Let a Smile Be Your Wednesday One-Liner

Guy on cell: How can you be happy if you're acting like such a bitch all time?

–Melrose Ave & 154th St

Puerto Rican barista, as A-Team music starts playing: The A-Team! Man, that makes me think of when I was young and still happy!

–Grand Central

Overheard by: Chris K.

30-something woman: I'm going to see Transformers. Transformers! Daa naa na naaa! You have to be happy in life, everybody is dying.

–34th St & Madison Ave

Overheard by: Frank Molla

Girl on cell, vehemently: I'm trying brown eyeliner. I hope this makes you happy!

–Union Square

Overheard by: Ashley

20-something girl: Just put some alcohol in me and I'll be happy.

–St. Mark's Place

Posted on August 19, 2009
Age/Aging, All Wednesday One-Liners, Baristas, Colors, Death, Drinking & Drunk People, Girls, Grand Central, Guys, Happiness, Insults, Makeup, Murray Hill and Gramercy, Music, Nostalgia, On Cell, One-liners, Physical appearance, Puerto Ricans, Questions, Street, Stupidity, The Bronx, Train Station, TV, Union Square and East Village, Wednesday One-Liners, Women

When “Musical Chairs” Goes Horribly Awry

Man: Sorry about yesterday. I got a little carried away.
Woman: That's okay. It was just the man in you.
Man: Yeah. A couple more minutes, and it would have been the man in you!

–23rd St & Park Ave

Overheard by: Marty

Posted on August 10, 2009
Apologies, Gender issues, Horny, Men, Murray Hill and Gramercy, Penis, Sex, Time, Women

Atheist New Yorkers: Thank God!

Out-of-towner #1: It's Sunday.
Out-of-towner #2: Yes, it's Sunday.
Out-of-towner #1: No. It's Sunday… and everything is open. It's crowded! There's friggin' life.
Out-of-towner #2: That's because it's not Pittsburgh.

–34th St & Madison Ave

Posted on August 10, 2009
Compare/Contrast, Murray Hill and Gramercy, Time, Tourists

Even Captain Underpants Dumb?

20-something preppy blonde girl #1: Yeah, I just really want to find more stuff to read, I ran out of books.
20-something preppy blonde girl #2: Oh, I have books! They're dumb, though.
20-something preppy blonde girl #1: I like dumb!

–33rd & Lexington

Overheard by: melissa

Posted on August 6, 2009
Books & Writing, Murray Hill and Gramercy, Preppies, Stupidity, Wishes & desires

Wednesday One-Liners Make Partner

Crying woman in pink bathrobe and wet hair, as she chases pimp-looking male: I'm taking them to court. I'm taking those motherfuckers to court! I'm calling 1-800-lawyers!

–14th & 8th

Overheard by: Rebecca Meyers

Attractive female law student on cell: Whatever, he can feed me dinner. I know it's "unethical" or whatever…

–11th St & 5th Ave

Blonde Columbia Education School girl to friend: Isn't this supposed to be a graduate school mixer? Why aren't there any law school guys coming up to me?

–Havana Central, near Columbia University

Overheard by: I <3 Gold Diggers Subway hobo: Yeah, thats right. (yelling) I'm gonna be the best judge this town has ever seen!

–6 Train

Overheard by: watching&waiting

Six-year-old girl walking up some wet slippery steps: If I slip, I'm gonna sue.

–33rd & 2nd

Overheard by: Em

Posted on July 29, 2009
All Wednesday One-Liners, Anger Management, Columbia University, Compare/Contrast, Crime and Punishment, Crying, Food, Friends, Girls, Gripes, Hobos, Insults, Jobs & Careers, Kids, Men, Murray Hill and Gramercy, On Cell, On the Subway, One-liners, Questions, Restaurants & Cafes, School and studying, Sorority Girls, Street, Students, Stupidity, The Village, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness, Women, Words

…But Could You Hold the Soup?

Dumb woman looking at Chinese takeout menu: Chicken and rice soup. What's in it?
Confused woman behind counter: Chicken and rice.
Dumb woman: In a soup?
Confused woman: Yeeaah. That's why it's called “chicken and rice soup.”
Dumb woman: Okay, I'll have that.

–E 23rd St b/w Park Ave & Madison Ave

Overheard by: Janine