18 November 2003
Submitted by eve on Tue, 11/18/2003 - 11:35pm. Bizarre
"Yes, I would love you even if you looked like Hamlet. Believe me."
--A woman talking on a cell phone, walking past the Nomad Cafe
15 November 2003
Submitted by eve on Sat, 11/15/2003 - 9:29pm. Funny
"Is this a sweater or a swimsuit?"
"That's your first problem."
--A woman and a man at Jeremey's
12 November 2003
Submitted by eve on Wed, 11/12/2003 - 10:09pm. Funny
"'Appropriatude.' It should be a word."
"But it is not. 'Appropriateness' is the one you want."
"Appropriatude!"
"No."
"Listen! 'Let us act with appropriatude.'"
"No. It's -ness or nothing."
--A girl and a guy at Jupiter
9 November 2003
Submitted by eve on Sun, 11/09/2003 - 9:46pm. Beautiful
"Angora does say 'I love you, honey,' more than cotton."
--One teenage girl to another, shopping at American Eagle
6 November 2003
Submitted by eve on Sun, 11/09/2003 - 12:21am. Beautiful
"They're great. She's great. In fact, if there were a spotlight on just her, and the rest of the theatre was dark, I would be madly in love with that lady."
--A guy at the Parkway Theatre, commenting on Project Pimento's lead singer.
2 November 2003
Submitted by eve on Tue, 11/04/2003 - 8:47am. Funny
"Sign it 'You'd better let me know what's going on. See ya.' If you say 'Love ya ' to him, you and me are going to go for a round next time we find a boxing ring."
--A woman in a net cafe to another woman who was typing.
29 October 2003
Submitted by eve on Thu, 10/30/2003 - 1:53pm. Funny
"What're the bells for?"
"They're so we can communicate without using the intercom. We've kind of got this whole nautical theme going on."
"Yeah, except for the Hawaiian shirts."
"That's true. We should have striped shirts, be like sailors."
"Or pirates. Right now you could be tropical pirates maybe. Cruise ship robbing pirates."
"Are you calling us lazy? That's brilliant."
--A customer and a checker at Trader Joe's
26 October 2003
Submitted by eve on Sun, 10/26/2003 - 8:49pm. Graffiti
"Gina is a dum ho."
"The defense rests, your honor."
--Written on the wall of a construction site near Lexington & 59th.
21 October 2003
Submitted by eve on Tue, 10/21/2003 - 10:11pm. Beautiful
"I think it's wonderful that you want to walk like a duck down the aisle."
--A woman halfheartedly talking on a cell phone while reading a magazine, in line at Safeway.
19 October 2003
Submitted by eve on Sun, 10/19/2003 - 10:00pm. Um...
"I'm not the kind of person who's good to listen to. Or good at being listened to. Did you get that?"
--A woman talking to a man at Jupiter