Overheard in New York
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The Voice of the City2010-03-21T21:00:00-05:00Your Answer Is Horribly Close to the Truth
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English teacher: So tell me: why might Martin Luther King have written "I have a dream"? What was he trying to accomplish? Ditzy blonde freshman, raising hand: Well, I mean, he was trying to free all the slaves. Duh!
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Djlindee2010-03-21T21:00:00-05:00Drink Every Time They Say "Fuck"
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Angry drunk girl to Guido friend she's dragging along: Hey, it's Laura*! (yelling) Hey you, Laura, you fucking slut! I heard you fucked Tommy*! You fucked my boyfriend, you fucking whore! Laura: Hey, fuck you! I'll fuck whoever I want to fuck. Angry drunk girl: You fucking slut! I can't fucking believe you! Laura: Pipe down. His dick is tiny. Get a man with a real package, then I'll fuck him, and then you can complain. Angry drunk girl: You whore! Passerby: God, I love me some Bridge and Tunnel on a Saturday night. Angry drunk girl: Did he just call us "Bridge and Tunnel"?! That dick!
--86th St & 3rd Ave
Overheard by: Actually, it's WHOMever: you'll fuck WHOMever you want to fuck.]]>
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Djlindee2010-03-21T18:00:00-05:00Could You Say That a Little Slower While I Take Notes?
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Gay guy #1: I have to learn how to fuck someone. Gay guy #2: You put your dick in and push. It's not that hard to figure out!
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Djlindee2010-03-21T15:00:00-05:00Your Editors Need to Go Lie Down
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Undergrad student #1: The day after Valentine's Day is a holiday, right? Undergrad student #2: Yeah, it's like Veterans Day or something. Undergrad student #3: I think it's Martin Luther King's Day. Undergrad student #1: I thought that was last month. Undergrad student #3: No, February is Black History Month.
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Djlindee2010-03-21T12:00:00-05:00That's Where Sand Sculptures Come from
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Trendy Dominican teen girl #1: Like, I just don't understand people who have this like, fetish about the beach. Like they looove the beach so much. I like, don't even like to go there. It's like weird, and you... Trendy Dominican teen girl #2, finishing her sentence: ...get lots of sand in your twat, yo!
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Djlindee2010-03-21T09:00:00-05:00I Think Of It As Servicessorizing
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Shop assistant #1: I'm going to get those black and gold trainers for community service. We have these lime green vests and they'll look great with the vest! Shop assistant #2: You're accessorizing your community service outfit?
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Djlindee2010-03-21T06:00:00-05:00Taking Diet Advice from Suzanne Somers Is So 1994.
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Guidette: This weekend I'm going on a fat diet. Disinterested guy: True. Guidette: Suzanne Somers did it...I can't believe it worked.
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Djlindee2010-03-21T03:00:00-05:00Tonight's Movie: It's Complicated
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Guy: We're not friends on Facebook. Girl: But how do you see my pictures? Guy: Well, there's some of your photos that are private, and others that are public. When I go to your page, which is often, I can just search through those, or go to your friends' pages. A lot of them don't have private pictures.
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Djlindee2010-03-21T00:00:00-05:00Is That Trademarked?
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Girl, eating chocolate Cadbury Creme Egg: Oh my god, you have to try this. Boyfriend: What's inside? Girl: The cum of the gods.
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Djlindee2010-03-20T21:00:00-05:00Afghanistan's the Place for That Sort Of Thing
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Girl: You know how, like, Chris* lives in the Bronx? Guy: Yeah. Girl: And you know how like there are drive-bys there all the time, right? Guy: (gives her a skeptical look) Girl: Well, Chris* was going home late the other night and there was a drive-by! He says he saw blood and everything! Can you believe that? Blood! Ewwwwww! Guy: If you witnessed a drive-by shooting your first reaction would be, "ewwwwww!"? Mine would be "I gotta get out of here before I get shot!" Girl: Anyway, it just proves my point about the Bronx.
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Djlindee2010-03-20T18:00:00-05:00How Threesomes Happen: A Simulation.
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Young girl: Are you Jewish? Thirty-something guy in suit: No. Are you? Young girl: No. Thirty-something guy in suit: Why? Is that a prerequisite for a one night stand? Young girl: Am I seriously hearing this?
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Djlindee2010-03-20T15:00:00-05:00Yaoi, Maybe
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Girl #1: Did you know that girl sitting in front of us? Girl #2: I do know her, but not well enough to discuss child porn.
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Djlindee2010-03-20T12:00:00-05:00...Is That, Like, a Type Of Cat?
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Subway guitar player: This next song is for the Korean lady in the white coat sitting in front of me. Are you Korean? Lady: No, I'm from Peru. Subway guitar player: Oh, shit! I never met a Peru lady before.
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Djlindee2010-03-20T09:00:00-05:00Oh, I Was All Up in Her Maki Roll.
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Boy #1: Dude, do you speak Japanese? Boy #2: That's what she said! Boy #1: What?
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Djlindee2010-03-20T06:00:00-05:00...If You Know What I Mean.
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NYU boy #1: Jeff Goldblum enslaved my parents. NYU boy #2: Jeff Goldblum lay siege to my castle. NYU girl #2: Jeff Goldblum killed my velociraptor.