Clued-out senior manager on phone with lawyer: I just want a translation of the document. It's written all in French. I'm from Ontario, we don't speak the language here. (pause) Well, I just want the gist of the document. I think he's suing us for defamation of character. (pause) The guy's a jerk.
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: Cue
Worker: Crap. It’s Wednesday afternoon and I already have Friday brain.
842 South 2nd Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paralegal: So, should I go ahead and do a dump on the computer?
Seneca Meadows Parkway
Germantown, Maryland
Admin #1, screaming: I'm toothless! I'm toothless! My bridge fell out. It fell under my desk!
Admin #2 to admin #3: We can only hope it was her front teeth.
Rochelle Park, New Jersey
Overheard by: hellbitch
Admin: It says here, “his marriage stopped due to alcohol and wanking too much.”
Pause
Admin: Hold on…… maybe it says “working to much.”
101 Whitechapel Road
London, UK
Overheard by: nurse
Admin: Can I go home after we’ve finished this bit? I don’t usually work long Fridays.
Boss: I’ve got two nephews to buy presents for and then decide what to wear for a pimps and hos party after this, and you think you’ve got problems?
Woodingdean
Brighton, United Kingdom
Administrator #1: Well, here's our wreath, and the lights…
Administrator #2: Wait til she sees what I did to the angel.
Administrator #3: What?
Administrator #2: She wasn't here last Christmas, she didn't see it.
(five minutes later)
Administrator #1: Who drew a mustache on the angel?
Fordham University
New York
Cubicle worker with a cold: I've been sucking on Fisherman's Friends all day and it's not helping.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Boss to secretary: Where is Linda*? Call her, I need to evaluate her, but…
Secretary: That makes me nervous…
Sylvania, Ohio
Overheard by: jullylully
Chubby secretary: So, my friend from college was roommates with this guy who went to high school with this girl whose brother was eaten by Jeffrey Dahmer!
Friend: Oh my god! You could have been killed!
Tampa, Florida
