Who Says Young People These Days are Apathetic?
A variety of message tees worn by under-25s as seen on the subway: “It’s not that I forget, it’s that I don’t care.” “News flash: I don’t care.” “I wouldn’t f—k you for practice.”
View ArticleWatch Out for Cataclysmic Charcuterie
“Read about the salami that nearly wiped out the world in today’s Metro NY.” - paper peddler, A/C/E train at Penn Station after the east coast earthquake
View ArticleIntroducing Mista Smoke
“Hello New York and all you hop-hop lovers! My name is Mista Smoke and I’d like to introduce you to Mista Smoke – music by four college-educated rappers. We don’t degrade women, promote guns or drugs....
View ArticleIt’s Hard Out Here for a Poet
“I aint no Robert Forster or William Shakespeare but if you enjoy poetry I think you’d like my book of New York poems, priced at $10, DVD priced at $8. It contains such fascinating poems as, “Don’t...
View ArticleFreddie Songbird Sings the Blues
“Good morning everyone. My name is, first name Freddy, second name Songbird, and today’s song is by the late, great and very legendary Sam Cooke, and it’s called “a change gonna come”. I’m sure all of...
View ArticleDon’t Shoot!
Man to his wife: “Stop putting a gun to my head about the mother f–er! I can’t do nothing about the kid if he don’t wanna wear no pants!”
View ArticleNon-Identical Twins
Girl to her friend: “Jessica’s too liberal for me on a lot of things, but, like, I’ve known her forever, so I can’t just come right out and tell her I think she’s full of shit.” “Why not? It’s not like...
View ArticleUm, No. It Was a Non-Profit Coffee-House.
A very pale, black-clad couple at 23rd Street in Manhattan on the C train: “So, when I walked in and I heard this Goth music playing, I was totally intimidated because really all I wanted to do was...
View ArticleFrom the Mouths of Babes…
Seven-year-old to his mother: “Mommy, why is that Chinese woman carrying her trash on to the train?” “They are called recyclables, my dear.” “Ok, so why is that recyclable bringing her trash on to the...
View ArticleBrandon: Better Straight Than Gay?
Two women on the uptown F platform at 23rd Street: “Seriously, like, the more you hang out with Brandon the straighter he gets!” “Oh, I know, totally! But it is a good thing?”
View ArticleThe French Paradox
“No, man, honestly, the casino in Monte Carlo was great. I walked in wearing a golf shirt and they were so happy to see me. I didn’t need to wear a suit at all.” “Did you win any money?” “No, I played...
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