Employee #1, on boss’s outfit: You look very “navy” today!
Retired officer: Yup, blue and gold all the way! You should see my underwear.
Employee #2: And now the conversation’s over.
Navy Yard
Washington, DC
Archive for the ‘Colors’ Category
…Though, to Be Fair, I Loved “Get the Party Started”
30-something female employee #1: Do you have a pink cowboy hat?
30-something female employee #2: Uh… Let me think. (pause) No, sorry.
30-something female employee #1: Oh, well. It seemed like something you would have.
30-something female employee #2: No, but you know who does have them? GT. And they’re like 10 bucks there!
30-something female employee #1: Yeah! Giant Tiger, awesome!
30-something female employee #2: See, this is why I took Friday off, cause you’re going to come in all pinkified…
Ottawa
Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: Lannie
Though I Do Know Enough Not to Call Somebody “a Mix”
Office drone #1: Hey, did you know the new guy was a mix? Yeah, he’s half Haitian and half Mexican.
Office drone #2: Really, no way!
Office drone #1: Yeah, really!
Office drone #2: Hmmm, shows what I know about people, I thought he was white.
Madison Ave
New York City, New York
George Is Very Fond Of His Mood Shorts
Man in non-matching bright orange Hawaiian patterned shirt and shorts: So here is what I am thinking for the theme of the event…
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: Rusty
Just When You Were Starting to Expect More from Virginia…
Server girl (about black guy in pink shirt): Wow, look at that pink shirt that guy’s wearing!
Server boy: What about it? I think it looks kinda cool.
Server girl: But who would wear that?
Server boy: That guy obviously.
Server girl: Okay, you’re right, it’s okay on him…but on a person?
Server boy: That’s fucked up.
Restaurant
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Overheard by: server thenn, idiot now
Which Is Why It Can’t Be the Other Guy I Slept With
Very white girl in business suit on cell in cafeteria: No, I haven’t told him yet, I just found out for sure this morning. (pause) Well, I don’t have his phone number anymore, I took it out of my phone so I wouldn’t drunk dial. (pause) I don’t know, I know his address, so maybe I’ll just send him a card. “Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m having a baby, and so are you”. (pause) Hey, maybe a singing telegram to him at work. That’ll go over big. (pause) He’s an elementary school teacher… that would probably get him fired. (pulls out ghetto accent) And you know my baby daddy better have hisself a job!
Princeton, New Jersey
Overheard by: Currrly!
Does It Matter That It’s a Black Car?
Dispatch: Got a report of a small black car going very fast.
Officer: Any other description besides “small black car”?
Dispatch: It’s going very fast.
Officer: Thanks… Over.
Police Scanner
Oregon
Overheard by: Mike
…All Over My Chin
Old lady: I like them when they’re big and juicy like that.
Older lady: Yeah, all dark and purpley, so good.
Delran, New Jersey
Overheard by: Bruce Banner
Republicans Are Already Drawing Harsh Comparisons to Tinky Winky
VP to manager: I mean, Barack Obama…he’s much more purple than even black.
Franklin, Tennessee
Overheard by: Morgan
Hah! You Said “Insert”!
Girl office worker, pointing to three-ring binder: Oh! You have a pretty purple one!
Male coworker: Go ahead and take it.
Girl office worker: Oh, it?s too small. I need a big pretty purple one.
Male coworker: Insert your own joke here.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
