Overheard In New York

by Liz Heather in

Once in awhile, this site has some real gems. I don't read it as often as I used to - why? Not really a concrete reason, there are just too many good sites to remember.  

Here are some of my favourites from over the years: 


Man: You look like the black Sigourney Weaver.

Woman: I'm not black.

Man:  Are you Sigourney Weaver?

-- Oasis Coffee Shop

 

College guy #1: Yo, do you know who directed Jaws 2?

College guy #2: Yeah. Oh wait, you mean the second one?

-- 23rd & 3rd

 

Guy #1: So she fine?

Guy #2: Yeah, man, and get this, guy: she's got full benefits!

Guy #1: Yo man, you better marry that shit!

-- Elevator, 42nd & Madison

 

Crazy man: Why did Freddy Krueger kill Martin Luther King? 'Cause he had a dream!

-- 1 train

 

Boy: Mom? Mom? Can I get this?

Mom: No.

Boy: I see you as a stranger now.

-- Burlington Coat Factory, Atlantic Center Mall

 

Dude: Look at those people there on the bench?

Chick: Which ones?

Dude: Those six people, all sitting there, all talking and animated and engaged with each other, each a representative of a different family of hair colour. We totally just walked through their sitcom and we didn't even know it.

-- Washington Square Park

 

Man on stoop on cell: Son, it sounds like you got yourself an STD.

-- Windsor Terrace

 

White girl: I'm sorry, I don't have any money.

Black guy: I didn't ask you for nuthin', lady!

-- 57th & Lexington

 

Man: Oh my God, it's sold out. What do we do?

Woman: I don't know. Suicide? 

-- Film Forum, Houston Street

 

Woman: Hi!….Oh, I thought you were someone else.

Man: I am.

-- 52nd & Broadway

 

Conductor: Watch your step as you exit the train, and if you're late, just remember that life is a lot like being on this train: we may not be there yet, but we’re getting there.

--2 Train

 

Who's The Boss - 'Misery' Episode

by Liz Heather in

I love this Who's The Boss episode. Always makes me laugh. Well, just a few lines specifically (I'm not going to say them here because then you'll hear me say them and they'll lose hilarity in repetition), but just a good episode. Love Tony Danza. Love him in the later seasons especially, he got better with age (in the same way that Cory's brother Eric got ridiculously funnier in the last season of Boy Meets World). Anyway, if you remember liking the show, and have 22 minutes to spare - it's a good watch. 

Converting YouTube Links Into MP3s

by Liz Heather in

I use this site a lot when I can't find an MP3 I'm looking for online (since most everything can be found on YouTube). Check it.  

As long as you have the YouTube link for whatever it is that you want an MP3 of, it'll work. It's amazing. I mostly use it for when there's a live version of something that I love that is literally impossible to find anywhere other than streaming on YouTube. Don't tell too many people about it.