Medsday One-Liners

Radiology nurse: I have been asked out before. But never while giving a barium enema!

–Radiology Medical Office, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Paper

Doctor on cell: I have to get oriented as to the location of those cadavers!

–3rd Ave, Near Cabrini Medical Center

Older doctor to younger doctor in a group: You actually tried to get a dermatology consultant to come in the middle of the night? That was pretty dumb. You know those guys wouldn't get out of their Shea butter body wraps unless the world was ending.

–Kings County Emergency Room

Suit to lady friend: If you really wanted to smoke crack you'd go to the hospital!

–Nassau St & Ann St

Overweight girl to female friend: Wanna play gynecologist?

–St. Mark's Place

Overheard by: Sarah Booz

Posted on September 16, 2020
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Wednesday One-liners GOTTA MAKE

Queer: I haven’t pooped in two days and I work at The Gap.

–Union Square

Overheard by: Jason

Posted on September 9, 2020
All Wednesday One-Liners, Jobs & Careers, Poop, Queer guys, Union Square and East Village

No, He Rages Against the Dying of the Light

Store guy #1: Did you hear that JT Leroy is a fake? He never existed.
Store guy #2: What? Dude, are you serious?
Store guy #1: It’s true. The New York Times proved it with like receipts and shit. Billy Corgan must be rolling over in his grave.
Store guy #2: Wait, Billy Corgan’s dead?

–Kim’s Video, St. Marks Place

Posted on September 7, 2020
About Celebrities, Coworkers, Union Square and East Village

Ray Romano, How Quickly You’ve Hit Bottom

Hobo: Can you spare some change?
Chick: No, sorry.
Hobo: I know you hate me…I hate myself, too.

–8th & Broadway

Overheard by: Fleur Massena

Posted on August 15, 2020
Hobos, Insults, Money & Class, Union Square and East Village

Wednesday One-Liners Are Dimmer Than a Flintstones Night Light

Gay guy to friend: I may be gay but I’m not stupid.

–The Flame Diner, 58th St & 9th Ave

Woman to man: But they were only stopping the dumbasses… That’s why they stopped your dumb ass.

–W 66th St & Amsterdam Ave

Overheard by: Susan Volchok

(Blonde is having trouble hailing cab during rush hour)
Gypsy cab driver in town car: No one will take you cuz you’re stupid!

–116th & Broadway

20-something guy to girl: It’s eleven and it will take you till one to get home, then I’ll call you and tell you how stupid you are.

–4th St Subway Station

Overheard by: Glad I’m not dating him

Girl: Alexis, we’ve been over this. You’re stupid.

–Union Square

Overheard by: Crosby

Bimbette, yelling into cell: Yo! Look who you’re talking to–I’m not exactly the smartest person in the world!

–Amsterdam Ave

Overheard by: dumb as a rock

Posted on July 27, 2020
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I Need to Leverage Your Sexuality to Explore My Own

Guy: … And you know, I could be, like, the dude that videotapes it.
Chick: I told you already, I don’t even like girls!
Guy: Yeah, well, I’d kind of like it better if you did.

–6th St & 1st Ave

Overheard by: voidoid

Posted on July 26, 2020
Compare/Contrast, Default, Girls, Guys, Offers and requests, Porn, Sexuality, Union Square and East Village, Wishes & desires

I’m Putting You Down As a “No”

Guy #1: Yo, could you ever double team a girl?
Guy #2: Yes. Don’t care if there’s a naked dude right next to me, I’d rail the bitch with him. Eiffel Tower that shit.
Guy #3: Fuck that. I’d feel mad weird being naked next to another naked guy, just banging some girl… Maybe I could do it if I had my clothes on. Like, I could just fuck her through the fly. That way it wouldn’t be weird.

–East Village

Overheard by: Hiromi

Posted on July 9, 2020
Guys, Sex, Three is Company, Union Square and East Village

From Every Other Kid in the Shoe

Four-year-old boy: You're so mean to me, mama!
Mom: Yeah, I get that all the time.

–Commodities Natural Market, 10th St & 1st Ave

Overheard by: Richelle

Posted on July 7, 2020
Boys, Default, Gripes, Grocery Stores, Kids, Moms, Parents, Union Square and East Village

One Life to Wednesday One-Liner

Five-year-old boy to father: Is this an important life lesson?

–14th & 6th

Overheard by: A

Young Asian man to woman ignoring him: Hey, let's go get a falafel. Hey, hey–you live around here often?

–Union Square

Overheard by: serena

Woman, throwing McNuggets at man: Get the fuck out of my life!

–Times Square

Overheard by: Elliot

Frantic crazy guy: I'm gonna go have a seat in Starbucks and get my life together!

–6th Ave & 25th St

Overheard by: tbomb

Suit on phone: Well that's life, you screw people over and then you go to the Bahamas.

–Train into Penn Station

Posted on July 6, 2020
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Everyone Knows Madame Curie’s That Trannie Who Paints Nails at the Beauty Bar

Hipster dude: … And she ended up renting some movie about Madame Curie.
Hipster chick: That’s the wax lady, right? Over at Times Square? I didn’t know there was a movie about her.
Hipster dude: I hate you.

–Union Square

Overheard by: Red Genesis

Posted on June 29, 2020
Couples, Stupidity, Union Square and East Village

Union Square and East Village