Advice

Fashion editor: Our editors are not sneaker enthusiasts. It’s really hard for me to do a story saying this is the most important sneaker of our generation.

1166 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York

Drone #1: I am trying really hard to stay away from these cookies on my desk.
Drone #2: Oh my God, tell me about it. Those cookies are GOOD.
Drone #1: Maybe if I look at how many calories they have, it’ll be easier to stay away. One cookie, 120 calories.
Drone #3: Well, how many calories are you supposed to have?
Drone #1: I don’t know. I think 2000 calories is supposed to be average.
Drone #3: And the cookies are 120? Then you can eat all you want!

8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina

Southern woman: No! You suck the head because that’s where all the juice is!
Confused employee #1: I thought your shirt said “Bite the head off and eat the meat!”
Confused employee #2: What the fuck are you sadistic bitches talking about?
Southern woman (laughing): Crawdads! I’m talking about crawdads!

West Fargo, North Dakota

Overheard by: Orion

Banker lady: You know, Catherine Deneuve said, ‘At a certain point you have to decide between your ass and your face…’

9 West 57th Street
New York, New York

Manager, discussing female coworker who is slacking: Well, make sure you stay on top of her.
Worker: Yup, I'll be on top of her for sure!

Toronto
Ontario

Manager: So, can we finally take his picture off the home page?
Developer: What’s the matter? Do you have something against nipples?
Manager: I don’t even like the word ‘nipples.’ ‘Butter,’ that’s another word I don’t like.
Developer: You should meet a friend of mine. She doesn’t like the word ‘goggles’.

Centre St
New York

Computer-whiz colleague: You should do program-testing while I'm here, then I can come and help you with any problems.
Serious colleague: So, you don't mind being grabbed?

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: confused but amused

Female coworker: I hate kids.
Male coworker: That’ll change when you get pregnant.
Female coworker: But I never want kids!
Male coworker: Better stop drinking.

405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, California

Middle Manager: Snapfish is right in downtown San Francisco.
Transsexual: Hmm, maybe I should go work for them.
Middle Manager: Oh, you’d love it, they’re very diverse…They’re all young. They’re all under 40.
Transsexual: Oh, maybe I’m too old.

3404 East Harmony Road
Fort Collins, Colorado

Loud office chick: You're growing new bones in your body! You have to drink milk!

Hudson Street
New York City, New York

Overheard by: Harriet Vane