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You Don't Just Shake Off the Decomposed Corpse of Pope John Paul II… You Lay It Aside Tenderly

Drunk guy #1: What the fuck? So that pole fell on you?
Drunk guy #2: Uh-huh.
Drunk guy #1: Shake it off!

–34th & 7th

Overheard by: Matt Hartwick

  • Posted on January 2, 2009
  • Accidents, Chelsea & the Meatpacking District, Drunks, Insults, Weirdness
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