Middle-aged manager: Whoa! You're new here!
Young female temp (making copies): Yeah, I just started on Monday, I'm a temp.
Middle-aged manager: Has anyone shown you the dead bodies yet?
Young female temp: Uh, no.
Middle-aged manager: Once the temps realize what creeps we are, they kill us.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overheard by: a temp
Patent attorney: The US is like the popular kid in high school. Nobody likes ’em, but you have to appease ’em.
1425 K Street, NW
Washington, DC
Old Australian man trying to flirt with young female barista: Remember back in the old ages when we could burn women at the stake? That was lovely!
Young female barista: Hahaha!
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: jerry
Boss: Remember that time I hit you with chicken? Man, that was awesome. I was just glad it didn’t happen your first day, becuase you would have quit or something…I’m still sorry about that, by the way.
Intern: It’s okay. I like getting hit with chicken.
16 W. 19th Street
New York, NY
Sales rep on phone with customer: And then I spanked him and put him back inside. I was so mad at him!
Keene, New Hampshire
Boss: Carl! It's a good thing you aren't a dog or I'd have put you down by now!
Indianapolis, Indiana
Overheard by: BFScollegegirl
Cube guy: … And what did you say?
Cube girl: I told her he never deserved her in the first place.
Cube guy: That’s for sure.
Cube girl: And frankly, the smartest thing she ever did was put that bullet in his car.
Cube guy: I know!
350 Madison Avenue
New York, New York
Very Republican coworker: I have more guns than I know what to do with.
Golden Valley
Minnesota
Woman on phone: I'm not going to eat before something called “belly-buster night!”
Arlington, Virginia
Coworker: You have a package on your desk.
Stressed-out boss: Is it ticking?
Navy Yard
Washington, DC