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So I Put the Old Guy Out of His Misery

Shop guy: Well, I can help you if you want.
Old guy with carton of figs: Don’t help me! Do it for me, dammit!

–75th & Broadway

Overheard by: punkee

  • Posted on July 24, 2020
  • Anger Management, Assholes, Nice People, Offers and requests, Old People, Shopping, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center, Vendors & Street Performers
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