Advice

Sock Puppets, in Particular

Middle-aged copywriter to young techno weenie: PowerPoint is nice, but don’t ever underestimate the power of puppets.

West Lexington Street
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Here4theLaughs

Cubicle guy #1: Variety is the spice of life!
Cubicle guy #2: Ha ha! Yeah, right, ask your wife that and see what she says!

Columbus, Ohio

Cube rat to another: … Or you could try masturbating five times in one day!
Customer, entering moments before: [Clears her throat.]Cube rats: … Shit.

NW 39th Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Woman #1, waiting for elevator: We should really take the stairs.
Woman #2: Yeah. I've been trying to take the stairs more.
(they proceed to wait another three minutes, until elevator finally comes)

Toronto
Ontario
Canadia

Cube dweller #1: You just have to insert his name, then you should be able to get it up.
Cube dweller #2: What?!
Cube dweller #3: It would be surprising if she could get it up.
Cube dweller #4: Got it!
Cube dweller #1: She got it up!

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: confused but amused

Training instructor: You should not upgrade the software right when a patch comes out. Sometimes it may have bugs.
Student: So, it’s like when you take a drug, sometimes it can have side effects like—
Training instructor: Yeah, but let’s keep the discussion focused on software.
Student: —Throwing up, vomiting…
Training instructor: Uh, yeah.

Madison, Alabama

Worker #1: But the nice thing is, this way, you can get up from your desk for a while.
Worker #2: Yeah…I could really use some blood in my ass.

1855 South Grant Street
San Mateo, California

Co-worker #1: I’m really hot.
Co-worker #2: I’m turning the heat down to 90. If anyone’s cold then they can go into [Jessica]’s office, but first you have to take off your clothes because it’s a sauna in there.
Co-worker #3: You shouldn’t tell people to take their clothes off before going into [Jessica]’s office.

57 Binney Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Computer guy #1: I can’t see the hard drive on this network.
Computer guy #2: Well, the problem is that the disk isn’t mounted. First you have to mount Claire*.
Claire: Hey!
Computer guy #2: Claire is the name of the office hard drive.

701 South Mount Vernon Avenue
San Bernardino, California

Overheard by: Amused

Coworker #1: You should use the clap method.
Coworker #2: Me and the clap just don't mix.

Washington, DC