Overheard last night at Pho Grand, a Vietnamese restaurant on Grand St.:
[group of young people perusing menu]
HYPERACTIVE FAUXHAWKED ASIAN GUY: Dude, what was that thing we ate on St. Marks last week?
DROLL HIRSUTE JEWISH GUY: Okonomiyaki.
HYPERACTIVE FAUXHAWKED ASIAN GUY: Yeah, THAT'S what I want!
DROLL HIRSUTE JEWISH GUY: You can't get that here, that's Japanese.
Better a dove on the plate than a woodgrouse in the mating place,
Better a dove on the plate than a woodgrouse in the mating place,