These Wednesday One-Liners Got Sole!

Woman: Nothing says "ferry terminal" like fish with moustaches.

–Battery Maritime Building

Overheard by: Jon A.

Guy in quiet, crowded elevator: Do you know if jellyfish reproduce sexually?

–Google's NYC Office, 15th St & 8th Ave

Overheard by: Derek

Teen girl to friend: But your shrimp ate a fish alive? Is that what happened? I don't believe you. Shrimp can't eat fish. It's like part of a food chain or something.

–Metro North Railroad

Overheard by: Jessica S.

Excited tourist girl among crowd of Chinese people: I can smell the fish!

–Grand Street Subway Station

Overheard by: Angelina

30-something female customer to H&M employee: Do I smell like I just ate fish?

–H&M

Overheard by: julia

Really drunk girl in front of gallery: I would fuck him for lobster!

–26st St & 10th Ave, Chelsea

Overheard by: Charlotte

Posted on April 14, 2010
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Then You Don't.

College boy #1: Do we have balls?
College boy #2: I don't know.

–6 Train

Posted on April 13, 2010
Balls, On the Subway, Questions, Students

Most Are Bilingual, You Know

Guy #1: Did you know eating pussy was a hispanic thing?
Guy #2: No, I did not.
Guy #1: I don't like that word, though. There are nicer ways to say it.
Guy #2: Sorry… “Latino.”

–34th St & Houston

Overheard by: Daniel Ezra Johnson

Posted on April 13, 2010
Chelsea & the Meatpacking District, Guys, Licking, Questions, Race, Stupidity, Vagina, Words

Worst. Sugar Daddy. Ever.

NYU grad student #1: So, he texts me and is like “hey.”
NYU grad student #2: Ew!
NYU grad student #1: I know.
NYU grad student #2: Like, what does he want? A conversation?

–Walgreen's, 14th & 4th

Overheard by: Shannon

Posted on April 12, 2010
Grocery Stores, Questions, Students, Union Square and East Village, Wishes & desires, Words

Otherwise Known As a “Tree”?

Drunk girl in green #1: I'm not shit-faced.
Drunk girl in green #2: No? Then what are you?
Drunk girl in green #1: Oh! A green truck!

–Park Ave & 34th St

Overheard by: I saw it too.

Posted on April 11, 2010
Body Parts, Colors, Drunks, Girls, Murray Hill and Gramercy, Physical appearance, Questions

Here's Barbra Streisand to Explain

Girl #1: Can you hear music up your nose?
Girl #2: That is the most amazing thing you have ever said.

–Bard High School

Overheard by: Sunny

Posted on April 11, 2010
Body Parts, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Fast Times at New York High, Girls, Questions

An Unlisted One

Blonde: Yeah… I still have no idea how he found out where I lived.
Uninterested brunette, filing her nails: Ummm, ever been to the yellow pages?
Blonde: No, I don't think so… Is that a new club?

–F Train

Overheard by: don't feed the model

Posted on April 8, 2010
Girls, On the Subway, Questions, Stupidity

Wednesday One-Liners' Cocktail Hour Started Back in the Eighties

Cop to another: Are you drunk yet?

–Corner of 145th St

Frustrated-sounding NYU student to friend: Well, why don't you get a girl and you can just pretend she's drunk?

–Washington Square

Future rabbi: So my philosophy professor, Lenny Kravitz, told us we'll be drinking scotch in class tomorrow…

–4th & Broadway

Drunk black guy arguing on phone: Man, you need to stop drinkin'. Not only is yo speech gettin' slurred, but yo brains is gettin' slurred too!

–NJ Transit

Overheard by: Ashley

Dude to friend: I swear to god, every time he gets a little buzzed he thinks he's Austin Powers.

–40th & 7th

Overheard by: thivnav

Posted on April 7, 2010
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Presenting the Fall Wednesday One-Liner Collection

Fashion photographer: That's a skirt? I thought it was a hat.

–Fashion Closet, Conde Nast Building

Indecisive woman to friend: I like this sweater in principle.

–Banana Republic, 86th & Broadway

Tween girl to mom: I'm not going to put my precious glove in the frickin' oven!

–Queens

Guy: I'm just saying, he doesn't dress like a bro.

–Astor Place

Irate girl wearing too much lipstick: That band really doesn't do him justice… I mean, I don't think he should have to wear a unitard. And she really shouldn't wear one, you know?

–6 Train

Overheard by: Wants to see him in unitard

Posted on April 7, 2010
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Some Girls Just Shouldn't Wear Booty Shorts

Girl #1: Where are your testicles today?
Girl #2: (stares at her)
Girl #1: Oh, fuck. I meant “spectacles”.

–Bard High School, Queens

Overheard by: Sunny

Posted on April 4, 2010
Balls, Fast Times at New York High, Girls, Queens, Questions, Stupidity, Words

Questions