Thug holding up cigarette: Sulfur?
Suit: Huh?
Thug: Fire?
Suit: What?
Thug: Burn?
Suit: I don't... Uh...
Thug: Spark?
Suit: Wha--?
Thug: Blaze?
Old black woman in nurse's uniform at next table: He wants to know if you have a match. Learn to speak English, nigga!
--Wendy's, Fulton Mall, Brooklyn
Overheard by: Big Larry
via Overheard in New York, Mar 6, 2007
That, my friends, is why I truly love African American Vernacular English.
1 comment:
that is some mad thesaurial skills. i just noticed your del.icio.us link on the side; that ish is hot!
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