CSR #1: Do you remember Barbie?
CSR #2: Barbie? Was she the one who used to chain her chair to her desk?
CSR #1: No, that was someone else — Barbie was the one who used to have Barbie dolls all over her desk and pink fluffy pens and stuff?
473 Ridge Road
Dayton, New Jersey
Overheard by: office peon is having a ball today
Coworker #1: Hey, look — a list of famous people born on Friday the 13th.
Coworker #2: I wonder if I was born on Friday the 13th…
Coworker #1: When’s your birthday?
Coworker #2: August 5th.
Coworker #1: Then no…
Weehawken, New Jersey
Overheard by: Brian
Colleague #1, through the coat closet door: Oh, hey, you changing in there?
Colleague #2: Yes.
Colleague #1: Oh, okay. Mazel tov…
Colleague #2: Uhh… Mazel tov to what?
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Jeff
Coworker #1: Did you hear about that cat that predicts people's deaths?
Coworker #2: Yep, scarrrry.
Coworker #1: I love cats.
London
Ontario
Canadia
Co-worker #1: Ew!
Co-worker #2: What?
Co-worker #1: His internet history has porn on it!
Co-worker #2: Really?
Co-worker #1: Yeah!
Co-worker #2: Like what?
Co-worker #1: A whole bunch of free stuff from [Fleshbot].com. I can’t believe this.
Co-worker #2: Yeah, I know…
Co-worker #1: I mean…I don’t care if he does this at home, but not at this computer…We work in here!
Co-worker #2: Yeah…Sure…What was that site again?
41 West Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, New Jersey
Coworker: Did you lube that up? You gotta lube that up.
301 Commerce Street
Fort Worth, Texas
Coworker #1: How do you spell “rabbit”?
Coworker #2: Aren't you studying to be a teacher?
Houston, Texas
New guy: You tend to put a lot of extraneous information in your reports.
Lifer: “Extraneous”? There's one I don't hear often. I generally get “terse.”
New guy: Oh, I just think “extraneous” is a better adjective.
Lifer: They are opposites!
Irvine, California
Overheard by: never a dull moment
Co-worker #1: What did you bring for lunch today?
Co-worker #2: Leftover Indian food from last night.
Co-worker #1: Indian food, huh? Never had it. Is it good?
Co-worker #2: It’s great. This type is vegetarian.
Co-worker #1: Vegetarian? I thought Indians eat buffalo.
6035 Peachtree Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia
Overheard by: Keith Canseco
Co-worker #1: Goodness! I can’t tell you how dusty this thing is.
Co-worker #2: Why not?
Co-worker #1: Because I don’t know the proper units of measurement for dust.
105 Arbor Drive
Christiansburg, Virginia