The First 31 Years Were Just a Blip

Tourist #1: I want a soda, but I don’t see it on the menu.
Tourist #2: They don’t have soda here?
Tourist #3: I don’t see any drinks on the menu at all.
Tourist #1: This place’ll never make it without soda.

–Carnegie Deli, 54th & 7th

Overheard by: Sitting at the table next to them, three feet away

Overheard in New York

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  1. Overheard in Rome (albeit 10 years ago)

    Overlooking the interior of the ancient Colosseum . . .

    American tourist young woman (to her sister after marveling at the amazing site): How many other people, of what eras, had stood exactly where we are now?

    American tourist teenager (chopping her gum): Wow, this place is cool. They should restore it!

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