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As an Engineering Major, He Wasn’t Required to Know Where He Was

Worker #1: So this UMass…That in Mass?
Worker #2: Yeah.
Worker #1: Is this “Mass” a city?
Worker #2: Nah, more like a town.

Berkshires, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Outofstate

  • Posted on July 15, 2025
  • Coworkers, General Idiocy, Geography & History, Massachusetts, Questions
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