Young receptionist: So what are you wearing to the party?
Older male boss: Depends.
El Dorado Hills, California
Young receptionist: So what are you wearing to the party?
Older male boss: Depends.
El Dorado Hills, California
HR manager to teammate: Come and smell my apples.
Burnaby
British Columbia
Canadia
Patron: I'm looking for a book. Could you help me?
Clerk: Can you tell me the title?
Patron: No.
Clerk: How about the author ?
Patron: Uh, no, I don't don't know the author or the title but it has something to do with (pause) uhh…
Clerk: You need to go to the reference desk so that they can look it up for you.
Lima, Ohio
Boss in special activities division: The short answer is: it's classified.
Bearded man: What's the long answer?
Boss: The long answer is: it's classified, and I don't like you.
CIA Headquarters
Langley, Virginia
Overheard by: John Alejandro King
Department supervisor: What possessed you to throw the cow at the wall?
Office guy: Because… it… sticks to things!
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Overheard by: Moo…
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
Boss: I got my wife a colonic for Valentines Day.
Employee: Oh yeah, sounds romantic.
Boss: It's like Groundhog Day.
Employee: With Bill Murray.
Boss: Yeah, it comes out for a little peek.
Atlanta, Georgia
Overheard by: Why be fake
Boss on cell: Drink the Kool-Aid, wear the underwear.
Presque Isle, Michigan
Overheard by: wtf
Manager: Why have we been doing so many refunds this week?
Coworker #1: Because our salespeople can't sell properly. They need to start asking customers simple questions, like, “Will this fit in your gap?”
(much sniggering from others)
Coworker #2: You can't ask people that!
Nottingham
England
Boss #1: We need to cut the cost of producing this calendar.
Boss #2: Yes. What's driving the page count?
New York City, New York
Overheard by: sigh….
