Tag: Conversations

Vanderbilt YMCA, May 1, 2013 Lifeguard to guy 1: “You can’t swim here without a bathing cap.” Guy 1: “Dude. I already swam 10 laps” […]

Overheard. Guy: I’ve never been to Ireland, but it’s one of the places I want to go Woman: Have you been to London? Guy: No, […]

Overheard. Mother/nanny/teacher or caregiver of some sort: “Are you having fun!!??” Male – 5 – 8 years old: “New York is STINKY!”

Me: “That’s a lot of food you have up there” Cab Driver: “I eat all day while i drive” Me: “Let me guess what you’re […]

Me: Have you ever been to Alabama? Cab Driver: No, I’m Serbian.

Me: I paid the fare with the machine back here, but I also brought this tomato for you as an extra tip (hands a tomato […]

Me: See that brownstone over there? I went to a play there last night. Cab Driver: No you didn’t. That’s a house. It’s not a […]

“Rule number 12,” he said as he picked up the receiver to give me personal advice. I left mine on speaker because I was angry […]

Me: If I give you a dollar, will you sing a song while you drive me to work? Cab Driver: What? Me: You can sing […]

Staffer behind the McDonald’s Counter: What is that? Me [finished putting coffee change in the Ronald McDonald House donation box]: You mean the donation box? […]

Guy at 53rd St: Hey man. I do magic. Wanna see a trick? Me: No thanks. I don’t particularly like magicians Guy: Come on, dude. […]

Overheard at my Tuesday diner: Person #1 with finality gives the full story of what happened to flight 370, declaring it to be in the […]

Credit Card Company Voice Activated, Automated Operator: Thank you for calling XXXX fraud prevention we will need to ask you a few questions to confirm […]

Ticket agent: Do you have an injured leg? Me: Yes, just an ankle thing. Agent: Do you need wheelchair assistance? Me: Absolutely not. Agent: How […]

Me: Do you like all of these Citibike riders? They are everywhere now that the sun is out Driver: Yes I do. Me: Really? Are […]

Driver: Welcome, welcome! How are you today? Me: Hi – I’m well, thank you. Greenwich and Christopher, please. How are you? Driver: Yes. Yes. And […]

Me: How do I order a coffee? Guy behind counter: Use the iPad in front of you. If you need help, ask one of them […]

Around here, famous landmarks make for great meeting points. For example, any cyclist who has joined up for a ride that goes across the George […]

Me: We actually need to be at Terminal C. Cab driver: No. This is the right one. See, it says American Airlines. Me: Yes, but […]

Cab Driver: Where you going? Me: Penn Station Cab Driver: Where you going? Me: Penn Station [a little more clearly] Cab Driver: I know. Where […]

Me: Mornin’ Driver: Penn Station, right? Me: Yup. [puts head back, dials the phone] Amtrak Automated Phone System: Hi, I’m Julie, your Amtrak … [driver […]

[I open the cab door and spot a quarter balanced on the bottom door frame ledge] (Handing it to the driver) Me: Oh look, a […]

Customer: (in a voice louder than inside voice, but softer than airport ramp voice) Can I get twenty five hundred dollars? Teller: (muffled behind the […]

At the bank … 10 minutes in line, then …. Me: I need to buy some Euro, some Thai Baht and some Vietnamese Dong. Teller: […]

Standing at the sushi fridge in a grocery store near the office, with a salmon sushi box in my hand: Worker (who is there every […]

Car with Uber sign pulls up: Him: Hey, you need a taxi? Me: Great (hops in). Going to 37th between 7th and 8th. Him: 25 […]