Man on phone: Okay. (pause) Well, can I speak to your supervisor? (pause) Hello? Can I speak to your supervisor? (pause) What's your name? (pause) Nathan? Nathan who? (pause) You there? Nathan who? (pause) Okay. Well, do you have some sort of employee number? (pause) Hello? (pause) Why? Because you're a dickhead! You're a fucking idiot, mate! (hangs up, talks to employee) Well, that didn't work.
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: James
Mother: Put those toys away. Think of the other kids who come here.
Little kid #1: Yeah, we’ve gotta think of the other kids.
Little kid #2: I don’t want to think of the other kids. I only want to think about me.
Doctor’s waiting room
North Rocks, Sydney
Australia
Worker bee: I’ve got a carton of condoms. Do you think that will be enough?
Perth
Australia
Overheard by: Rachelle
Old female shop assistant: The company uses really good boxes to send their stuff in, hey…
Young female shop assistant: What's so good about them?
Old female shop assistant: They're really easy to fold, not hard or anything.
Young female shop assistant: Yes, I love a good box.
Victoria
Australia
Overheard by: Ellie
Girl #1: I love reading books.
Girl #2: Really? When do you read them?
Girl #1: Oh, after work, and on the weekends.
Pyrmont
Australia
Young guy #1, staring at screen, to guy next to him: Fine, don't fucking chat to me then. I'm putting you on ignore.
Young guy #2, staring at screen: Facebook logged me out! (jabbing frantically at mouse button) I can't log back in!
Young guy #1, still staring at his screen: How the fuck are we going to chat then?
Ward Library
University of Western Sydney
Australia
Cougar colleague: It was so embarrassing–I was putting cream on my buns…
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: confused but amused
Co-worker #1: How many kilometres in a mile?
Co-worker #2: 1.6.
Co-worker #1: Woo hoo! I’ve walked over a mile!
Co-worker #2: So?
Co-worker #1: Well, I’m wearing my daughter’s shoes, and now that I’ve walked a mile in them she’ll never be able to tell me I don’t understand her again.
223 George Street
Sydney, Australia
Clueless admin: What does Raj do?
Office manager: He does the same thing Sheldon does, a cosmologist.
Clueless admin: A cosmologist is a beautician.
(pause)
Office manager: Do you mean cosmetologist?
Melbourne
Australia
