Relationships

Judge Us by the Hotdogs in Our Hands and the Beer Spouting From Our Hats

Chick leaving bar to friend: That's it, I have given up on New York men!
Guy in Yankees shirt: Hey! Don't judge us by guys from Queens.

–Bohemian Beer Garden, Astoria

Overheard by: Mike H

Headline by: Nicola

Runners-Up:
· “…but by Our Slick Taste in T-Shirts!” – Ijudgeyou
· “His Argument Would Carry More Weight If He Wasn’t Peeing Against a Brick Wall at the Time” – James
· “It’s Like Judging Americans by George Bush” – Allison
· “Just by Guys Who Hang Out in Queens” – From Brooklyn
· “Otherwise You’d All Be Lesbians” – Katie Darling
· “There Are Four More Boroughs Waiting to Disappoint You” – AngusM

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But Dating a Gemini Doubles Your Chances

Guy #1: The thing is, dating gets so much harder as we get older.
Guy #2: Yeah, especially if you’re intelligent.
Guy #1: It’s not like you can just look at a woman and tell if she’s smart enough to date.
Guy #2: True.
Guy #1: I’d never date an Aries though.

–in line at MOMA

Then It Changed to Crocs, and We All Cried.

Girl #1: When Annie is in a relationship, she's really serious. But when she was single she went through what we like to call the “sit on your face” phase.
Girl #2: What?
Girl #1: She'd go up to a guy in the bar we were in and say, “man, you look so good tonight. I might just sit on your face later.”
(girl #2 laughs)
Girl #1: Yeah… “sit on your face” was the new black for a while.

–Pig 'n' Whistle Bar

Overheard by: Ellen

Wednesday One-liners: The Next Generation

Thug: I need a girl who’s responsible and don’t got no kids.

–40th & 5th

Dude: Are we talking about the truth now? The truth is that you’re scared that she’s going to take your son away from you!

–27th Street office

Black guy on cell: Yeah, it was actually all right. We were both circumcised.

–Union Square greenmarket

Overheard by: Lisa Ramaci

Ego & Hubris & Wednesday One-liners

Drunk girl: Sometimes, when I look at myself through the microscope of cold, hard objectivity, I think to myself, “God, you are awesome!”

–47th & 9th

Overheard by: Nick Salvato

She Had a Case of the Sundaes

Guy #1: Yo, I can’t believe that girl played you like that!
Guy #2: I know, I did everything for her.
Woman: Oh, no! Does somebody have a case of the Mondays?
Guy #2: Shut up, Miss Piggy.

–Penn Station

Overheard by: J. Hudson

Why Topless Tutoring Exists

Eight-year-old ghetto kid: Mama, give me your cell phone! I gotta call my girlfriend.
Mother: What you gonna talk to her about? How you can't read and write? Tell her to help you with that!

–Harlem

Overheard by: Joe

If You Can’t ‘Date’ Yourself, You Might As Well Commit Suicide

Dude #1: Look at me — I’m a hairy beast. I don’t think even I could date myself.
Dude #2: Yeah, man, I don’t think I could even date you — you just wouldn’t be my type.
Dude #1: That hurts, man.
Dude #2: It would be a shitty relationship, anyway.
Dude #1: … Yeah, you’re right.

–Neptune Diner

Overheard by: Nathaniel Jones

Didn’t You Make Him Suck His Thumb?

Girl #1: My ex was such a wuss. He even sucked his thumb! Thirty years old and he sucked his fucking thumb.
Girl #2: Yeah, my ex had a little pillow on his bed that said, “Princess sleeps here.”
Girl #1: Didn’t you buy that for him?

–Penn Station

Unless I Could Interest You in Some Rebound Sex?

20-something girl (following older man and sniffing him): Mmmmmmm.
Older man (letting her pass): Excuse me?
Girl: Sorry about that. You smell like my boyfriend. And he dumped me two days ago. (eyes well up)
Older man: Well, you're making me nervous. Keep on walking, honey.

–4 Train

Overheard by: alex

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