Wednesday One-Liners Have Wood.

Teenage boy: You know, if you think about it, violins are basically just giant condoms.

–Bard High School, Queens

Overheard by: Sunny

Older man on cell walking two giant dogs: She has a great body… When she sits, it's like a German violinist.

–Thompson Square Park

Mother to young daughter: Even if she was tired and cranky, she still shouldn't have hit you on the shoulder with a violin.

–Ave A & 6th St

Woman on cell: Let's go see the one about the transsexual violinists. (pause, yelling louder) Violinists! The transsexual violin players. Violin! (pause) You didn't say "violin"? Just transsexuals? (pause) Did you say "violence"? (pause) No? (pause) I'm not hungover!

–J Train

Posted on July 14, 2010
All Wednesday One-Liners, Alphabet City, Beauty, Body Parts, Compare/Contrast, Condoms, Fast Times at New York High, Girls, Instruments, Moms, Old People, On Cell, On the Subway, One-liners, Parks, Physical appearance, Queens, Teens, Trannies, Union Square and East Village, Violence, Wednesday One-Liners, Women, Words

Wednesday One-Liners Are Just Gravy

20-something girl to another: You know, with most of the other saints, the way they met their demise had no entertainment value!

–Morningside Heights

Woman to guy, nodding thoughtfully: Hell, no, I'm not going to jail! I don't care if he killed him, he's not gonna kill me too!

–Crown Heights

Grandpa wearing Brooklyn dodgers cap to grandson: Listen to me! Are you listening to me? The last two guys who didn't listen to me ended up dead with their heads blown off! Is that what you want? (pause) So… You hungry?

–IKEA Parking, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Gene D. Gray

30-something guy: If I were 28, in great shape, and everyone loved me, I wouldn't just be in trouble with the law, I'd be dead.

–Mooncake Foods, Soho

Overheard by: Robert

Crazy Puerto Rican with wild poodle: Mira! Mira! Cancel the fucking casket–she ain't dead yet, bitch! Mira!

–86th St & East End

Posted on July 14, 2010
Age/Aging, All Wednesday One-Liners, Brooklyn, Compare/Contrast, Crazies, Crime and Punishment, Death, Families, Girls, Grocery Stores, Guys, Harlem & Morningside Heights, Insults, Murder, Old People, One-liners, Physical appearance, Prison, Puerto Ricans, Questions, Religion, Soho, Street, Stupidity, Threats, Upper East Side, Wednesday One-Liners, Wishes & desires, Women

Isn't That the Real America?

Instructor: Those people outside are crazy, wearing big ol' leather boots in this kind of heat!
Student: Maybe they're from Texas?
Instructor: Nah, they looked pretty American to me.

–Beauty School, 35th & 8th

Overheard by: Bean

Posted on July 13, 2010
Foreigners, Heat, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Physical appearance, Questions, School, Shoes, Students, Stupidity, Teachers/Professors, U.S. Geography

…Judging from the Chocolate Bar.

Teenage girl #1: That's Babe Ruth? That don't look like Babe Ruth!
Teenage girl #2: I thought Babe Ruth was black…

–Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Posted on July 11, 2010
About Celebrities, More museums, Physical appearance, Race, Sports, Teens

Now Quit Whining and Drink Your Cappucino

Little girl: I'm gonna be 4!
Mom: In December.
Little girl: In December!
Mom: And you're gonna be this short forever. You're not gonna grow.
Little girl: Whaaa-aaaat?

–Q Train

Overheard by: Brigid

Posted on July 11, 2010
Age/Aging, Assholes, Comebacks, Kids, Moms, On the Subway, Parents, Physical appearance

Remember the Hippo Ballerinas from Fantasia?

Little boy looking at a poster for “dance your a$$ off”: That guy is fat, she is fat, they are all fat.
Boy's friend: They are all very fat.
Babysitter: Hey, that isn't nice.
Little boy: But they are fat.

–1 Train

Overheard by: UWSider

Posted on July 11, 2010
Dancing, Diet/Weight, Friends, Girls, Kids, On the Subway, Physical appearance

Fucking Nerd

Boy #1: Dude, you are totally not a nerd anymore, just like I'm not that emo.
Boy #2: No, you're still totally emo.
Boy #1: What the fuck, dude? Look, only two bracelets and I'm so not rocking the eyeliner anymore.
Boy #2: Still emo.

–1 Train

Posted on July 8, 2010
Age/Aging, Boys, Compare/Contrast, Fashion, Insults, On the Subway, Physical appearance

…Unlike Your Make-Up.

Older woman: What do you think of my hair?
Woman: It looks great!
Older woman: I hate it, I'm having a bad hair day.
Woman: It looks fine, mom.

–Central Park

Posted on July 3, 2010
Central Park, Gripes, Hair, Moms, Old People, Physical appearance, Questions, Women

… Naked

Gay husband #1: That dog gets all the attention.
Gay husband #2: Not when I'm walking it!

–Union Square

Posted on June 26, 2010
Couples, Man's Best Friend, Physical appearance, Queer guys, Union Square and East Village

New York's Default Setting

Woman: I saw your twin! I looked up and there was this guy who looked just like you!
Man, feigning enthusiasm: Really? Was he bald and everything? Fat and short?

–32nd St & Madison Ave

Posted on June 25, 2010
Compare/Contrast, Diet/Weight, Men, Murray Hill and Gramercy, Physical appearance, Women

Physical appearance