Girl: We should spend less money on the war in Iraq and use it to help countries like Africa.
–Principles of Economics lecture, Columbia University
Overheard by: Ed
Receptionist: I?m sorry, Mr. Jones* is out of the country… He went to Florida.
–Hunter College
Overheard by: Effy
Vendor: Welcome to Coney Island!
–Union Square
Irish tourists: Which direction is the lake?
–West Broadway & Canal St
Overheard by: Confused
Woman: Yeah, it’s the five bureaus: Manhattan, Harlem, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
–Metro-North
Overheard by: Amused
