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
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
Coworker, overhearing managers laugh: Sounds like they are discussing Mark's salary.
Melbourne
Australia
Colleague #1: I feel like a needle in someone's arse.
Colleague #2: Uh, I think you mean a thorn in someone's side.
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: confused but amused
Senior engineer: Mate, how are you going along with the quotation for that corrosion protection for the anchors?
Junior engineer: Yeah, I've only got one till now. This one is from manhole greasing.
Female HR manager, sitting close by: Sorry to interrupt you guys, but this manhole grease thing just sounds dodgy…
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: Sanjeev
