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Living in the city, and being in close proximity to many strangers, one overhears (involuntarily) many things. New York has an entire site devoted to the strange things one hears. From today:

He Is Almost Certainly Going to Wait
Girl in lacy red tank top, black bra and low-cut pants, with a lower-back tattoo, on cell: So I had an 8:45 meeting with a congressman today that I totally forgot about. It’s like 8:50!

–77th & 3rd

via Overheard in New York, Aug 5, 2006

This site is always a nice distraction… and a reminder that you are relatively normal compared to some of the strangeness out there.

A radio/podcast about Overheard in New York.

***UPDATE***

Two better examples that made me laugh:

He Means ‘Know Him’ in the Biblical Sense
Bus driver stops in the middle of the street to pick up a friend. A second, random guy hurries on the bus as well.

Bus driver, to random guy: Yo, this ain’t no bus stop.
Random guy: Oh, I saw you pick him up, so…
Bus driver: Yeah, well I know him.
Random guy: Hi, I’m Dan.

–M1 bus, 110th & Madison
via Overheard in New York, Aug 7, 2006

‘Now Let’s Go Get Some Raw Fish Wrapped in Seaweed’
Little girl, pointing to an ad depicting peanut butter and banana on
bread: What is that?
Mother, looking at the ad for a moment: It’s sushi.
Little girl: What’s sushi?
Mother: It’s Chinese food…You wouldn’t like it.

–Downtown B train

Headline by: Maniac Moll

Runners-Up:
· “愚かなアメリカ人” - Oog Oog
· “1 Billion Americans Couldn’t be Wrong” - Moze
· “50,000 Elvis Fans Discover They Like Raw Fish” - ED
· “And Why Don’t We Like Chinese Food? That’s Right, ‘Cause They Bombed Pearl Harbour” - Brendan
· “Choosey Moms Choose Eel and Avocodo” - PJ
· “If You Eat the Wrong Part, You Become a Gorilla” - devin the artist
· “It’s Only Chinese if the Banana Is Small” - Oren K
· “New Study Finds Confusion Prevents Childhood Obesity” - Booters
· “Technically, Honey, It’s Sashimi” - ED

Click here to see the new Headline Contest
via Overheard in New York, Aug 7, 2006

Other sites I find interesting.

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