From Overheard in New York

I’ve haven’t looked in on this site in a long time, but here are some choice samples:

And They Always Get Drunk and Abrasive When We Go Clubbing
Greenpeace guy: Hey! Do you care about the environment?
Angry student: No.
Greenpeace guy: How about polar bears?
Angry student: No.
Greenpeace guy: Well, why not?
Angry student: They’re not tasty.

–Outside Columbia University,  Jul 12, 2009

Oh, You’ll Pray for Cancer
Jewish woman: You bought the wrong kind of challah!
Jewish man: So what? It’s not the worst thing.
Jewish woman: Yes it is!
Jewish man: Is it worse than cancer?

–Union Turnpike, Queens, Jul 11, 2009

Sinners Are Always More Sinful on the Other Side Of the Door
Crazy Jesus guy: Repent! Judgment is upon us, and we are all sinners!
Suit: Hey, there are some sinners in the next car.
Crazy Jesus guy: We indulge in things, and it’s a sin!
Suit: Some really bad sinners.
Crazy Jesus guy: Repent!
Suit: They’re just there in the next car.

–Downtown 1 Train,  Jul 10, 2009

Way to Clear That Up
Dan Quayle: It isn’t pollution that is hurting the environment, it’s the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.

–May 29, 2008

Posted Thursday, July 16th, 2009 under Assuredly random.

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