One-liners

Meathead: I want to get the Jesus fish tattooed on my back with the Greek letters in it. But my Mom even has a problem with that!

–D train

Guy: The bed shook. It shook with me. The bed shook.

–26th & 3rd

Contributed by: Megan Buckley

Girl: If you want to get a feel for coke, chop up an aspirin and snort it up your nose. That should do it.

–Joseph’s on 49th Street

Overheard by: Megan Buckley

Woman upon seeing a Mariachi band walk by: Why do they have tambourines on their legs?

— Manhattan

Girl: …And you hadda stick your damn FINGER down the toilet!

–28th bet. 3rd and Lex

Overheard by: Megan Buckley

Girl: She’s a lesbian. Why are you trying to find an excuse that she’s not a lesbian? That’s very rude.

–W Train

A protestor holds a banner reading “Stop the Police State” and is wearing a t-shirt that says the same. He turns to the policeman standing next to him.

Protestor: Do you remember how civilians stopped tanks in Tiannamen Square in 1989? That would NEVER happen here–tanks don’t stop for people here.

–Union Square

Angry Girl: And she wrote it on her Live Journal!

–14th St. & 1st

Overheard by: Tibbie X

Yuppie: We shouldn’t be using our brains to simulate monkeys.

–Broadway & 72nd

Wannabe Player: It is a pleasure to have the honor of being in your company.

–Halloween Party, Greenwich Village