Kentucky Fried Wednesday One-Liners

Man to little boy: I can't believe you've never played tic-tac-toe with a chicken in Chinatown.

–52nd & Lexington

Overheard by: Ed

Hipster guy: I don't know though, I can't Indian give those chickens, can I?

–Prospect Park

Overheard by: BKLover

Older black man to himself, entering train with moving box: I got a live chicken in this box! I don't know why god gave me a chicken. He knows I don't know what to do with one. (a few minutes later) I'm gonna sell her to the butcher shop and they're going to cut that motherfucker up!

–Uptown A Train

Overheard by: Mawy

Serious man, seeing dog carrying shopping bad in teeth: I am going to train a dog like that. I will train it to bring me chicken.

–73rd St & Broadway

Overheard by: EthanK

Large black dude to large black friend: Yo, man, I am so tired of chicken! I mean, yeah, I know, I'm black…but man, I ain't eating no chicken at that party man. Don't even bring no chicken by me, cause I ain't eating none. Matter of fact, I ain't eating no chicken for Black History Month. I'ma start the movement! No chicken for Black History Month!

–Downtown 2 Train

Overheard by: Kosi

Posted on July 8, 2009
Birds, Black People, Brooklyn, Celebrations/Parties, Food, Friends, God, Guys, Hipsters, Insults, Kids, Man's Best Friend, Men, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Money & Class, Old People, On the Subway, One-liners, Parents, Parks, Race, Street, Stupidity, Upper West Side & Lincoln Center, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness

“Luke, I Am Your Wednesday One-Liner”

Student to professor: Yeah, man, you know, because every time I slap you five, now I feel like I'm slapping your father's ass.

–Suffolk County Community College

Overheard by: Wish I was paying attention

Trashy sista' on cell: Did you know you've been nominated for an award? (pause) Yeah, I know! I mean, it's just nice to even be nominated, issa' honor. Yeah, you wanna know whacha been nominated for? You been nominated for the world's biggest deadbeat daddy!

–Duane Reade

Overheard by: I don't work here

Demi-bum to another, looking at postcards at a convenience store: Oh, I want to send a postcard to my father: Doing shitty, wish you cared!

–Fulton & Water

Teen girl to friend: Of course I got him tested!…but he wasn't the father either.

–145th & Broadway

Guard: Did you hear about that 9-year-old girl who gave birth to her own twin? I'm serious! It was inside her stomach and then she gave birth to it. And the craziest part is that the twin was from another father!

–74th & Madison

Latina girl to friend: You know, I don't even know what I saw in that loser. I should've dumped his ass the first time he tried hitting on my dad!

–58th & 6th

Overheard by: Tim J.

Posted on July 8, 2009
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And They're Both 100% RSVP

Random lady #1: Yeah, they had a cream for day and another for night.
Random lady #2: Oh, really?
Random lady #1: Yeah, one for am and one for fm.

–Macy's Kings Plaza

Overheard by: Dee

Posted on July 7, 2009
Brooklyn, Store, Stupidity, Time, Words

Contemporary Horses Stubbornly Refuse to Get Horn Transplants, Anyway

Upset four-year-old girl, looking at tapestries of unicorns: But mom!
Mother: These are fakes, silly. There are no real unicorns here. We're not at a zoo!

–The Cloisters

Overheard by: Rebecca

Posted on July 6, 2009
Animals & Nature, Fakes, Kids, Moms, Parents, Stupidity, The Met

I Can Do This All. Fucking. Day.

Woman at street vendor: I'll have a small coffee.
Vendor: We only have one size.
Woman: Well, I'll take the smallest size you have.

–Central Park

Overheard by: Siobhan

Posted on July 6, 2009
Central Park, Coffee, Compare/Contrast, Height, Parks, Stupidity, Vendors & Street Performers, Women

How Dr. Phil Got His Start

Young girl: See, I was right! And you said I was stupid.
Young boy: No, I didn't. I said you had a problem, and that ain't changed.

–Central Park West

Headline by: Lusus Naturae

Runners-Up:
· “Fortunately, Most Young Girls Are Stupid, Otherwise Young Boys Wouldn’t Ever Get Laid” – Young, Dumb, & Full Of …
· “Testfiy, Brother, Testify!” – Jakal
· “The Education System Is the Problem, Stupidity Is the Outcome” – Teacher’s Spouse
· “Yep, It’s Infected” – benji

Click here to see the new Headline Contest

Posted on July 6, 2009
Boys, Central Park, Girls, Headline Contest Winners, Parks, Psychology, Stupidity

…Near Swaziland

Older woman: So where's Bangladesh?
College girl, looking at MTA map: Oh, I think its uptown somewhere.

–F Train

Overheard by: Nehc

Posted on July 5, 2009
Global Geography, NYC Geography, Old People, On the Subway, Questions, Sorority Girls, Stupidity

…Just Like Janet Explained in Your Wedding Vows?

Long haired guy: Jung would say I have a very low sensate rating.
Meathead: What? So you're retarded?

–Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Posted on July 4, 2009
Brooklyn, Guys, Meatheads, Psychology, Questions, Retardation, Stupidity

The Side Of George W. Bush You Rarely Saw

Guy: Of course I thought about it before I did it!
Girl: So you're a premeditated moron.

–55th & Broadway

Overheard by: Cornbread Jim

Posted on July 3, 2009
Girls, Guys, Insults, Midtown & Hell's Kitchen, Stupidity

Wednesday and the World One-Liners With You, Cry and You Cry Alone

Girl, loudly and enthusiastically: Everything I say is a joke!

–City Bakery, 18th St

Girl to guy: What's so funny? Did you fart?

–W 96th & Broadway

Overheard by: Megan W.

Santa, chasing scared teen: Do you think it's funny to throw things at people's heads? How about I break your face?

–42nd St

Girl: I'm really excited that, like, within our lifetime, there are gonna be funny movies about Obama.

–Manhattan Theatre Source

Overheard by: Emily B.

Laughing girl on phone: Come on, please! Please! Just take off your clothes and take pictures! (pause) Come on, mom, it would be so funny!

–Union Square

20-something skater guy to another: And then I started whackin' off, and it was hilarious.

–Broadway & E 10th St

Overheard by: Timothy

Posted on July 1, 2009
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