All We Need Is a Wednesday One-Liner in the White House

Middle-aged black woman: William Shatner should run for president or governor or mayor or something… He’s got the charisma.

–Staten Island Ferry snack bar

Overheard by: Stephanie

Hobo spinning in circles: ‘Bout time we got some poontang in the White House! There’s a first time for everything!

–117th & Broadway

Overheard by: Vicksburg

Thug, watching Elliot Spitzer and Chuck Schumer drive by: Who da fuck these niggas?

–Super Bowl Parade

Overheard by: No idea

Scholar: I’m voting for Osama Barack.

–F train

Overheard by: Terrorized

Conductor: Grand Central Station. Two and Three trains across the platform. Change here for the Seven, A, C, E, and shuttle to Times Square. Vote Obama.

–1 train, Grand Central

Drunk guido during post-Super Bowl rioting: I mean, who cares who the next president is after this?

–52nd & 2nd

Overheard by: NCS

Posted on March 26, 2008
About Celebrities, Advice, Black People, Default, Drunks, Gender issues, Government, Grand Central, Guidos, Hobos, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Names, Offers and requests, On the Subway, Parades & Festitivites, Politics, President, Public Transportation, Questions, Restaurants & Cafes, Staten Island Ferry, Street, Students, Stupidity, Subway conductors, Thugs, Train Station, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center, Vagina, Wishes & desires, Women, Words

The Fiery and Passionate Kind. [Wink.]

Customer: Oh, you go to my school. So, what’s your name?
Employee: Eric* Dominguez…
Customer: Oooh! So, like, you’re Spanish?
Employee: Yeah.
Customer: Oh, that’s cool. So, like, what kind of Spanish person are you?

–Subway restaurant, Queens

Posted on March 25, 2008
9 to 5-ers, Customers, Default, Foreigners, Global Geography, Names, Queens, Questions, Restaurants & Cafes, Stupidity

If by “Threesome” You Mean “Three People with No Sexual Attractions in Common,” Then Yes.

Slutty lesbian: Did you tell Ebony that we wanted to have a threesome with her?
Skinny queer: Who is Abony?
Slutty lesbian: Did you tell Ebony we were going to have a threesome?
Skinny queer: Abony?! … Oh, Ebony.

–Bodega, 13th & 6th

Posted on March 13, 2008
Bars & Clubs, Default, Lesbians, Names, Queer guys, Skinny People, Three is Company

About As Much Chance As Any Other Non-White Candidate

Man #1: Yo, I heard Osama may run for President in 2008. That’s crazy, man. If he comes out the cave, they will get him for sure.
Man #2: I think it’s Obama who may run — Senator Obama.
Man #1: Oh. I still think Osama would have a chance.

–E 4th St

Overheard by: Hobo Whisperer

Posted on February 4, 2008
Idiots, Names, Politics, Union Square and East Village

White People Come to Understand Hip Hop Very Gradually Indeed

American: Americans call the last letter in the alphabet ‘zee,’ but in Britain they call it ‘zed.’
Swede: Oh! That’s why Jay-Z is pronounced ‘Jay Zee’ and not ‘Jay Zed’!

–JFK

Posted on January 31, 2008
Foreigners, JFK Airport, Names, Words

Is That How Identity Theft Works?

College guy #1: Did Dwayne go home this weekend?
College guy #2: Yeah. Like a bitch.
College guy #1: I think we should just call him Drew. Then nobody will know who he is.

–School of Visual Arts dorm

Posted on January 20, 2008
Guys, Names, School

In Fairness, One of Them Was the Guy from A Fistful of Dollars

Fag hag: Who was that guy?
Queer: I dunno! I can’t remember the name of every guy I’ve slept with.
Fag hag: You never got the names of half the guys you’ve slept with.

–Circle in the Square Theatre School