Wednesday One-liners City Scenes
Man: When I told her I worked for the State of New York she seemed to
lose interest.
--F train
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Mom: I will never pay for the
New York Times. You remember what they did?
Printing our home address and pictures of Mommy and us half nude? I will never pay for the
New York Times. Remember how Mommy got letters from convicts? Because they're the only ones who have enough time to read the entire
New York Times. Mommy will never give them a dime! They're lucky I didn't sue!
--1 train
Overheard by: LenaM
Girl: Not really, all they want to do is stay in my apartment and order delivery. They're from the suburbs and don't have delivery there.
--A train
Overheard by: amc
Chick: I thought this was the ghetto, but I haven't seen, like, a single black person.
--Boerum Hill
Overheard by: matt stohrer
Mom: Honey, this train station is very crowded. That is why they call it Grand Central Station.
--Grand Central
Tourist chick: Oh, so this is where it
used to be.
--Ground Zero
Overheard by: Rich Mintz
Chick: wow, the down escalator is so much easier than the up one.
--Port Authority
Crazy guy: Shit, I like the Natural History Museum. But I'd like it better if there were whores all around it.
--1 train
Overheard by: caroline
Girl: I couldn't ever take the train into work and have to deal with all the people. The trains are dirty, crowded, and takes a long time to get anywhere. That's the beauty of living in New York; you don't have to deal with those things.
--5 train
Guy: So I was down on Canal, buying some of that perfume my wife likes for Valentine's. Some of that Chanel; usually it's $45 a bottle! But I talked this guy down to $25. I got it home, but before I give it to my wife, I spray a little on my hand--and it smells exactly like roach spray!
--Elevator, 6th & Spring
Cop on megaphone: Attention, Fordham preppies! Go back to the suburbs!
--Norwood
Overheard by: Bridget Kearney