Coworker, walking into break room: Something smells fishy…
Ditzy blonde coworker with freshly nuked boxed lunch: Well, it can't be me, mine's chicken. (reads label on box) Oh, wait, mine is fish…
Castle Rock, Colorado
Overheard by: Sparky
Archive for October, 2010
Don't Snort the Stock, Amy
Pharm tech, counting out RX: These pills smell like pills. (pharmacist sighs)
San Antonio, Texas
Overheard by: PharmD
…And That Was the Basis Of My Anthropology Dissertation.
Man on phone: Man I saw plenty of dogs in Shanghai, and I gotta tell you they weren't eating them!
Chinatown
Washington, DC
…How Did You Get This Number?!
HR manager, as phone rings during conversation: I don't know where my daughter is. That's a bit of a problem since she's only eight… I should take this call.
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: #1mom
Why Law Students Are No Longer Allowed to Read Shakespeare
Partner, on phone: Vengeance is mine, sayeth the lawyer. He will pay.
Huntington, New York
Overheard by: Lady Lawyer
Male Pattern Baldness Can Be So Awkward
Self-conscious colleague: Oh, I don't look very nice!
Supportive colleague: Yes, you do. Let me look (pause) No, you look like a dickhead.
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: confused but amused
Yeah Right, Miss “I'd Do the Pope”
Sassy black sales rep: There is nothing attractive about Larry King!
Charlotte, North Carolina
Just As Well, Sir
Boss: So I have this client, and he's kind of slightly mentally retarded, and he's a huge Cubs fan…
Underling, not missing a beat: That's like saying “I need to go the to the ATM machine to get cash money so I can pay for my beef with au jus.”
Boss, blinking and frowning: I don't get it. And I'm a Cubs fan!
Wicker Park
Chicago, Illinois
Created It, Strictly Speaking
Admin on phone: You can go in the back door… It's a big back door and you've earned it.
Ottawa
Canadia
I Thought Only Ron Jeremy Could Do That
Technician: It's like I'm counterdicting myself.
Towson, Maryland