Wednesday One-Liners Turn the Meter On

Cabbie, as man opens passenger-side door: Wait. I am not mentally prepared for this!

–W 50th

Cabbie on cell: Hello? I’m going to beat you up… ‘Cause I want to!

–23rd & Lex

Exasperated cabbie: Why is there a house driving down Delancey Street?

–Delancey & Chrystie

Overheard by: Les Chinatown

Cabbie on cell: No, no, it is not possible. I cannot possibly be back in the city by then — I am at the airport…I could maybe make it back into the city to see you in, like, two hours if traffic isn’t bad in the Bronx. Man, the airport is really packed today.

–99th & Amsterdam

Overheard by: Laughing in the back

Cabbie, after getting cut off by another: Goddamn cabbies.

–30th & 5th

Posted on February 19, 2016
All Wednesday One-Liners, Insults, Lies, NYC Geography, Psychology, Public Transportation, Punch, Wednesday One-Liners, Wednesday One-Liners Vary, Weirdness

That’s Underemployment to You

Drunk dude #1: You see, the East Village is not so bad, you need to get out of the Upper East Side more often.
Drunk dude #2: Fuck you bro, the East Village smells like feet, unemployment, and Indian food.

–4th & Ave A

Overheard by: Ahmad Zubair Sahar

Posted on February 10, 2016
Drinking & Drunk People, Manhattan, NYC Geography, Union Square and East Village, Upper East Side

Also, You’re Not Allowed to Say “True That”

Girl: I don’t want vegetarian pate, it’s too bougie.
Boyfriend: You live in Park Slope.
Stranger: True that!

–7th Ave& 11th St, Park Slope

Overheard by: Erin Sparling

Posted on January 3, 2016
Brooklyn, Food, History & Geography, Money & Class, NYC Geography, Park Slope, Vegetarian & Vegan, Yuppies

We Advocate Wednesday One-liners

Man: …it just leads me to wonder which corner is more queer: the corner of Seaman and Seaman or the corner of Gay and Christopher.

–Dallas BBQ, W. 72nd Street

Overheard by: Djlindee

Posted on December 23, 2015
Gays and Lesbians, Men, NYC Geography, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

A Valiant Knight on a Mapquest

Guy: Do you go to FDU?
Girl: No, I got to Hunter. It’s in Manhattan; have you heard of it?
Guy: No, but where is it?
Girl: Do you know the city?
Guy: Of course!
Girl: 68th and Lexington.
Guy: That’s near the Village, right?
Girl: No, it’s on the Upper East Side.
Guy: Oh. Well, I usually hang out in the Village. Down by Avenue A and Avenue B.
Girl: Um.

–A train

Overheard by: Brown Eyed Girl

Posted on December 23, 2015
College, Directions, Hunter, Idiots, NYC Geography, On the Subway, Stupidity

“Do you hail the horse or the driver?”

Tourist woman #1: Where is 5th Avenue?
Tourist woman #2: Oh, we won’t get there until we actually get a cab to New York.

–94th & Lexington

Overheard by: Joe Frankie

Posted on December 18, 2015
Directions, NYC Geography, Stupidity, Tourists, Upper East Side

The Greatest Bronx Tale Ever Told

Physician #1: Hey, if you want, there’s gonna be a meeting on the night of the 16th.
Physician #2: I can’t. I’ll be in the Holy Land that week.
Physician #1: You’re gonna be in the Bronx?

–North Shore Hospital

Overheard by: Nik G