Wednesday One-liners Need to Know

Jan 11, 2006 12:00


http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/004110.html

Girl: What happens to the leaves if you just leave them on the ground? They just die, right?

--Central Park

Overheard by: Vera Farrelly

Girl: "Afghanistan"? Isn't that just a place in Iraq?

--16th & 10th

Overheard by: oliver

White girl: Where the hell is the damn ice skating rink? Somebody tell me! I know you know!

--49th & Madison

Suit on cell: I'm going to have to think about this because when I don't I never have any plans.

--54th & 6th

Overheard by: Bouncer

Girl on intercom: Does anybody speak the language from China?

--Penn Station

Overheard by: Abhir Adhate

Woman: Do these stairs work?

--The Met

Overheard by: Fletcher Murdoch

man: ...And what the hell is this "knowledge is power" thing?

--5th between 49th & 50th

Overheard by: Shaun Wilson

Girl on cell: Hhey sweetie, you awake?...I have a simple question, but it's kinda complicated...you got a minute?

--5th & b

Old man: Do you see that woman who talks on the radio?

--Hair Salon, Astoria

Overheard by: Bridget Lynch

Guy: Look, it's the Da Vinci game. You could find out the secret of Christmas from this.

--FAO Schwarz, 5th Avenue

Overheard by: J.T.

Guy: Since when do you have a fatwa against Tom Hanks?

--Lemongrass Thai, Barrow Street

Overheard by: Ameer

Office chick: I just found out what coke is!

--Office, 53rd & 7th

Girl: When people describe themselves of having an "olive skin tone" does that mean they are green?

--23rd & Lex

HS girl: Okay, so during the American Revolution, the Americans wanted independence because they wanted to be free?

--LaGuardia High School

Overheard by: Amelia

Professor guy: One of the ways I learn about the world is through the sense receptors on my tongue.

--Fordham University, Rose Hill

Overheard by: Jess McGins

Woman: I mean, what am I supposed to do with a gross of used condoms?

--Bleecker & Mercer

Overheard by: Courtenay Hameister


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