<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/007841.html">On a related note, I think my pot dealer's been ripping me off</a></b><br/> <p>Teen boy: Yo, why do they call it a quarter to 8? It's 15 minutes, and 25 is a quarter. <br/>Girl: Huh?<br/>Teen boy: If I say a quarter to 8, what time is it? It's 7:45, but that doesn't make no sense, it should be 7:35, a quarter is 25 not 15. You still don't get it do you? <br/>Girl: No, I get it, I get it. <br/>Boy: It just doesn't make no sense.<br/><br/>--Q54 Bus, Queens<br/><br/>Overheard by: Emily<br/><br/><span class="contestwinners">Headline by: <a href="http://scalemodlgiant.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Brian Q</a> </span><br/><br/> <span class="runnersup">Runners-Up:<br/> &middot; "At half past eight, he had a profound revelation" - born dumb and in denial<br/> &middot; "Cents and Sensibility" - Jeannine<br/> &middot; "Don't get him started on "25 or 6 to 4"" - Morgan Charles<br/> &middot; "He may be dumb, but he's perpetually early" - Josh H<br/> &middot; "Hobo: I'll take either" - Jedipus<br/> &middot; "How Parking Meters Rip Us Off" - meter man<br/> &middot; "Kid has a point" - ello<br/> &middot; "Metric time claims another victim" - <a href="http://www.lostjournal.com" target="_blank">remark</a><br/> &middot; "Still searching for his 25 minutes of fame..." - C.T. Aiken<br/> &middot; "Time is money, but the dollar is weak" - Mike Britton<br/> </span> </p> <p> <a href='http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/headlinecontest/'> Click here to see the new Headline Contest </a> </p><br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Nov 6, 2006