[UA] Overheard in the Occult Underground

[James Knevitt]

So, thanks to a slow day at work, I managed to read the entirety of
http://www.overheardinnewyork.com and most of
http://www.overheardeverywhere.com (basically websites where people
can submit snippets of overheard conversations), and I've realized
that they're gold mines of inspiration for UA. Go check them out for
yourselves; I already have half a dozen ideas for my UA shenanigans.

To whit:

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Guy: What did you do all day?
Girl: Just drinking chicken blood and performing other secret rituals.
Guy: Nice. [They make out on street corner.]

--Houston & Ave C

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Yuppie: You know, that's a very expensive beer you're not drinking.
Girlfriend: Can't we have one night where you don't quote American Psycho?
Yuppie: Oh, he bought her Chardonnay. Don't worry, I'm not a Chardonnay guy.
Girlfriend: Whatever. Just don't nail-gun me in my sleep tonight. Again.

--Iggy's on Rivington

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Old, disgruntled customer: I wish I was young again.
Cashier: Do you believe in reincarnation? You could just kill yourself.

--Deli, Lex Ave, between 38th & 39th

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Ghetto goth girl putting black eyeliner on lips: Do you know what he said?
Friend in stall: What?
Ghetto goth girl: He said I was aggressive. I can't help if I'm
aggressive 'cause I'm half-vampire, half-werewolf.

--Pyramid club, Ave A, between 6th & 7th St

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Buddhist: Excuse me, sir, are you a New Yorker?
Obvious New Yorker: Go fuck yourself!

--Union Square




-- 
James Knevitt
jknevitt at gmail.com

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that
English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow
words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways
to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
   --James Nicoll