California

Chick: I can’t pee when the janitor is in there.
Dude: What, it throws you off? Try peeing while Al Gore is peeing right next to you on his phone. I usually just turn around and walk right back out.

King Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: misnomer

Bimbette: I need a shorter stud for my Monroe piercing ’cause I can’t go down on my boyfriend. And… I like to do that.
Piercer: That sucks for both of you then, because you can’t have a shorter stud in yet.
Bimbette: I can’t suck dick! [Her mom leaves the store.]

Lake Forest, California

Overheard by: indigo_dream

Coworker #1: I remember trying heroin once. It was the only time I managed to beat my aunt at Scrabble.
Coworker #2: Dude, that’s like doing coke and kicking back with a puzzle!

600 Anton Boulevard
Costa Mesa, California

Analyst #1: It’s perfect — it’s like a unicorn.
Analyst #2: We’ll see some disagreements on perfect.

Empire Avenue
Burbank, California

Overheard by: Statja K

Associate: Dude, I just saw my first hot Wal-Mart employee!

RadioShack
California

Overheard by: DRM

Hospital employee #1: Hey, girl! You going to the club tonight?
Hoochie hospital employee: Yep!
Hospital employee #2: And how are those kids doing?
Hoochie hospital employee: My son has pneumonia, but everyone else is alright.

1600 Harrison Street
Oakland, California

Overheard by: Jefferson Smoyle

Mid-level manager #1: I’ve become a running joke.
Mid-level manager #2: Really? I didn’t know you knew that.
Mid-level manager #1: [Long pause] I just caught on.

Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Cube dweller

Employee #1: What are you doing?
Employee #2: A crossword. What’s the capital of Maine? Is it Rhode Island?

Lombard and Buchanan Street
San Francisco, California

Chick: So, what are you doing tonight?
Dude: Going out.
Chick: Where are you going?
Dude: Somewhere.
Chick: Oh. With who?
Dude: People.
Chick: You’re staying home tonight, huh?
Dude: Yeah…

Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: cupcakee

Cube dweller #1: So, you were skinny before?
Cube dweller #2: Yeah, I had a botched hernia. They nicked my bowel — it was like taking a dump on your organs.
Cube dweller #1: Man, that sucks. Didn’t you get a big settlement for it?
Cube dweller #2: No, because I survived. Besides, the old lady got most of it in the divorce.
Cube dweller #1: Man, I’m never getting married.

Simi Valley, California