Category Archives: Reality Bites
When you give a depressed girl chocolate
Overhead on the subway: Young woman (late teens) talking to two young men… “Give a depressed girl chocolate, the next day she’s happy. Give a depressed girl sex, the next day she’s spoiled.”
The lost credit card
Those who wake before the sun know Dunkin’ Donuts is crowded as we wait for our trains. A man held up the line today when, after ordering his coffee, he said, “Listen, I’ve got to tell you something…” The man … Continue reading
Dad, I need a really nice car…
High school girls traveling to the City with their dad. Dad is explaining the importance of getting a job. “Dad, I’m a junior in high school. When I’m a senior and I have a car, then I’ll get a job. … Continue reading
The smoking diet
A woman on the radio asked if she would quit smoking because of the graphic new cigarette warning labels says “No. If I quit, I’ll get fatter than I already am. Plus, I’m pregnant, so I don’t want to be … Continue reading
‘Do you know how well educated I am?
Gotta love this exchange on a Metro-North train between New York and Connecticut when a woman is told to keep her voice down. Classic “do you know who I am? moment.
