Wednesday One-Liners Can Pick Up Quarters With No Hands

Girl on cell: Quite frankly, I’d rather be pole dancing.

–Bryant Park

Overheard by: braincurve

Girl: I mean, I’m a stripper, but that don’t mean I’m a ho.

–Central Park

Guy on cell: I don’t get the whole Penthouse Club thing. There are strippers, and they serve you steak? I don’t want a fucking stripper on my lap while I’m eating steak. I’ve got a knife.

–Austin Street, Forest Hills

Overheard by: Ethan

Black girl: ‘Fo real, she makes all that money dancin’, and she can’t even herself get a weave?

–86th & 2nd

Posted on October 16, 2020
All Wednesday One-Liners, Black People, Central Park, Dancing, Jobs & Careers, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Nicknames & name calling, On Cell, Queens, Upper East Side

Wednesday One-Liners are Part of New York City… Technically

Hipster girl: ‘Flushing Queens’ would be a great name for a man.

–Barnard College

Overheard by: Beautiful Barnard Woman

Drunk dude watching girl rip the shirt off a guy: What, no blood? Queens is lame.

–Shea Stadium

Boyfriend to girlfriend: Prepare to be blown away by the majesty of Queens!

–E train platform, Penn Station

Conductor: This is a Queens-bound A train.

–Brooklyn-bound A train

Overheard by: Maggie

Conductor: This is a Queens-bound… No, Manhattan-bound… No, Queens… Wait, hang on. This is a Manhattan-bound E train. Next stop: 53rd and Lex… Shit.

–Manhattan-bound E train, 53rd & Lex

Announcement over the subway: This is not the Queens-bound E train. [Half the train empties] This is the Queens-bound E train.

–E train, Penn Station

Posted on October 8, 2020
All Wednesday One-Liners, Blood & bleeding, Clothing, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Gays and Lesbians, Names, NYC Geography, Public Transportation, Queens, Stupidity, Talking/Convos, Wednesday One-Liners, Wednesday One-Liners Vary, Weirdness

“You’re Not 40 Anymore!” She’ll Scream

Cashier: In 20 minutes I can go home… Go home and play some video games.
Middle-aged lady customer: Yay!
Cashier: Either that or drink.
Middle-aged lady customer: Why not both?
Cashier: Well, then my mom will yell at me in the morning.

–Douglaston Waldbaum’s, Queens

Overheard by: Teen Girl #1

Posted on October 3, 2020
Cashiers, Family Ties, Jobs & Careers, Queens

It’s All Greek to Me

Businessguy: It’s a small world.
Businesschick: Especially in Astoria!
Businessguy: Ha, ha, ha!
Businesschick: Hee, hee.

–Midtown office

Posted on September 8, 2020
All Wednesday One-Liners, Animals & Nature, Astoria, Babies, Foreigners, Grocery Stores, Ground Zero, Man's Best Friend, Manhattan, Men, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Music, Office, On Cell, On the Bus, People, Places, Poop, Pop Culture, Port Authority, Queens, Shoot, Suits, Times Square, Topics, TV, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center, Vendors & Street Performers, Violence, Women

Just When People Had Stopped Looking for Carrie Bradshaw's House…

Teenage boy in Boston Celtics jacket: Ewww, this is Jackson Heights?
Father: Yeah, I guess so.
Bored tween girl: Can we go back to the hotel, puh-lease?
Mom: Not yet. I want to find where Ugly Betty lives.

–Jackson Heights

Overheard by: Jellobelle

Posted on September 6, 2020
Dads, Moms, Queens, Questions, Teens, Tourism, TV, Tweens, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center

What If They Just Stay Home?

Tween #1: Yo, you should go out with her!
Tween #2: She gon' shit in yo mouf!

–67th Ave & 164th St, Queens

Overheard by: someone who's not into that kind of thing

Posted on August 29, 2020
Dating, Languages, Queens, Tweens

“What What (In the Wednesday One-Liner)”

Girl to teenage posse: Either the pen was really weak or his butt was really strong.

–Jackson Heights, Queens

Overheard by: Newsbunny doesn't want to know

Crazy guy to self, after average woman walks by: Damn, that was a fine ass, a fine ass, that ass was so fine I'd eat a sandwich out that ass!

–36th & Broadway

Overheard by: Dingleberry

Large grown woman to grown man: I thought you have all sorts of butt magazines…

–34th & 8th

Guy to girl: I like it when you wear jeans, girl! It's like your ass is gift wrapped!

–33rd & 7th

Older woman to younger woman: If your booty deserves the credit, give it the credit!

–Central Park

Overheard by: Hell Yeah Give it the Credit!

Posted on August 8, 2020
Advice, All Wednesday One-Liners, Ass, Central Park, Chelsea & the Meatpacking District, Clothing, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Crazies, Fat People, Food, Gifts, Girls, Guys, Men, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Old People, One-liners, Parks, Physical appearance, Pop Culture, Queens, Street, Teens, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness, Women

Glad We Cleared That Up

Elderly woman on cell: Rhoda! Rhoda! It’s Esther! DID YOU CALL ME? NO? Oh, well someone called me! I can’t believe it! Why would someone call me on this thing?! All I want to do is be able to make a call, I don’t want to have to deal with these messages and things!

[Makes another call] NORMAN?! NORMAN? You called me?! Why in the world would you ever call me?! NORMAN?

[To the rest of the car] It was my husband.

–Penn Station-bound LIRR, near Jamaica Station

Posted on July 31, 2020
On Cell, On the Subway, Queens

Is It Too Late to Apologize for Mooning You?

Black girl #1: Damn, girl! You're hairy! I dunno if it's cause I'm light-skinned, you're hairy!
Black girl #2: Thanks. Thanks… (walks away)
Black girl #1: You're like a werewolf!

–H&M Dressing Room, Queens Center Mall

Overheard by: hoping shes not a werewolf too…

Posted on July 18, 2020
Black People, Colors, Compare/Contrast, Ghetto Chicks, Girls, Hair, Physical appearance, Queens, Store, Vampires, Ghouls, and Ghosts, oh my!

I'm Sorry for Your Pain– Just Remember It's Not My Fault

Guy to whispering girl: What?
Girl #1: You don't wanna know.
Guy: Yeah, I do.
Girl #2: No, you don't.
Guy: I don't! Why do you whisper? Include me! I wanna know!
Girl #1: Fine. I'll tell you. (loudly) My uterus hurts!

–63rd Drive, Queens

Overheard by: Therese

Posted on June 29, 2020
Body Parts, Girls, Guys, Health and Hygiene, Pregnancy & Birth Control, Queens, Questions