Repair tech: My customer just called in and told me that his trans-vaginal probe is vibrating.
Cube dweller: And that’s a problem because…?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Repair tech: My customer just called in and told me that his trans-vaginal probe is vibrating.
Cube dweller: And that’s a problem because…?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tech on phone: Hello, sir, I’m calling to– Yes, hello, this is Aaron* from– Yes, hello, I’m calling to verify an order you placed wi– Don’t say ‘hello’ again! I know you can hear me!
216 Mitch Lane
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Luddite sales manager: What’s “SSL”?
Lead developer: “Secure Socket Layer.” It’s a…
Marketing manager, listening to iPod: Who’s an insecure soccer player?
Software Company
Auckland
New Zealand
Overheard by: Kiwibloke
Biotech guy: Before you kill it, can I have the germplasm that is causing the issue?
St. Louis, Missouri
Tech: I came home last night and my right ass was killing me! I had to sit on my left ass!
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Server-tron
IT guy: … And then I took off all my clothes and ran at them screaming. They were shooting at me but couldn’t hit me.
Tysons Corner
Virginia
Suit: Excuse me, can you help me pick out a docking station?
IT Girl: Isn’t that a personal decision?
1700 N. Beauregard Street
Alexandria, Virginia
Lab tech #1, about piece of lab equipment: You have to make love to it.
Lab tech #2: Oh! That’s way too big!
Lab tech #1: You just have to finesse it.
Lab tech #2: No, seriously, that’s really big.
Eugene, Oregon
Gay IT guy: Man, it’s hot in here.
Coworker: Yeah, especially since you walked in, but we have the heater on.
Appleton City, Missouri
IT guy: What do you mean you’ve never shot a gun? You never made your friends dance by shooting at their feet?
915 Broadway
New York, New York
Hat Tip 🎩 to The Marketing Scientist