Keeps Drinking the Water Cooler Dry

Code enforcer: I have an animal control complaint.
Animal control: Okay, what is it?
Code enforcer: There's a camel loose in our office!

Dallas, Texas

Overheard by: Lauren

Posted on August 12, 2009
Animals, Customers, Employees, Gripes, On the phone, Questions, Texas, Weirdness

This Makes Even Less Sense in Portuguese

Jewish middle-aged woman, after looking for something in her purse for a long time: It's like putting a donkey in a living room… You know, if you're a rabbi.

Bookstore
Sao Paulo
Brazil

Posted on August 5, 2009
Animals, Brazil, Compare and contrast, Employees, General Idiocy, Religion

But My Milk Is Less Pungent

Coworker #1, describing skydiving experience: I passed out from the excitement!
Coworker #2: So, you're like those goats that faint when you startle them.
Coworker #1: Yes!

Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Jen

Posted on August 4, 2009
Animals, Compare and contrast, Coworkers, Sensory Experiences, Sexuality, Washington, Weirdness

Why I Only Date Russian Men

Suit: It's got a dead animal on the top, just the way I like it.

L'Enfant Plaza
Washington, DC

Overheard by: Guess he's not a vegan

Posted on July 30, 2009
Animals, Death, Default, Suits, Washington DC, Weirdness

Aquariums Do Seem to Reduce Employee Stress

Coworker #1: Ah, look at the massive turd coming out of the fish!
Coworker #2: Oh, where?
Coworker #3: Is it doing a poo?!
Coworker #2: Oh wow!
Coworker #4: It's good you all have work to do.

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: Not Looking…

Posted on July 27, 2009
Animals, Australia, Coworkers, Health & Hygiene, Sensory Experiences

The Birds and Bees Conversation Never Goes Well

Hostess: How about a bumblebee?
Server: He was asking about kinds of birds, not bugs.
Hostess: Same difference.
Server: Lots of things fly that aren't birds, like bats.
Hostess: Bats are birds.
Server: Bats are mammals!
Hostess: Birds are mammals.
Server, apoplectic: Birds are birds!

Restaurant
Charleston, South Carolina