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White queer to friend: So I was sitting there at the restaurant with my parents and looked to my left, and who was there? LL Cool J! Ooooh, girl, he is fine. I was all: "Hey, LL, you can park your big Underground Railroad right in my behind!"

--UES

Hipster: You can't really enjoy Evel Knievel in the traditional sense.

--St. Mark's Place

Nine-year old boy to another: Ooh, Indiana Jones! Look, Shia LaBeouf! I used to go out with him.

--St. Mark's Place

Overheard by: learned something new about Shia LeBeouf

Proud teen: I had my picture taken with Dennis Rodman's sister.

--Houston & West Broadway

Worried hipster: And I think Judge Judy would just say that I don't have a leg to stand on.

--W 19th St

Bus driver: I know what it's like to miss a flight. You have to ride a Greyhound bus and sit next to a fat guy who eats Cheez-Its and talks about Scott Baio way too much.

--NYAS Shuttle, JFK

Overheard by: innocent bus rider

Accident happens during good-luck ritual

LEBANON, Ind. - A woman accidentally stabbed herself in the foot with a 3-foot-long sword while performing a Wiccan good luck ritual at a cemetery in central Indiana.

Katherine Gunther, 36, of Lebanon, pierced her left foot with the sword while performing the rite at Oak Hill Cemetery, police said.

Gunther said she was performing the ceremony to give thanks for a recent run of good luck. The ceremony involves the use of candles, incense and driving swords into the ground during the full moon.

Gunther said was aiming to put the sword in the ground, but hit her foot instead.

"It wasn't the first time I performed the ritual, but it was the first time I put a sword through my foot," she said.

Gunther immediately pulled the sword out of her foot, and her companions took her to Witham Memorial Hospital, where she was kept a couple days for treatment.

No charges were filed, police said. The Wiccans were warned that being in the cemetery in the city about 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis after posted visiting hours constitutes trespassing.

Wicca is a nature-based religion based on respect for the earth, nature and the cycle of the seasons.


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I hope this is the last one! Does anyone remember if it was Fred, or George, who turned Ron's teddy bear into a spider when he was little? I've looked everywhere but I can't remember which book it was in...

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Fabulous woman: That's all vodka under the bridge.

--55 Bar

Overheard by: Girl Margaret

Huge man to small child trying to participate in conversation: No, son, we're not talking about your school--we're talking about Bam! You trying to get all up in the Kool-Aid, but you don't even know the flavor.

--C Train

Drunk girl, accidentally taking swig of vodka instead of water: This wetness is spicy!

--Bergen St, Brooklyn

Overheard by: Gnomies

Skinny teen: I wish they made diet water.

--Times Square

JAP: I'd like a Pellegrino.

--Hooters

Middle-aged suit yelling into cell: No- I want to see you drink the bong water!

--Port Authority

Overheard by: Me Too...

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I seriously want to thank everyone who helped out with my donation box. There were so many of you I can't thank you all individually, so this is my one big "I LOVE YOU ALL!" to everyone. You all helped me out so much.

And now I flee to San Diego for Comic-Con! I have NO idea what my schedule is, I haven't even looked at the program guide. The only things I do know for sure are that I'm attending the Freakazoid panel Thursday morning, the MST3K panel, and I'll be dressed in my Alice in Wonderland costume on Saturday. I'd like to wear it one other day but I dunno if that'll work out yet. I'll also probably be going back and forth to the Slave Labor Graphics booth every now and then.

So while I'm there I'll be completely without internet. See you all after the weekend! EEEE!

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Yuppie: I don't google enough.

--F Train, 7th Ave

Overheard by: imaginexrach

Girl on cell: Not being on Facebook is ruining my life!

--NYU Bus

Overheard by: Asian Kid

Assistant on phone, about her 17-year-old daughter's MySpace page: I find it interesting that she and her friend Shannon have the same friend listed. Some 32-year-old guy in California named Tom!

--Office on 42nd & Madison

Overheard by: herspace

Man: I'm going to go home and e-mail some shameless bitches.

--8th St & Broadway

Grad student at computer, dolefully: Without right-click I just don't know what to do with the world.

--Columbia University

Overheard by: Ladle

These are a couple of the orange cosmos that we grew from seeds. We started them really late so a lot of the buds are just starting to bloom. The orange sunflowers that we planted with them are moving a bit slower, but they're making progress.

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Estelle Getty died.


Sad times.

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Train conductor: Now arriving at 116th street, Columbia university. Ivy league. Ivy league... Ivy league... Ivy league... Stand clear of the closing doors.

--1 Train

Overheard by: Amused Subway Rider

Guy on phone: I'm a tool, I'll admit that.

--College Walk, Columbia University

Overheard by: Ed

Chick on cell: How did they know I was feeling hormonal? And did they need to announce it on my boarding pass?

--Columbia University

Overheard by: YotGC

(Columbia student #1 jaywalks in front of a car)
Columbia student #2: I can't get hit by a car right now! I have a paper to write!

--115th & Broadway

(two frat boys in boxers run a lap down 113th as a third cheers them on)
Sorority girl: Sometimes I wonder how some of these people get into Columbia...

--113th & Broadway

Overheard by: wondering the same thing

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Suit: Ladies and gentlemen, I have a financially stable family with two children. I just played fourteen holes at the country club and would kill for an iced cappuccino. Please give me some money.

--1 Train

Man, about two women passing: Fellas, you can't let them get away! If you do, they'll turn into a cup of coffee and a buttered roll!

--Bleecker & 11th

Toothless bum: Hey man, can I get two dollars so I can get myself a Cappuccino?

--B Train

Overheard by: Comack

Seven-year-old boy: Mom, I want to take a picture of Starbucks!

--42nd & Broadway