I was on the M14D bus over the weekend, and stood next to two just-graduated-from-college guys having a conversation, between Avenue A and 1st Avenue.
Guy #1: lantern jaw, short black hair, plaid shirt.
Guy #2: wearing a pea-coat. Curly, brown receding hair. The stoner on your dorm floor.
They were talking about their cases of tinnitus (chronic ear ringing)
Guy #1: It’s really bad if we have it at our age.
Guy #2: Well for some people it gets better.
Guy #1: When I take amphetamines, it goes away.
Guy #2: Meditation can help too. It really calms you down, though sometimes it just stops your heart.
I sent it to Overheard in New York, which collects stuff like this, but it can take a few weeks before submissions appear. It’s a funny site - here are two posts that I like.
Guy #1: Wow, they indicted five cops in that beating last year in Shenandoah.
Guy #2: Yeah, it was a hate crime.
Guy #1: The victim was gay?
Guy #2: No, dude, he was Mexican.
Guy #1: What? Since when is it a crime to be Mexican?
Guy #2, after pause: Everyone on this train thinks you are a fucking idiot, and I agree with them.
Cop: We had a guy down here eating a rat. I said, “You’re a gentleman in society.” He put the rat in his mouth.
--South Ferry Subway
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