Advice

Boss: Let’s take care of that tomorrow.
Employee: Let’s as in “you and me”, or “you, me and [Kate]”, or “me and [Kate]”?
Boss: Let’s as in “you and Kate].” I shouldn’t be involved unless there’s a problem.

303 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois

Writer handing director a piece of peppermint bark: Be careful. It’s very hard on your teeth.
Designer: It can really do some damage.
Marketing director: You guys are going about it all wrong. You have to learn to eat it like a beaver.

16340 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, Arizona

Straight developer to gay developer: Don’t go straight! Your mom may have raised a homo, but she didn’t raise a quitter!

State & Water
Peoria, Ilinois

Overheard by: only girl in an office of men…

Customer: If you come across a strange dog, you have to look like you’re dancing. Otherwise it’ll attack you.

Tyler, Texas

Designer to photo researcher: Try to find a nice child abuse shot.

10801 N. MoPac Expressway
Austin, Texas

Overheard by: always listening

Peon #1: Isn't that just going to make the situation worse? Man, that's going to mess everything up over there!
Commander: Well, you can't just stand in the rain and yell!
Peon #2: Ha-ha! rrrghh! I hate the rain!

Washington Navy Yard
Washington, DC

Overheard by: El Monsoon

Suit: You need to get off your ass, take control of your life, and have that stupid cow arrested before she kills me.

1 Indiana Square
Indianapolis, Indiana

Cashier: No, seriously, guys — I think this place would be so much more lively if every Friday night we had a store-wide dance-off… Just think — disco in the produce department. Swing in the bakery. Riverdance on the booze aisle.

Grocery store
Columbia, South Carolina

Travel agent: Just tie a string around it to cut off the circulation and it'll fall off.

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Trainer: When you answer the phone, feel free to say something like “good morning” or “good afternoon.”
Trainee: You mentioned “good morning” and “good afternoon” but what am I supposed to say if it's evening?

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Karen