Chick in stall to friend: It must be a Jewish thing, but whenever there's food around I have to eat it -- even if I'm not hungry.

-Restroom, Loews Cinema, 11th & 3rd Ave

Overheard in New York

Are any of you fine folks going to be around the Manhattan Beach area on Monday? I need to go to the eye doctor and lack a car. Anyone who would be generous enough to drive me/lend me their car would be rewarded with lunch, love, and gas money.

So, earlier this evening, my glasses snapped in half in my hands, and though Rachel heroically taped them back together, they're still canted at slightly different angles, resulting in my eyes each recieving slightly different "feeds", resulting in me feeling dizzy like someone's shaking my head back and forth. It's like being drunk, except I don' ( Read more... )

The Decemberists on Halloween = ninjas. Which is particularly hilarious when Colin needs to take off his hood to sing, and then does so while wandering around the stage with a glass of red wine, looking rather like a guy who decided to show up to the party in his pajamas. Randomness was rampant, with an encore that involved the band, who had ( Read more... )

Teen: I think I wanna be a cameraman when I grow up.
Little girl: I wanna be an armadillo when I grow up.
Teen: You can't be an armadillo when you grow up!
Little girl: Why not?

- 40th St & Park

Real stories...eventually.

Girl: Have you ever realized that we didn't have any black friends in elementary school?
Preppy friend: That's because all the black kids were in special ed.
- Sugar Sweet Sunshine, Rivington St.

(Also, I think I met this clerk in Noah's once:)

Avis clerk: I just love your little beanie!
Jewish guy: It's actually called a yarmulke. I'm Jewish, ( Read more... )

Yesterday in New Jersey, we had another activist court issue a ruling that raises doubts about the institution of marriage,” Mr. Bush said at a luncheon at the Iowa State Fairgrounds that raised $400,000 for Mr. Lamberti.
Last I checked, determining that a minority group is entitled to the same rights and protections of the majority group wasn't ( Read more... )

WASP: I know what that says! It's written in Jewish!
Bagel wench: Yiddish?
WASP (suspiciously): Are you Jewish?

Noah's Bagels, Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Manhattan Beach, California
Overheard in the Office

Girl: We have to start drinking. It's the only thing that will make us feel normal.

- Santa Barbara, California

Overheard at the Beach

and other fun facts to know and tell.