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New Yorkers Are Ultra-Sensitive About Color

Guy at bar: And so I keep trying to tell my wife that sienna is not a color.
Girl passing by: Yes it is! Burnt sienna is a crayon you slanderous prick!

–Restaurant, Bleecker Street

  • Posted on April 11, 2008
  • Anger Management, Colors, Compare/Contrast, Girls, Guys, Insults, Restaurants & Cafes, Strangers, The Village
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