Young suit, yelling to self: You can't get caught without your pants.
Newcastle
Australia
Customer: Can you direct me to the problems office please?
Receptionist: The problems office? I’ve never heard of them.
Customer: Oh… Maybe they closed down…
Receptionist: What kind of problems did they solve?
Customer: Any kind of problems!
Receptionist: Am I able to help?
Customer: Nah…I’ll just come back another time.
Gold Coast
Australia
Overheard by: Cam
Co-worker: So I’m staying with these two guy friends of mine but it’s not like it’ll cost more. The hotel I mean. Because they’ll sleep in one bed together and I’ll sleep in the other. They’ve done it before. Not that they’re gay, but when you’re cheap you’ll sleep with anyone.
250 George Street
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
20-ish peon #1: I have to go and see my sister and her new baby.
20-ish peon #2: You’ll come back smelling like babies. I love that smell.
20-ish peon #3: They smell like uterus.
Parliament Place
West Perth
Australia
Boss, walking into meeting: All I'm saying is that if those homie boys spoke more clearly they wouldn't have to finish every sentence with “know what I'm saying?”
Canberra
Australia
Overheard by: dmac
Doctor: Okay, so what are you having done today? Varicose veins?
Woman waiting for surgery: What? No. I'm having a port put in.
Nurse: A port? Well, you don't need a port for varicose veins.
Woman waiting for surgery: I know it's for my chemo.
Nurse: Oh, I get it now. I thought your form said “Cheerios.”
Australia
Supermarket guy #1: Do you have a pen?
Supermarket guy #2: No.
Supermarket guy #1: Where do you live?
Supermarket guy #2: What for? So you can come over anytime and borrow my pen?
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: Timm D
CSA coming off phone call: I just customer serviced the arse off that last customer!
Adelaide
Australia
Overheard by: curious supervisor
Manager, regarding cellphone contract: We did you, then we called back and did your wife. I'm sorry. We upgraded your wife. Wife 2.0, that's right. Please don't tell her I said that.
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: Meg