Administrator: The college president is in the process of finding an old nun.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Administrator: The college president is in the process of finding an old nun.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Customer service manager: He said that since he paid so much for the service contract, we should give him a replacement print head for free.
Sales manager: I’m not giving that fucker any head!
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Overheard by: Leelluu
Innocent secretary: I don’t think that’ll be big enough.
IT manager: I’ve never been told that before.
Hertfordshire
England
Overheard by: Sooz
Post doctoral researcher, approaching end of contract: I can see light at the end of the tunnel, but I hope it’s not another bastard with a torch holding more work.
KU Leuven
Belgium
Old lady on cell: Meryl*, why is your mind always in the fucking gutter?
Delran, New Jersey
Overheard by: Bruce Banner
Manager, over radio: Charley*, stop leaning against the wall. I can see you. Tara*, where are you going?
Supervisor, over radio: Stop it! You’re scaring the girls, boss.
England
Supervisor to another: And, y’know, he was in the woods, so he covered himself with a bunch of mud, because that’s supposed to help.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Overheard by: glasses girl
Clerk #1 to clerk #2: He really did believe that when Noah built the ark, that dinosaurs didn’t get saved because they were late.
Divorce Court
Miami, Florida
Overheard by: Harry
Coworker on phone: Hello… Hello… Did you butt-dial me?
Alexandria, Virginia
Administrative assistant: There are two kinds of people in this world: there are those that are book smart, and there are those… (pauses) My brain froze up.
Henderson, Nevada
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