Getting Stroked (A NYC Short Story)

Hipster guy #1: Oh my god, fuck the Strokes! I’m here for Eagles of Death Metal! Yeah! Ha, ha! Fuck, I love eagles but I hate death metal!
Hipster girl: Where’s Julian? Where’s Julian?
Hipster guy #2: Shut the fuck up guys, this lead singer’s fuckin’ Dave Grohl or some shit!

–Hammerstein Ballroom, West 34th Street

Girl: Was it wrong that I totally didn’t enjoy that at all?
Guy: Uh…
Girl: I mean it was like every song is exactly the same and they’re just a bunch of 6 1/2 foot tall guys in leather jackets.

–34th between 8th & 9th

Posted on March 5, 2006
About Celebrities, Fashion, Hipsters, Manhattan, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Music, Pop Culture

She’s Dating a Big Window

Girl #1: I hate my haircut. But it might just be in pictures. I need to look at myself in the mirror for a few hours.
Girl #2: Like you do every day?
Girl #1: Yeah, I’m a little vain.

–60th & Columbus

Overheard by: Jess McGins

Posted on March 2, 2006
Fashion, Manhattan, Stupidity, Teens, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

How Was Your Ash Wednesday, New York?

Guy: You got something on your face.

–Port Authority

Overheard by: EBS

Posted on March 2, 2006
College, Fashion, Fordham, Manhattan, One-liners, Religion, Stupidity, Teens, The Bronx, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

Wednesday One-liners Flip Channels

Guy on pay phone: Hey Tom, it’s Jerry.

–Penn Station

Overheard by: Matthew Suss

Posted on March 1, 2006
About Celebrities, Anger Management, BJs, College, Crazies, Death, Fashion, Fordham, Manhattan, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, On Cell, On the Subway, One-liners, Pop Culture, Queens, Retail Therapy, Sex, Sex & Relationships, Stupidity, The Bronx, TV, Union Square and East Village, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center, Violence, White People

Robbie Sounds Like an Ashole

Girl #1: So, I don’t know, I guess I’m giving up manicures for Lent.
Girl #2: Really? Shit! I’m not. Robbie would not be cool with that.

–Washington Square Park

Overheard by: Katie M.

Posted on February 28, 2006
College, Fashion, Manhattan, NYU, Relationships, Religion, Sex & Relationships, The Village

Meanwhile, Mary Jo Looks Like Two-Face

Woman #1: Did anyone ever tell you that you look like Amy Fisher?
Woman #2: No.
Woman #1: Well, you do. I mean what she did was wrong and all, but she was a beautiful woman, so are you.

–6 train

Posted on February 27, 2006
About Celebrities, Crime and Punishment, Fashion, On the Subway, Pick-up Lines, Pop Culture

Head You Win, Tail You Win

Hobo #1: Penny for the homeless?
Hobo #2: You’ve got to be universal, you can’t just ask the pretty women.

–14th & Broadway

Overheard by: Joe Q

Posted on February 26, 2006
Fashion, Hobos, Manhattan, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Money & Class

Barbie was Right About Math Class

Girl #1: I’m serious, I’m 23
Girl #2: No way you ain’t. I’m 23, and I’m 28,

–Olive Garden, Times Square

Posted on February 26, 2006
Fashion, Manhattan, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Times Square

“Do they fuck?”

Guy #1: So what are you doing this weekend?
Guy #2: I am heading out for my niece’s birthday party.
Guy #1: Nice. Is she hot?
Guy #2: Well she’s only 3, but she has some cute 4 year old friends I could introduce you to.

–Port Authority

Overheard by: Brian

Posted on February 24, 2006
Fashion, Manhattan, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Port Authority

“Word?”

Hipster guy: That’s a cool coat, it’s pimp.
Ghetto guy: Thanks…Did you say “pimp”? I’m not a pimp.
Hipster guy: No, I meant pimp like cool.
Ghetto guy: Oh, okay…It’s not real. I’m a vegan.

–A train

Overheard by: M.E. Patton

Posted on February 23, 2006
Fashion, Food, Hipsters, On the Subway, Thugs, Vegetarian & Vegan

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