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Other Subway Hobos Can Smell That It’s My Territory

Chick #1 grabbing a pole on crowded subway: Ew! This pole is wet!
Chick #2: Huh?
Male stranger: Yeah, I just finished licking it.

–N train

Overheard by: Pamela

  • Posted on January 22, 2007
  • Comebacks, Girls, Men, On the Subway, Only in New York, Public Transportation
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