Seemingly normal customer: It's revealing when the lolly-boxes clatter, isn't it? Revealing!
Cashier: Er, yes. (awkward laughter)
Vegetable Shop
Western Australia
Australia
Overheard by: Cara
Seemingly normal customer: It's revealing when the lolly-boxes clatter, isn't it? Revealing!
Cashier: Er, yes. (awkward laughter)
Vegetable Shop
Western Australia
Australia
Overheard by: Cara
Project manager to underling: Write that down: “screwed from behind.” On second though, put: “fixed from behind.”
Design Firm
Australia
Store manager to employee: Can you tighten your ballbag, please? I want all ballbags to be tight.
(customers start giggling and laughing)
Store manager: Come on, guys, we're in a sports store–the word “ballbag” isn't funny here!
Melbourne
Australia
Man, pointing to a book: There it is.
Woman: Kama Sutra? That's not Feng Shui.
Man: Close enough.
Birchalls
Launceston
Australia
Overheard by: Adrianne
Lecturer, discussing cell membranes: So now the membrane has potential… unlike my career.
Physiology Lecture
Melbourne University
Australia
Overheard by: martinasnape
Customer: I'd rather shoot off my left tit than save her life!
Melbourne
Australia
Office peon to big boss lady: Oh, move! You're taking up the whole hallway!
Big boss lady: I beg your pardon?
Office peon: Did I say that out loud? You know how people usually say that when they're joking? I'm not joking… I really didn't mean to say it.
Big boss lady: Perhaps you should follow me to my office.
Office peon: Yes… probably.
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: better at (not) talking
Coworker #1: Ah, look at the massive turd coming out of the fish!
Coworker #2: Oh, where?
Coworker #3: Is it doing a poo?!
Coworker #2: Oh wow!
Coworker #4: It's good you all have work to do.
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: Not Looking…
