California

Employee helping customer with curtains: Now I'm slightly tacky, but I think you could work these…

Bed Bath & Beyond
San Francisco, California

Girl peon#1: I don't think it's safe to transport raccoons in your car, even if they are in a booster seat.
Girl peon#2: A booster seat is always the exception to the rule.

Hall of Justice
Sacramento, California

Student #1: Check out my bone sword. (holds up arm)
Student #2: Your what?
Student #1: My bone sword. It's strong!

San Diego, California

Overheard by: 5th gr. teacher

Manager: Why doesn't our testing server work?
Programmer: I'll tell you exactly why it doesn't work. I built it.
Manager: I'm leaving now.

San Diego, California

Overheard by: He's right.

Boss to conference call participant: Is that study from the US?
Conference call participant: No, it's from Massachusetts.

Sacramento, California

Overheard by: Window with no office

Boss: We need you two to go through these patents on review, every line of them, very carefully. You're going to have to be real anal.
Blond coworker: Oh, I'm real good at anal.
Boss: Great, any questions?

Menlo Park, California

Boss to colleague on phone: Yeah, the English language is quite infectious. It's like an STD.

Atascadero, California

Overheard by: I speak Gonorrhea

Female coworker #1: I just haven't been feeling well lately.
Female coworker #2: Do you want to suck on something?

Westminster, California

Boarding agent: Last call for Felix Calderon, we're about to close the door on flight 2175. You've been waiting for it all day. (shortly after) Boarding has ended for flight 2175. Felix Calderon, you're S.O.L.

Bob Hope Airport
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Alan J. Pedersen

Senior VP: For all you people who are worrying about this problematic new travel coordination system, I just want to reassure you that there is, truly, light at the end of the rainbow.

San Francisco, California