I like to read Overheard in New York occasionally. It reminds me of stories Maggy tells - especially on those late night cab rides home. It's always good for a laugh. But some stories are just sad.
ed 7/31/08 A friend, whose mother reads the blog, pointed out that the laugh I linked to above was - well - pretty vulgar. So here's another. And another. Maggy's been in New York long enough to be a bit snarky about tourists - including me and my inability to swipe my Metrocard. Though, I must say at least I know what a Metrocard looks like. It says METROCARD in huge letters across the front. Come to think of it... Maggy was only in NY about a week when she started being snarky about tourists.
And the comment from Anonymous is right. Overheard in Ithaca is funny too - and less vulgar. I should send in my favorite: Overheard in the toy aisle of Wegman's. Wistful five-year-old girl, "Mommy, why don't you like Barbie?" Exasperated mom, "Because no one really looks like that." I wonder if she feels that way about Cabbage Patch dolls, too.
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It isn't quite as colorful, but there's an Overheard in Ithaca blog, too, and locals, even from Dryden, are encouraged to submit: http://overheard-in-ithaca.blogspot.com/
Let's be fair, now - I was snarky about tourists before I even lived in New York.
Your "overheard" has been posted at Overheard in Ithaca: http://overheard-in-ithaca.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-wonder-if-she-feels-that-way-about.html
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