Here’s a hysterical list of reader favourites from Overheard in New York.
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Dumb teen: Hey, look at this! It says “Train for jobs in biotch.”
Smarter teen: Fool! That word is biotech. Why you gotta be ignorant all your life?
–1 train

Overheard by: Manhattman
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Some nice moments in this:

Cynical times call for cynical tactics, and this is one of the most cynical things I’ve seen lately. Seeing Bono take the piss is actually very refreshing, though.
Simply brilliant.

Total genius.

Watch it before they pull it. Great bit.

If “Just for Laughs — Gags” was actually funny, it would look something like “The Annoying Devil”.
The premise?

Put on a devil suit
Hit the streets
Be the biggest jerk ever.

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There’s loads more out there, so if you like, just dig around.

This is quite nice — a Trebas-like commercial about how do build a better viral mousetrap.

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Thanks Stubbs!

Interesting footage of Sacha Baron-Cohen prototyping an early version of Borat. Originally, he was Albanian, and his name was Christo. And he wasn’t nearly as funny. Still, I ate this shit up, because I’m always interested in seeing how something marginally interesting can actually become funny.
It’s a bit like Jon Lovitz’s career in reverse.
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Aries Spears…is he on SNL or MadTV? I can’t remember. But in this clip, he channels not one but FOUR rap superstars. Boom.

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