We've received a ton of overheard submissions over the past week or 2 reflecting on Wall Street's "difficulties." Here are a few of the more entertaining, coherent, resonating. We'll keep adding them to the main archive and tee up another featured group soon.

SWIMMING WITH THE FISHES
[Location: Train Sta, Madison NJ][Submitter: Ted5]

Guy 1: It's like watching the water drain out of our fish tank.
Guy 2:  (no reaction)
Guy 1:  My daughter cried then.

I DON'T NEED NO STINKING COFFEE. MONEY,THAT'S WHAT I NEED
[Location: Charles Schwab Office, NJ][Submitter: mlb]

Guy: (sitting on chair, staring at floor)
Woman: (enters reception area) Hello, Mr. S****
Guy: (stands, starts toward woman, offices)
Woman: Mr. R*** will be ready in a few minutes. Can I get you...
Guy: What?
Woman: Can I get you coffee?
Guy: You said he would be ready in a few minutes a few minutes ago.
Woman: Yes, but...
Guy: You can get me Mr R*** now.  (getting loud)  Right now, OK? (louder)  I don't need coffee, I need... (pauses, seems to realize, gathers) Sorry. Sorry. It's just...Sorry.

OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME
[Location: Train Sta, Stamford CT][Submitter: Lessnw]

Guy 1: ...A buying opportunity. All these cry babies are whiny pussies.
Guy 2: What have you bought?
Guy 1: Nothing.

BAIL OUT, ECONOMIC COLLAPSE DOESN'T BOTHER ME...MUCH
[Location: School Soccer Game, North NJ][Submitted by: craig]

Guy 1: Do'in good, real good.
Guy 2: Yea, same, no problems.
Guy 3: Me too.
(Pause)
Guy 2: I'm so screwed.
Guy 1: Nightmare, can you believe this.
Guy 3: Unf**king-believable.
(Guys laugh)

ASPEN, TELLURIDE, WE HARDLY KNEW YOU
[Location: Gymboree, Rockland NY][Submitter: Lorrie]

Woman 1: We're not skiing this winter.
Woman 2: Why?
Woman 1: Why do you think? John's worried about his job.
Woman 2: It's going to pasS, everybody's worrying too much.
Woman 1: John lost his job.
Woman 2: Still...
Woman 1: He put all our money in financials.
Woman 2: That was stupid. (pauses, realizes) Sorry, I'm sure...Sorry.

LIKE THE POINTER SISTERS SAID...WE ARE FAMILY
[Location: Synagogue, North NJ][Submitter: JenTT]

Rabbi: We are not our money. We are not our accumulation of things.
Congregation: (quiet)
Rabbi: Things are not who we are. They do not define us. We are not how many cars we have. How many summer houses. (pauses)
Rabbi, con't:  We are not bling. (pauses, some in Congregation look up; yes, he said, 'bling')
Rabbi: We are...family. We are our children and parents and grandparents. We are our friends and neighbors. We are our community. Remember that word? Community. I think many of us forget it, including our leaders...

Woman 1: What are you cutting back on?
Woman 2: Ice cream.

THE BIG ONE, THAT'S THE ONE THAT COUNTS
[Location: Hockey Rink, Outside Boston, MA][Submitter: Thepuck]

Guy 1: You're not old enough to remember the real crash.
Guy 2: '87, I sure am.
Guy 1: No, the Big One, 1929, Depression.
Guy 2: You were born in the 50s, right?

NEVER HURTS TO BE SURE
[Location: Train, NYC Commuter][Submitter: Janey]

Woman 1: I told Dave if he looks at our portfolio one more time, I'd divorce him.
Woman 2: He's being prudent, you should be glad.
Woman 1: 30 times in 1 day. One day, and it was Saturday.

EGGS, BACON, TOAST, NO BUTTER &...DID YOU SAY, PALIN?
[Location: Diner Counter, Yonkers NY][Submitter: clv-md]

Old Guy-Customer: I don't understand.
Waiter: Yea. Toast you want and...
Old Guy-Customer: They should be in jail.
Waiter: (nods, barely paying attention)
Old Guy-Customer: Crooks in suits, whole lot of'm.
Waiter: (more nods, looks around)
Old Guy-Customer:  Bush, Jesus Christ...
Waiter:  (looks around)
Old Guy-Customer: And Palin, what are they...
Waiter: (turns sharply) Idiot. She not good.

JUST GOT BACK FROM MARS
[Location: Gym, Ardmore PA][Submitter: thegreet]

Guy 1: How you doin?
Guy 2: Good.
Guy 1: No, I mean, stock market tumbling.
Guy 2: The stock market's tumbling? (smiles, maybe)

HOW DO YOU REALLY FEEL?
[Location: Restaraunt, Westchester NY][Submitter: Susan]

Guy 1: F**k, f**k, f**k, f**k. (tosses papers on table)
Guy 2: (nods, small smile)
Guy 1: What the f**k you laughing at. F**k.

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS...WORSE?
[Location: Bar, Morristown NJ][Submitter: A-Cologn]

Guy 1: I'm telling you, it is blowing over.
Guy 2: You said that 2 weeks ago.
Guy 1: No I didn't.
Guy 2: You did.
Guy 1: No I didn't
Guy 2: (silent)
Guy 1: I didn't.
Guy 2: (silent)
Guy 1: I might've. I did. I was wrong...then.

IT'S ALL GOOD, I MEAN...GREAT
[Location: Bar, Hoboken NJ][Submitter: Cal4nee]

Guy: I don't care. Ha Ha. Dow fell another 5%. I'm going broke, and I don't care, I don't...
Guy 2: What's wrong with you?
Guy 1: Nothing, I'm great, life is great, it's all great, great, right?
Guy 2: Right, great....overhear more