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The Time is Such a Rare, Expensive Commodity

Hobo: Do you have time?
Hipster guy: Yeah, and I also have a job that earned me money to buy a watch so I could have the time.

–14th & B

Overheard by: Reid

  • Posted on September 8, 2014
  • Hipsters, Hobos, Jobs & Careers, Money & Class, Time, Union Square and East Village
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