, Parades & Festitivites, Penn Station, Physical appearance, Questions, Rack, Restaurants & Cafes, School and studying, Street, Stuyvesant, Wednesday One-Liners, Women

Are You Ready to Accept Wednesday As Your Personal One-Liner?

Crazy preacher man: Look up! You see that ball in the sky? It's not the sun. It's hell!

–Times Square

Subway preacher: Someone is gonna drive your car to your funeral, wearing your bling bling.

–Downtown A Train

Street bible pusher: Don't wait for the asteroids to rain down on you! Asteroids are heading this way now!

–6th Ave & 32nd St

Random crazy dude: Repent, all ye sinners! Get your ass to Genesis!

–St. Mark's Place

Overheard by: LiD

Street preacher handing out bible verses: Jesus saves! Jesus saves! (to suit walking by) Not you! There's nothing good about you!

–8th Ave below 23rd St

Posted on August 12, 2009
Accidents, All Wednesday One-Liners, Ass, Cars and Driving, Chelsea & the Meatpacking District, Christianity, Comebacks, Crazies, Crazy, Death, Fashion, God Squad, Jesus, On the Subway, One-liners, Preachers, Questions, Religion, Satan, Street, Suits, Times Square, Union Square and East Village, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness

It's Like a Fashion S.O.S.!

Woman wearing polo and running shorts: I'm stylin', honey!
Husband: That's what Rihanna wears.

–69th St & Lexington

Posted on August 8, 2009
About Celebrities, Compare/Contrast, Couples, Fashion, Music, Upper East Side

Tim Gunn's Guide to Wednesday One-Liners

Mystical store clerk to very serious customer: Yeah, I went through like half the winter like without the appropriate headbands!

–Bookstore

Overheard by: teen

Older woman to younger woman: At least you're not wearing windpants anymore. That's an improvement right there.

–Bedford Ave & N 5th St

Middle-aged businessman to two others: In my life I've seen, at most, three people who look good in spandex.

–40th St b/w 5th & Madison Ave

Teen on cell: I think we're going to need something more supportive than a fanny pack.

–113th St & Broadway

Overheard by: Jeremy

Fabulous hobo: Why does a homeless man wear couture? Because he wants to show off!

–Union Square

Posted on July 22, 2009
Beauty, Brooklyn, Clerks, Clothing, Columbia University, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Customers, Fashion, Hobos, Homeless, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Old People, On Cell, One-liners, Physical appearance, Questions, Store, Street, Suits, Teens, Time, Union Square and East Village, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness, Wishes & desires, Women

Except, Of Course, a Big Grin.

Travel agent: But they do give a wristband to all-inclusive guests and…
Slightly pudgy woman, in exasperated voice: But I don't usually wear anything on holidays!

–Travel Agent, 23rd St

Posted on June 1, 2009
Clerks, Customers, Fashion, Fat People, Holidays, Nudity, Store, Travel

Says She Won't Give Up the Latex

Chick #1: I was really surprised. I thought your mom would do it.
Chick #2: You tried to get my mom into a leather fashion show?

–Broadway & 113th St

Overheard by: Nooner

Posted on May 2, 2009
Columbia University, Fashion, Girls, Parents, Weirdness

I Draw the Line at Juniper Sachets, Buddy.

Guy to partner: Look! We can put lavender in our drawers!
Partner: I am not putting lavender in my drawers.

–Park Slope

Overheard by: marc v

Posted on April 2, 2009
Fashion, Guys, Park Slope, Trees and plants

Little Wednesday One-Liners, Big World

Woman to another: So he had this four foot midget, and he was wearing an Obama mask.

–50th St & 8th Ave

Overheard by: jellybean

Stoned hipster: I'm short, right? So, like, I feel so close to the ground right now.

–3rd Ave & 11th

Waiter sticking head out of restaurant, to short bald guy: Hey! Are you a little bit of luck?

–35th & 10th

Guy selling comedy show tickets: Yeah! It's a comedy show! Yes, we've got drunken midgets and everything. No, you can talk to me, I'm not trying to sell you drugs!

–Times Square

Overheard by: Avigdor from Jericho

Frat guy to buddies: Is that the place with the midgets under the bar that take care of you while you drink?

–H&M, Broadway-SoHo

Posted on March 18, 2009
All Wednesday One-Liners, Baristas, BJs, Chelsea & the Meatpacking District, Drinking & Drunk People, Drugs, Fashion, Frat Boys, Handicaps, Height, Hipsters, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, One-liners, Physical appearance, President, Questions, Soho, Stoners, Store, Street, Times Square, Union Square and East Village, Vendors & Street Performers, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness, Women

Except Get Married, Obviously.

Gay manager: Ugh! They just keep on giving me more things to do.
Girl at counter: It's because you are gay!
Gay manager: Because I'm gay I get more responsibility.
Guy at counter: Blame the makeover shows. Make a few formerly hopeless fashion cases look good on tv and they think you can do anything.

–Retail Store, Union Square

Posted on March 17, 2009
Bosses, Fashion, Gays and Lesbians, Girls, Jobs & Careers, Physical appearance, Queer guys, Store, TV, Union Square and East Village

We Germans Have Never Lied About Anything

Sales rep: I'm sorry, ma'am, we don't have that specific style here. You could try Saks.
Affluent German woman: The lady at Saks told me to look here! (sniffling) Why does everyone lie to me?

–Bergdorf Goodman, 5th Ave

Overheard by: Blacknoise

Posted on March 15, 2009
9 to 5-ers, Fashion, Foreigners, Lies, Questions, Shopping, Store