If You Can't Do the Time, Don't Do the Wednesday One-Liners

Woman: I can't believe it. I just can't believe I'm being charged in connection with this crime. I mean she's the one--she's the one who committed manslaughter.

--Elevator, Macy's


Cashier girl: You know, we haven't gotten robbed in a while. I can't believe it!

--Blockbuster, 94th & Broadway


Man: If I had anything to say him it would be this: prison is going to be hard on you because fraud is a crime!

--E train platform, 14th St

Overheard by: Cameron Rose


Dude: I'm just glad to be off the FBI's Most Wanted list.

--Bleecker & MacDougal


Guy on cell: Guess who I interviewed today? This guy got sent to jail twice for sodomy...I had to call him back after I read that...But at least he's not, like, a thief or something. I bet those two tear drops were for the guys he fucked.

--Union Square

Overheard by: confabulation nation


20-Something guy: It wouldn't look good on your job application if you got arrested.

--5th Ave

Overheard by: Kathy


Cop, arresting a man: I understand that, but you know it's not really about being a good guy or being a bad guy. It's about you taking that nice woman's wallet.

--Rockefeller Center

Overheard by: SUSAN