Saturday, July 21, 2007
Overheard in NYC: Last Night on the 1 Train
Sometime in the dim and distant past, I had linked to the Overheard in NYC website. A lot of people think that the stuff in there is exaggerated, but anyone who has lived in New York long enough know every damn thing is either true or well within the realm of possibility. I was taking the subway home last night after drinks and a really disheveled hobo entered the train around 86th or 96th. He was about 60 years old, looked like he was about to keel over, but he was wearing a Morgan Stanley investment banking t-shirt. Clearly, this was a hobo that mattered.
He then started reeling off a bunch of jokes that had the entire compartment in splits. I can't remember all of them, but here's a sample that gives you some indication of how good the hobos of New York can actually be.
He then started reeling off a bunch of jokes that had the entire compartment in splits. I can't remember all of them, but here's a sample that gives you some indication of how good the hobos of New York can actually be.
Q. Why does Michael Jackson prefer 28 year olds?The best of the lot, and one that I would have been proud of cracking:
A. Because there's 20 of them.
Q. Why doesn't Osama Bin Laden have sex with his wife any more?
A. Because every time he takes the pants off, he sees Bush.
Q. Why did Freddy Krueger kill Martin Luther King?Needless to say, the guy probably made about $15 from my compartment alone. And yes, I know these jokes are prolly old, but the effect of an old NYC hobo wearing a Morgan Stanley t-shirt cracking them at 2 am has to be experienced to be believed.
A. Because he Had a Dream.
