Metropolitan Diary Analysis: 2006-05-01

Sorry for the lateness. Three days in St. Louis this week. Here's what I'm talkin' about

• Mother tells child she'll email the Easter Bunny. Category: Precocious NY Kids
  
• "Destitute-looking people" make fun of writer's friend who tells coworker he'll "be available all day". Category: New York Eccentrics
  
• Busybody theatregoer with many stories to tell about the musical "Gypsy" at Metropolitan Opera butts in on a conversation and is snapped at. Category: New York Eccentrics
  
• Brat (amusingly) ruins Passover seder by referring to the Haggadot as a "menu". Category: Precocious NY Kids
  
• Woman finds daffodils amid trash-strewn LIRR underpass in Forest Hills. Category: New Yorkers Aren't So Bad, After All! (A bit of a stretch in which maybe the underpass is the "New Yorker" which unexpectedly demonstrates beauty? What do you want from me, this is one of these supposedly heart-lifting Metro Diary entries...)
  
• Woman is able to determine that the word "Pie", when spoken by a Japanese tourist with very poor English, means "Empire State Building". Category: Rubes in the Big City
  
• Child is asked to name his sponsor for his (Catholic) confirmation, and suggests "Nike". Category: Precocious NY Kids
  

Totals for this week's Metropolitan Diary:
New York Eccentrics: 2
New Yorkers Aren't So Bad, After All: 1
Precocious NY Kids: 3
Rubes in the Big City: 1

Totals year to date:
(Sorry these might have been off the past few weeks, I had to adjust my spreadsheet a bit)
Amusing Misspellings: 10
Jaded New Yorkers: 20
New York Eccentrics: 20
New Yorkers Aren't So Bad, After All: 11
Oh, Those Fast-Paced New Yorkers!: 11
Precocious NY Kids: 23
Precocious NY Pets: 6
Rubes in the Big City: 14
Single New York Woman's Perspective: 3
WTF: 2