That, and She Has Thick Ankles

Older yenta: What is she, anyway?
Younger yenta: Jehovah’s witness.
Older yenta: So that’s her problem!

–PATH

Posted on July 1, 2008
Christianity, Default, Old People, Questions, Trains Not Subway, Women

You’re Kidding Yourself If You Think Those Things Don’t Matter

Account executive: So, who’d you vote for?
Creative director: Obama, he’s got cool logos.

–New York Ad Agency, Midtown

Posted on July 1, 2008
Compliments, Coworkers, Default, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Office, Politics, Questions

A Lonely, Malnourished, Mooing Chicken

Woman #1: So I got this veal thing while I was there.
Woman #2: What’s veal?
Woman #1: It’s like fake chicken.

–44th & 9th

Posted on July 1, 2008
Animals & Nature, Compare/Contrast, Default, Food, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Questions, Stupidity, Women

And I’m Looking for a Guy with His Own Plants to Water

Woman: So what did you do?
Gay man: I put my pants back on and left the apartment -he was just a house sitter!

–53rd St & 9th Ave

Posted on July 1, 2008
Clothing, Default, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Queer guys, Questions, Sexuality, Women

In That Case I’d Recommend Less Wrist

(older woman flailing her arms around while speaking to younger woman she is dining with)
Waitress: Yes, did you need something?
Older woman: Oh, no! I was just doing an imitation of ferocious wolves in the wild.
Waitress: Oh, okay.

–French Restaurant, Spring St

Posted on July 1, 2008
Animals & Nature, Default, Offers and requests, Old People, Questions, Restaurants & Cafes, Soho, Waitresses, Weirdness, Women

A Few More Months in New York and You’ll Learn Not to Admit That

Woman #1: Ooh. I like that top!
Woman #2: Thanks.
Woman #1: It’s very Sex and the City. Where’d ya get it?
Woman #2: Penney’s.

–Shuttle Train to Grand Central Station

Overheard by: Robert

Posted on June 30, 2008
Clothing, Compare/Contrast, Compliments, Default, Grand Central, Questions, Shopping, Trains Not Subway, TV, Women

Which Is to Say, No One Got Dollywood.

Southern tourist child: Daddy, was Jesus Dolly Parton’s best friend too?
Southern tourist father: No, no one really loved Dolly Parton.

–34th & Lexington

Overheard by: Graham Davis

Posted on June 30, 2008
About Celebrities, Compare/Contrast, Dads, Default, Friendship, Jesus, Kids, Murray Hill and Gramercy, Questions, Southerners

It’s No Trouble at All, Robin, When I’ve Got the Pussymobile!

Bookseller to black girl: Hey, stop -I want to get with you.
Black girl: You can’t.
Bookseller: Why not?
Black girl: I got to go.
Bookseller: Where you be Friday night?
Black girl: Jersey.
Bookseller: A’ight. I be there.
Black girl: Too far for you.
Bookseller: I’ll travel for pussy. I’m a travellin’ man for pussy.
Bookseller’s friend: You’d go to Jersey for pussy? That’s some crazy desperate shit.

–Washington Place & 6th Ave

Overheard by: JCo

Posted on June 30, 2008
9 to 5-ers, Black People, Coworkers, Default, Girls, Pick-up Lines, Questions, The Village, Travel, Wishes & desires

Geography Seems Immaterial in the Presence of an Irish Wolfhound

Lost barhopper: Hey, do you guys know where MacDougal Street is?
Hipster: Oh, I’m sorry dude. I’m just looking at the size of the fucking dog over there.

–Bleecker & Jones

Overheard by: KNation

Posted on June 30, 2008
Default, Directions, Guys, Hipsters, NYC Geography, Physical appearance, Questions, We Love Our Pets, West Village

She Looks Kinda Tough Though

Girl #1: If you could eat anyone, who would it be?
Girl #2: Famous, or people we know?
Girl #1: Ummm… famous. And then people we know.
Girl #2: Gabrielle Reece.
Girl #1: Yeah, good call.

–Cafeteria, 18th & 7th

Posted on June 30, 2008
About Celebrities, Default, Girls, Murray Hill and Gramercy, Questions, Restaurants & Cafes, Weirdness

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