Male clerk: The water you boiled is ready. The kettle went off a couple minutes ago.
Female clerk: Oh, that’s okay. It has to cool. My tea packet has told me that the water has to be at 100 degrees.
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: J. Oliver
Archive for August, 2012
Just Like James Dean– Die Young and Leave a Hot Corpse.
Coworker #1: When I die, I definitely want to be cremated. I don’t want to wake up in a box!
Coworker #2: So you want to wake up on fire?
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Pots and Kettles Rarely Agree About Blackness
Swedish girl: Danish people have the worst accent. It’s almost as bad as Finnish.
London
England
Overheard by: Clare
Customers Can’t Play the Race Card If You Won’t Let Them
Sales manager on phone: Hey, can you send me a better scan of your drivers’ license? I can’t see the picture in this, it’s just black. (pause) Yes, I know you’re black, but I’m sure you have eyes and a nose and a mouth, and I would love to see what those look like.
Fort Mill, South Carolina
…Because My Husband Is Black
Manager: We should sell you on the black market.
Ditzy carhop: Is that black people?
Festus, Missouri
I’m Worried It’ll Steal My Soul.
Woman yelling into phone at IT support person: My problem is I do not go out on the internet!
Washington, DC
Overheard by: OldPandaDayz
…Since You Took Your Love Away…Wait, What Were We Talking About?
Peon #1: How long has it been since the last site visit?
Peon #2: It’s been several hours and 15 days…
Portland, Oregon
…Oh, My Darling!
Secretary to sales: Here, feel my clementine.
Mustang, Oklahoma
Overheard by: Orange you glad he didn’t say banana?
When the Stork Brings You a Little Girl, You Have to Razor.
Female coworker #1: The package has arrived!
Female coworker #2: Yes! Finally we can get her!
Female coworker #1: I’ll hold her down and you shave her legs, okay?
Female coworker #2: Yeah! Tonight we’ll do it!
Female coworker #3, clueless: What?
Milan
Italy
