Copy editor: I'm just going to knock on his door and hope he's not naked.
Anaheim, California
Overheard by: Parakeet #1
Copy editor: I'm just going to knock on his door and hope he's not naked.
Anaheim, California
Overheard by: Parakeet #1
Editor #1: Look at what my mom got me! A Chanel handbag!
Editor #2: Sigh. All my parents ever get me is jewelry!
Editor #1: Yeah, but this bag is really practical. It has pockets.
San Francisco, California
Elderly attorney on phone: I knew you were Armenian. Armenians always have sweet, kind, whispered, milky voices.
Newport Beach, California
Overheard by: Slaveia
Receptionist: What are those?
Office worker (holding engraved wine glasses): These are wine glasses left over from our Christmas party in 1999, they say “Christmas 1999” on them.
Receptionist: Wow! How old are those?
Pleasanton, California
Overheard by: Mike A
Copier guy (about malfunctioning copier): I'm going to turn this copier off for a while so it can think about itself.
San Francisco, California
Employee #1: Dude, have you ever dreamed with your eyes open?
Employee #2: Uh… Yeah, it's called thinking.
Pomona, California
Boss: Then Megan* and Elizabeth* can review it.
Lisa: Don't you mean Courtney*?
Boss: Oops! Excuse me. You're right.
Lisa: I know; We Americans all sound alike.
Boss: No, not really. I do the same thing with my kids.
Lisa: Are they all the same gender?
Boss: Not at all. I've got three of them–one of each.
Lisa: Okay. One's male and one's female. What's the third one?
Boss: (silence)
Redwood City, California
Manager: I remember him when he was still an exchange student, what do you call those?
Intern: Interns?
Oakland, California
Producer #1: Ever since I started taking this new pill I cry when I see commercials for fucking Sunset Tan!
Producer #2: Oh, I don't need the pill to cry at commercials like that!
Beverly Hills, California
Cubicle girl to coworker: Sometimes I just spin around in my chair for 15 minutes straight.
Coworker: Sometimes I trim my arm hair with my scissors.
Stockton, California