The Rich Get Richer While the Poor Get Wednesday One-Liners

NYU fashionista: Oh my god -- I am, like, so poor that my parents might sell my horse!

--Washington Square Park

Hipster girl: He grew up in a neighborhood so poor his purebred dog got stolen!

--Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Confused hippie: Wait, Mexicans carry Louis Vuitton bags? I thought that they were poor. Isn't that why we're supposed to feel sorry for them?

--Alligator Lounge, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Salvation Army bell ringer: Donate money for the poor! Do something good for once in your life!

--5th Ave

Overheard by: Katrina

Lady in fur coat to friend without one: Just go to Mexico -- you won't feel so poor there.

--Leaving Henri Bendel, 5th Ave

via Overheard in New York, Feb 13, 2008