Another Round of Wednesday One-Liners

Woman: She brought a bottle of vodka on the plane with her. She was doing shots the whole flight.

–Central Park

Overheard by: sarah

Conductor: The next stop is Cherry Hill, but for the men singing, it was alcohol.

–NJ Transit

Overheard by: Date Rape

Smooth operator: Don’t worry, I thought you were pretty before I got drunk.

–Subway

Party girl: Yeah, so I did like 10 shots and woke up the next day wearing only one shoe and a sombrero.

–51st St & Broadway

Hobo: Ladies and gentlemen, I have spent all my money on alcohol and marijuana and drugs… But now, I have learned my lesson. I want to spend all your money on alcohol and marijuana and drugs… and viagra…

–Union Square, uptown 6 train

Guy: Dude, I can’t get that drunk. I am trying to fuck that girl tonight.

–Outside Columbia dorm

Bimbette: Oh my god, it was a terrorist act! I’m going to the wine bar.

–68th St & York

Posted on June 8, 2023
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But You Get to Meet Whichever Celebrity You Want!

Girl: The guy in this photo has gigantism. It’s a condition where you don’t stop growing–
Guy: That rocks.
Girl: –but you die really young.
Guy: Oh wait, it doesn’t.

–Diane Arbus exhibit, The Met

Overheard by: Eviltom

Posted on June 3, 2023
Girls, Guys, Illness, The Met

This Explains Why the Senator Isn’t at a Zero-Percent Approval Rating

Dude #1: You know, I kinda like Richie Santorum.
Dude #2: Yeah… he’s a pretty good guitarist. Bon Jovi’s alright.
Dude #1: Yep.

–7 train

Posted on May 27, 2023
Guys, Music, On the Subway, Stupidity

Those Numbered Signs Are So Slimming

Hipster guy: Have you ever been arrested?
Hipster girl: Yeah, when I was sixteen my friend and I got arrested for shoplifting. It really wasn’t that bad. The cops were super cool and we were all joking around and shit and our mugshots were actually pretty cute.

–HopScotch Cafe

Posted on May 26, 2023
Age/Aging, Compliments, Cops, Default, Girls, Guys, Hipsters, Laughter, Pictures, Restaurants & Cafes, Thievery

Maybe We Should Start Branding Our Conquests?

Dude #1: You're so slutty!
Dude #2: We're both so slutty…
Dude #1: Heh, I know…if these balls could talk…
Dude #2: It's gotten to the point where, if I'm about to do it with a guy, I drop your name, just to be sure.

–55th & 9th

Posted on May 15, 2023
Balls, Gays and Lesbians, Guys, Hook Ups, Insults, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Names

You’re Not Getting Any Warmer, Dude

Drunk guy: Where are you from, man?
Random guy: Arizona.
Drunk guy: Arizona… Arizona, Nevada?
Random guy: No… Arizona, Arizona.
Drunk guy: Oh, but… Nevada is a section of Arizona right?
Random guy: No. Nevada is Nevada.
Drunk guy: I’ve been to Wisconsin.

–E Train

Overheard by: Noble Robinette

Posted on May 14, 2023
Compare/Contrast, Default, Drinking & Drunk People, Drunks, Guys, Names, On the Subway, Questions, Southerners, Strangers, Stupidity, U.S. Geography

Some Half-Baked Wednesday One-Liners

Woman on cell: I have to get home so I can put away the b-o-n-g.

–19th & Broadway

Overheard by: Kyle

Man in light green suit with orange-red gators: Read the bible tonight. Don't smoke that Scooby Doobie Doo. Don't get high tonight!

–125th & Lenox

Overheard by: Plausible

Young hipster: So I said, "Mom, did you smoke with me?"

–Central Park Reservoir

Angry girlfriend to boyfriend: Okay, so you don't want me smoking pot, you don't want me smoking cigarettes or cloves, you don't want me chewing gum and now you don't like lollipops? So tell me, Peter, what can I put in my mouth that's okay with you?

–L Train

Overheard by: It's me, bitches.

Teacher: Steve*, I need to talk to your pot dealer, because the stuff you're smoking is really good.

–Cooper Union

Overheard by: me too

Guy talking on blue tooth: I should be there in about 45 minutes. (pause) Yeah, I'm serious! (pause) Look. I got an idea for ya. Why don't you go roll a big fat blunt, smoke it until you can't see anymore and then I'll be there. Alright? Bye.

–8th Ave & 27th St

Overheard by: Erica Friedman

Girl: I mean honestly, who at NYU doesn't smell like weed?

–Washington Square Park

Posted on May 12, 2023
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That’s What Everyone Tells Me

Dude: Hey, how are you?
Chick: Good!
Dude: Yeah?
Chick: Yeah… I’ve been banging everyone, though.
Dude: Yeah.

–Stairwell, Columbia University

Overheard by: Ladle

Posted on May 10, 2023
Bimbettes, Columbia University, Guys, Hootchies, Promiscuity, Talking/Convos

It Would Deprive Her of the Pleasure

Girl: Man, I feel like shit.
Guy: Why?
Girl: What if he was seriously hurt?
Guy: Huh?
Girl: I’ve been thinking about breaking up with him, and what if he had died?
Guy: It’d save you the trouble?

–PS 321, Park Slope

Posted on May 10, 2023
Breaking Up, Brooklyn, Death, Girls, Guys, Park Slope, Places, School, Sex & Relationships, Topics

Close Encounters of the New York Kind

A hobo sits begging with outstretched hands. Another hobo walks by and comments: Aw man, you ain’t even got a cup!

–Soho

Girl in line: Oh, you like cats?
Guy in line: Well, I used to work with tigers.

–Williamsburg bodega

Posted on May 5, 2023
Girls, Guys, Hobos, Jobs & Careers, Soho, Williamsburg

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