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Non-Sequitur

Posted on August 9, 2012 by jonny
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“My name is Shanice. I’m homeless, hungry, and pregnant. I am wearing these shoes so my baby Anileka can eat and go to school.”
– woman on F train

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One of These Days…

Posted on November 2, 2011 by jonny
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Conductor, A train, at Jay Street/Metrotech, Brooklyn, to a packed train as he struggles to get the doors closed:

“One of these days you gonna get your leg caught and the train’s gonna drag you down the platform, and you can’t blame transit for it.”

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A Man Should Dress from his Shoes Upward

Posted on October 30, 2011 by jonny
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“Oh my gaa-aahd! I love your shoes!”
“Oh really? Thanks! They’re H&M, you know, like 35 bucks.”
“That’s awesome! I didn’t know they sold men’s shoes at H&M.”
“Oh yeah, love ’em! Wait, do I know you?”
“Oh, I’m sorry! I’m Michael. We haven’t met but I love your shoes!”

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Non-Identical Twins

Posted on September 9, 2011 by jonny
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Girl to her friend:

“Jessica’s too liberal for me on a lot of things, but, like, I’ve known her forever, so I can’t just come right out and tell her I think she’s full of shit.”

“Why not? It’s not like you’re that close, right?”

“Well, we are twins and all, but we’ve never been very alike.”

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