<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/014963.html">If You Give Them Too Much Attention, the Terrorists Win</a></b><br/>
<!-- ID = 79312 -->Girlfriend, pointing at the base of a tree: Look! Look! There's a rat and a squirrel fighting!<br/>Boyfriend: No!<br/>Girlfriend: Yes there is! Look! There's a fucking rat attacking that squirrel!<br/>Boyfriend: Shhhh. Don't talk about the rats. Don't pay attention to them.<br/>Girlfriend, pointing at passerby: Look at her, she saw them! She knows what I'm talking about.<br/>Boyfriend: Ignore the rats.<br/><br/>--Washington Square Park East<br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Jun 7, 2008