overheard in new york
I just had to share…
Dog walker to dog, ranting: Bailey, I am so angry with you! (dog wags tail) Don’t you even look at me right now! (yanks dog’s leash) I’m taking the television out of your room! No more American Idol for you!
Long Island woman to friend, leaving the theater after Mary Poppins: That wasn’t anything like the movie. The movie had cartoons, this was real people.
Man to friend, during Waiting for Godot: Oh my god, you know what would make me really pissed? I’d be so angry if that Godot guy didn’t show up at the end of the play.
Tour guide on bus: Now over here we have Trump Towers. Donald is not in the building today, as he is out of country awaiting the birth of his next wife.
Gay guy: You know what’s so cute, is Europe.
Flamboyant old man, pointing at fabrics inside store: I’m telling you, honey, the orange is too loud.
Vexed shop owner: What? I can’t hear you!
Tourist to MTA employee: Do you have a map of, like the touristy places?
MTA employee: Yes.
Tourist: That will show us like, the Eiffel Tower and stuff?
MTA employee: The Eiffel Tower is in France.
Jamaican man, talking to himself: At the next stop I’m going to be white with blue eyes and blond hair.
Trashy, red-lipsticked middle-aged white woman with blue eyes and blond hair: I can tell you from experience it’s not all that.
