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Do You Ever Want to See Your Family Again?
High school girl: Um, excuse me, Frenchie? Can I get a picture with you?
Frenchie Davis: I'm sorry, I simply don't have time for this tonight. [Starts to walk away]
High school girl: Please? It's my birthday.
Frenchie, over her shoulder: Sweetheart, it's always someone's birthday. You are going to have to do better than that.
--Outside the Nederlander Theatre, W 41st St
Overheard by: AJ
But the Rocky Mountain Oysters Are a Little Better Back Home
Tammy Ealom: When I'm in New York, I eat way too much Chinese food.
Dude: Did you go to Chinatown?
Tammy Ealom: No, just some place up the street. When you come from Denver, pretty much everything is good.
--Dressy Bessy show, Sin-e, Attorney & Stanton
Overheard by: Hobo Whisperer
Just Because He's Morally Bankrupt Doesn't Mean He Was President
Teen girl #1: Did you watch the men's final on TV last weekend?
Teen girl #2: Yes, I did... those guys were hot!
Teen girl #1: How about Jimmy Connors -- did you see him?
Teen girl #2: Yeah, wasn't he a president or something?
--W train
Overheard by: Pat Merino
Surely He Meant Our Publisher
Hobo: You are very beautiful...you look like a movie star. Like Morgan Freeman.
Girl: Huh?
Hobo: Er, no, Morgan...Fairchild. Yeah, Morgan Fairchild.
--Bedford Ave. station
The Filming of Back to School II
Eddie Izzard: We've explored space, but we haven't drilled down. You all remember Journey to the Center of the Earth. Why don't we just drill down to the center and see the...what's it called?
Guy: Magma.
Eddie Izzard: Yeah, we'll get a heat resistant camera and we'll see the magma. And they'll make a documentary--
Guy: It wouldn't work.
Eddie Izzard: Eh?
Guy: The density would be too intense.
Eddie Izzard: No, we would take the rocks out behind us--
Guy: No, the air would be too dense. As you approach the center of
the earth, the density of the air increases.
Eddie Izzard: But what if you took the rocks out?
Guy: No, the air would still be too dense.
Eddie Izzard: Oh, well I guess you would know better than I. You must be some sort of scientist?
Guy: Actually, I'm an actor...but I took science class.
--The Village Theatre, Bleecker Street
I'm More Interested in the 'Sleep With Claudia Schiffer' Trick
Girl: Hey, aren't you David Copperfield?
David Copperfield: Yes.
Girl: Will you do a trick?
David Copperfield: Not tonight, sorry.
Girl: You must have pulled something out of a hat to get in here. Loser.
--Marquee, 10th Ave
The Literacy is 50% Off Too
Nancy Bass: I'm pleased to welcome David Foster Wallace to our store. Recently, in the New York Times, renowned reviewer Ma...cocoa... Kaku...chooni...?
Thereupon David Foster Wallace gave the thumbs up.
--The Strand
Then Beverly Cleary Bringing Up the Rear
Guy #1: Can you think of anyone who, in their prime, was hotter than Jessica Alba is right now?
Guy #2: Oh, yeah, totally. Like, Bridget Bardot, and Apollonia in Purple Rain.
--5th Avenue & 10th Street
Overheard by: Christina Walker
That's Where the Magic Comes Out Of
Girl #1: I really hate Melissa Joan Hart.
Girl #2: How come?
Girl #1: I don't know...her lazy eye really bugs me.
--10th & Broadway
Being Scared of Rosie Makes Plenty of Sense
Girl: I always thought she was a cool girl and she kind of intimidated me. I know that makes no sense, because--
Queer: --because she's a fat lesbian?
--Horatio & Hudson
Overheard by: Shane
