Monday, March 20, 2006

Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City - Don't Be a Traitor, Joe

Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City - Don't Be a Traitor, Joe: "March 19, 2006
Don't Be a Traitor, Joe

Guy: I don't get it. C-Town has more of a selection!
Girl: ...I don't know why you have to ruin this experience for me.

--Trader Joe's, East 14th Street


Overheard by: ToneLoca"

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

rangelife: Victoria, not Victorious

rangelife: Victoria, not Victorious

Why Ike doesn't use IM anymore.

Lil Bo Peep

Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City - Real Bunny Eyes Dissolve, Too

March 06, 2006
Real Bunny Eyes Dissolve, Too

Girl #1: We did this experiment with Peeps in high school. Nothing dissolved them. Not hydrochloric acid. Highly concentrated. Not sulfuric acid. Highly concentrated. Not nitric acid. Highly concentrated. Nothing dissolved except the eyes.
Girl #2: So how come when I eat Peeps, my poop isn't pink and sparkly?
Girl #1: Oh, there's ingredient breakdown and bile's involved, but you pretty much shit Peep.

--Metro-North train

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City - He Went There So He Could Announce It Publicly

Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City - He Went There So He Could Announce It Publicly: "January 21, 2006
He Went There So He Could Announce It Publicly

Girl: Do you all have a financial planner? I think it's very important.
Guy: I didn't go to Harvard Business School just to let some guy from Cornell manage my money.

--Artisanal, Park Avenue


Overheard by: Swirve"

Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City - Why the City Never Sleeps

Overheard in New York: The Voice of the City - Why the City Never Sleeps: "Why the City Never Sleeps

Bartender guy: Yo dude, block the door with your foot for a minute.

He does. Bartender guy then proceeds to cut a line on the top of the urinal, snort it, and return to work.

--Dorrian's Red Hand men's room, 2nd Avenue"