200 Wednesday One-Liners, and There's Nothing to Watch.

Professor: Do you guys watch American Idol? It's painful.

–Lehman College

Film student #1: It's kind of like Cloverfield meets The L Word.

–Waverly Place & Broadway

Valley girl wearing UGGs, pointing to Guggenheim: Oh! I think this is the building where Blair and Serena live!

–Outside of Guggenheim

Really effeminate 40-something man: I always pick up when he calls, and he was so mad I didn't this time… but I couldn't, because I was still in mourning over American Idol!

–114th & Broadway

Overheard by: Melissa

Queer to female friend: I was watchin' Oprah the other day. Oprah is legit! She had Christina Applegate on. You know, that girl from Married with Children and she was talkin' 'bout her breasts. She got breast cancer and they took both of them off! She had on of them lumpectomies.

–J Train

Guy: That's the new American dream–fuck up your life so much that you get your own tv show.

–Fundraising Walk, Battery Park

Overheard by: Harriet Vane

Posted on September 27, 2014
About Celebrities, All Wednesday One-Liners, Anger Management, Battery Park, Cancer, College, Columbia University, Compare/Contrast, Dreams, Film, Friends, Girls, Guys, Idiots, More museums, On the Subway, One-liners, Parades & Festitivites, Queer guys, Questions, Rack, Store, Students, Stupidity, Teachers/Professors, The Village, TV, Wednesday One-Liners, Weirdness

Parenting in New York; A Short Story

Dude: Her kids listen to nothin’ but classical music. Every time they turn on the radio: classical music, and they smart as hell. I said, “Don’t they watch no cartoons?!”. I turn on Cartoon Network, they got a woman wearing a bikini, turns into a superhero at night! That and Spongebob. And look at Beyonce! Everytime you see her, you see her skin!

–1 train

Overheard by: Josie

Posted on September 24, 2014
Guys, On the Subway, TV

Important Safety Tip — Thanks, Crackarella

Bus driver: I have a headache.
Female passenger: It’s the color television. It messes with your brain and gives you headaches. I watch it wearing sunglasses so it doesn’t affect me.

–BX 12 bus

Posted on September 21, 2014
Bus Drivers, Crazies, Health and Hygiene, On the Bus, Pop Culture, The Bronx, TV

“C” You Then!

Fat tourist: A, I hate Spongebob. B, I’ll see you over the summer.

–R train

Overheard by: Laurea de Ocampo

Posted on September 13, 2014
Fat People, Idiots, On the Subway, Stupidity, Time, Tourists, TV

At Least the Turtlenecks Hide My Hickies

Nanny #1: So, he is four years old and totally into Scooby Doo — games, toys, DVDs, vitamins, pajamas… He has everything.
Nanny #2: That is so cute.
Nanny #1: Not really. He always wants to be Daphne. And the worst part is that I always have to be Velma.

–A train

Overheard by: Jim

Posted on September 13, 2014
Friends, On the Subway, TV

I Think TV and Times Square Are in a Dead Heat on That One

Teenage tourist: This is so cool! It’s like everything you see on TV but real!

–Times Square

Overheard by: scott

Posted on September 6, 2014
NYC Geography, One-liners, Stupidity, Times Square, Tourists, TV

Besides, Hasn't Miley Exposed Herself Enough?

Teen girl #1: I feel like I need to expose you to some culture. Have you heard the latest Miley Cyrus?
Teen girl #2: That's not the kind of culture I want to be exposed to.

–R Train

Posted on September 2, 2014
On the Subway, Teens, TV, Wishes & desires

Don’t Even Ask about the Spread

Queer: Do you know who’s playing in the Super Bowl?
Fag hag: Beyoncé, Prince… And someone else I don’t remember…

–The Loews, Lincoln Square

Posted on August 28, 2014
Fag Hags, Football, Movie Theaters, Queer guys, TV

Super-size Me, Mr. Bond

Daughter: You’re always humming that McDonalds song.
Mother: Huh?
Daughter: You know…”da da da da da I’m loooovin’ it.”
Mother: No, honey. Goldfinger. *Ba ra ba rum*
Daughter: Oh.

–Central Park

Posted on August 5, 2014
Central Park, Family Ties, Manhattan, Moms, Movies, Music, Parents, People, Places, Pop Culture, Topics, TV