DBA to male co-worker: I want service! I’m coming to you to be serviced!
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: I thought that belonged in the men’s room…
Archive for May, 2008
You Are All Coming to My Beat Poetry Jam, Right?
Attorney: Wait until I get into my fecal matter/colon thing.
New York City, New York
It’s Not My Fault It Has Four Glass Walls
Intern: Honestly, I can only dance naked in so many places! Sometimes the studio really is the most convenient.
Washington, DC
They Seem to Think They Come from Different ‘Countries’
Office vet #1: Lisa* was showing me how to use chopsticks at lunch today, you know, cause she’s Asian.
Office vet #2: Lisa*?
Office vet #1: You know, the girl we work with in third party…I don’t know what kind of Asian she is, apparently there’s different kinds, you know…
St. Paul Plaza
Baltimore, Maryland
Preferably Not in a Body Bag
CSR #1: So, no one was murdered yesterday?
CSR #2: Yeah, I guess it was a good day.
CSR #1: Depends on your point of view.
CS supervisor: I’m leaving.
Staples Drive
Framingham, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Heater
Because Your Nipples Are Turning Blue
Internet sweatshop girl: Its getting cold in here!
Internet sweatshop guy: Does it make you want to put on all of your clothes?
Hell’s Kitchen
New York City, New York
Look, a String of Colored Paper!
Coworker: With as much time as we spend pulling stuff out of our ass around here, it’s amazing they even give us chairs.
Fort Worth, Texas
It Takes Chicken to Make a Tender Moment
Token black kid: When Obama is elected we’ll have fried chicken Fridays!
Super white Californian: I love fried chicken!
[they quickly embrace]
UMass
Amherst, Massachusetts
Overheard by: wallflower
The Company Should’ve Trained Him
Manager: I’ll never get promoted. I’m misunderestimated.
[manager leaves]HR Clerk: If “misunderestimated” is defined as crapping your pants at work, then he is misunderestimated.
Highway 80
Pearl, Mississippi
Overheard by: Brain Dancing
People With No Short-Term Memory Shouldn’t Use the Phone
CSR: Click on the number on the left hand side.
Customer: Okay.
CSR: Okay, did that take you to a different page?
Customer: You want me to type in the number?
CSR: No, click on the number.
Customer: Okay.
CSR: Did that take you to a different page?
Customer: No.
CSR: Did you click on the number?
Customer: I didn’t click on anything.
CSR: Click on the number.
Customer: What number?
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: loves three way calling and the mute button
