New York, New York...
Whenever I have nothing better to do (read: want to ignore my thesis and other minor disasters), I indulge in some overheardinnewyork.com.
Why?
...
Teen girl #1: What's a "fortnight"?
Teen girl #2: It's British for "ten days"; like, "I'll be gone for a fortnight."
Teen girl #1: Oh yeah, that makes total sense.
--LaGuardia
Teen girl: God, you are so self-conscious sometimes I want to punch you in the face.
--A train
Drunk girl: Sometimes, when I look at myself through the microscope of cold, hard objectivity, I think to myself, "God, you are awesome!"
--47th & 9th (Not me, I promise.)
Tween girl: The thing most people don't get about techno is, it's so emotional.
--76th & 2nd
Woman: Well, he should just get over it. Who doesn't have a mother who died?
--MOMA cafeteria
Woman: Well, everybody poops.
Man: That's the title of a book.
Woman: I know. I was making a literary reference.
--Bowlmor Lanes, University Place
And - really - I could go on and on - this is just from today, but I'm off to do some drinking and drop a few pearls of my own...
Why?
...
Teen girl #1: What's a "fortnight"?
Teen girl #2: It's British for "ten days"; like, "I'll be gone for a fortnight."
Teen girl #1: Oh yeah, that makes total sense.
--LaGuardia
Teen girl: God, you are so self-conscious sometimes I want to punch you in the face.
--A train
Drunk girl: Sometimes, when I look at myself through the microscope of cold, hard objectivity, I think to myself, "God, you are awesome!"
--47th & 9th (Not me, I promise.)
Tween girl: The thing most people don't get about techno is, it's so emotional.
--76th & 2nd
Woman: Well, he should just get over it. Who doesn't have a mother who died?
--MOMA cafeteria
Woman: Well, everybody poops.
Man: That's the title of a book.
Woman: I know. I was making a literary reference.
--Bowlmor Lanes, University Place
And - really - I could go on and on - this is just from today, but I'm off to do some drinking and drop a few pearls of my own...