Newz York

Overheard in New York is one of my favorite websites. Maybe it's my infatuation with random nonsense taken out of context, maybe its because I'm easily amused, maybe it's because I suffer from self-ridicule everyday.....

I used to ride the el all the time when I lived in Chicago. I often found myself trying to remember or write down weird conversations that I overheard. I guess the unclever, odd, Napoleon Dynamite-esque humor is what I love the most.

The reason reality TV is so hot: everyday people are the best source of humor because they are so ridiculous and stupidly entertaining.

Actually heard on the streets of New York:

Girl #1: Marilyn Monroe is, like, one of my idols.
Girl #2: Wait, isn't he that guy with the glass eye?
Girl #1: Um...no.
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Woman: Yo, my cousin is going to be on American Idol.
Guy: Wow, she any good?
Woman: No, she's terrible, she sounds like a dying seal.
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Guy: I should call her. She's probably taking off her pants right now.