Wednesday Pleads Down to One-Liners

Thuggish Asian watching Cops in store window: Yo, the one without the shirt is always guilty.

–College Point

Teen girl on cell: I tried biting some people, I got arrested.

–R Train

Overheard by: Jon

Very loud and drunk crackhead to friend: I don't care who you are. Everybody goes to jail some time.

–Hoyt & Warren, Brooklyn

Pharmacist on phone: Oh my, is she okay? (pause) That's when you got arrested on the plane?
(pause) At Fort Dix!?

–Drugstore, 6th Ave

Overheard by: Transit161

Friend to another, yelling across street: Good luck with your rape case…I know it wasn't you!

–Centre & Grand

Overheard by: jzjmrdangerdowntown

Small boy, singing to himself: Goodbye, everybody say goodbye… To Chris Brown…'cuz he smacked a woman and he's going to jail.

–Barnard College

Posted on March 18, 2009
All Wednesday One-Liners, Asians, Assholes, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Clerks, Clothing, Columbia (& Barnard), Crime and Punishment, Drinking & Drunk People, Drunks, Friends, Girls, Kids, On Cell, On the Subway, One-liners, Physical appearance, Prison, Queens, Questions, Rape, Singing, Store, Teens, Thugs, TV, Violence, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness

Wednesday One-Liners Star in Dude, Where's My Brother?

Black man handing out leaflets: Your feet are like chicken nuggets, and I want to eat them!

–10th & Broadway

Overheard by: Alex Bailey

Father to toddler: Well, what if I go crazy and bite your butt off?

–M&M World Store

Hispanic man to friends: Yo, man–I eat that pussy from *behind*!

–61st & 3rd

NYU guy: No, I don't condone cannibalism. Though I could see why you think I would.

–NYU Elevator

Overheard by: queenofscots

Posted on March 18, 2009
All Wednesday One-Liners, Ass, Babies, Black People, Body Parts, Compare/Contrast, Crazy, Dads, Elevators, Food, Frat Boys, Friends, Kids, Latinos, Licking, Men, NYU, One-liners, Parents, Questions, Store, Street, The Village, Upper East Side, Vagina, Violence, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness

Kirstie Alley's Kids Were Kind Of Enablers

Tiny six-year-old son: Why do I look so fat?
Mom: (looks puzzled)
Tiny six-year-old son, pointing at his reflection in elevator doors: Look at me, I look fat!
Mom, smiling, relieved: Oh! No, it's just that reflection is distorted, sweetie.
Tiny six-year-old son: Is that why you looked so fat in those pictures?
Mom (after pause): …yes.

–Elevator, Lexington Ave

Posted on March 15, 2009
Diet/Weight, Elevators, Kids, Moms, Physical appearance, Pictures, Questions

Or I'll Hit the Ejector Button

Son: Mommy, why does god make these benches so uncomfortable?
Mommy: So you don't fall asleep. Now stop talking.

–Christ and St. Stephen's Church, W 69th St

Overheard by: falling asleep anyway

Posted on March 15, 2009
Church, Kids, Moms, Parents, Questions, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

You Try Explaining Bankruptcy to a Kid

Six-year-old boy: Daddy, why's BurritoVille closed?
Dad: Because there aren't enough angels in heaven.

–72nd & Broadway

Overheard by: feygele

Posted on March 13, 2009
Christianity, Dads, Food, Kids, Parents, Questions, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

Does This Wednesday Go to One-Liner Street?

Four-year old to his father, dreamily: Let's go on the u train! The beautiful u train!

–D Line

Overheard by: Caitlin

Ditzy girl to friend: I hope there's an exit at this station.

–96th St Station

Amiable suit, answering cell: Hi, hon. (pause) Well, I can't talk long–I have to drive this train.

–Amtrak, Penn Station

Overheard by: Rich Mintz

Little boy: Is this train going to move, or what?

–Transit Museum

Overheard by: Rita

MTA worker in booth, over intercom: Hello everyone. The cost to ride the subway is $2. Only $2. The woman in that blue leather jacket and red hat thinks it's free. If you are standing next to a woman in a blue leather jacket and a red hat, tell her she needs to pay her toll like everyone else.

–6 Train Station

Posted on March 11, 2009
9 to 5-ers, All Wednesday One-Liners, Beauty, Cars and Driving, Clothing, Dads, Free stuff!, Friends, Girls, Kids, Money & Class, More museums, On Cell, On the Subway, One-liners, Penn Station, Public Transportation, Questions, Stupidity, Subway stations, platforms, etc., Suits, Wishes & desires

But I'm Totally Out Of Pore-Minimizer

Kid, running up to friend: I'm in so much shit!
Friend: Why? Is Johnny going to punch you in the balls again?
Kid: No.

–NYU

Posted on March 9, 2009
Balls, Friends, Kids, NYU, Punch, Questions

The One Who Never Fought for His Country

Four-year-old girl: Daddy, why is it called Washington Square Park?
Father: It was named after George Washington.
Four-year-old girl: Wait…but I thought he was bad!
Father: No, that's George Bush.

–Washington Square Park

Overheard by: Emilia

Posted on March 9, 2009
Dads, History & Geography, Kids, Names, Parks, President, Questions, Washington Square Park

What Happens When You Give Your Kid a Book About the Digestive System

Mom, handing toddler a treat: Now what do you say?
Son: Poopy!

–1 Train

Posted on March 8, 2009
Kids, Moms, On the Subway, Poop, Questions, Should've Used a Condom

Why It's Important Not to Teach Kids to Read

Little black girl staring at poster: What's “sy-nics”?
Old white guy: That's “cynics”. It means people who question everything.
Little black girl: Oh. (to her friend) You're a cynic!
Little black boy: Hey! I am not a cynic! Mom! She called me a cynic!

–V Train

Posted on March 7, 2009
Black People, Friends, Guys, Insults, Kids, On the Subway, White People, Words