Australia

Man in non-matching bright orange Hawaiian patterned shirt and shorts: So here is what I am thinking for the theme of the event…

Sydney
Australia

Overheard by: Rusty

Loud American coworker in next cubicle: Are you a mammal?

University Research Centre
Sydney
Australia

Frustrated coworker: I think I'm gonna have to rename my voodoo doll.

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: confused but amused

Suit walking out of office: No, I don't want to do that. I'm far too pretty to go to prison! (whole office stops and stares at him) I just said that way too loud, didn't I?

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: Scotty

Customer: Will this XBox game work on a Playstation 2?
Salesperson: No.
Customer: Well, I will try it, but if it doesn’t can I return it?

Clarke Crescent
Perth, Western Australia

Overheard by: Kiran

Employee on phone with child care center: Ummm, I don’t know… do you have trouble with children escaping?

Canberra, Australia

Overheard by: the entire, amused office

Cute gay guy: Tome Cruise and Katie Holmes were looking for an apartment on my street.
Female coworker: Oh, really?
Cute gay guy: Yeah, I live on Toorak Road. If they move there, I wanna steal Suri. And have crazy bum sex on my balcony! (demonstrates by thrusting in the air) Take that, Scientology!

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: Giggling

Secretary: So, what's her husband like?
Manager: Oh, he's kind of like Mr Bean…you think he may be slightly autistic but he's still really sexually attractive.
Secretary: Uhh…

Office
Sydney
Australia

Girl #1: It’s so scary hearing about people dying.
Girl #2: Yeah, totally… You can die from so many things. You can die from death, sickness…

Sydney, Australia

Overheard by: elle

Office drone #1: What’s a funnier prank — if I tape the the receiver to the boss’s phone, or if I fix it so she can’t open the drawer?
Office drone #2: Um, maybe you should… [looks pointedly at returning boss behind drone #1].
Office drone #1: I know! I’ll glue her coffee mug to her desk. Bitch’ll be spewing!
Boss, standing right behind drone #1: Bitch is behind you.

Harris Street
Pyrmont, Sydney
Australia

Overheard by: get back to work!