California

Coworker: I was settling in for a little infidelity, and instead I got rape! But it was good.

163 Freelon Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Eve S. Dropper

Englishman: Can I have a tablespoon, please?
Puzzled waitress: Is that a spoon?

University and 30th Street
San Diego, California

Overheard by: Zombie

Engineer: So, we think we got the problem with the RAM failures locked down.
Boss: You’ve really been engorged this week, haven’t you?
Engineer: What?

6540 Lusk Boulevard
San Diego, California

Overheard by: Im engorged this week…

Black employee #1: I been assin’ for a raise and assin’ for a raise, but I ain’t gettin’ any.
Black employee #2: See, that’s your problem — the way you talk. You don’t say assin’ for a raise, you say, ‘I been axin’ for a raise.’

Men’s room
Torrance, California

T-shirt: Why are you wearing a suit?
Suit: I had court this morning.
T-shirt: Traffic Court? Did you pay a fine?
Suit: Yeah, Traffic Court. The fine was five hundred dollars.
T-shirt: You should have worn a different suit. That one looks like it cost about forty dollars.
Suit: I paid seven hundred dollars for this.
T-shirt: You got ripped off.
Suit: Well whoever’s been giving you that piece of shit baseball brim haircut the last year has been ripping you off.
T-shirt: I wear a toupee.

2211 N. First Street
San Jose, California

Overheard by: daimaoh

Grandmother to toddler trying to climb out of shopping cart: If you fall on your head and break your leg, don’t come running to me.

Santee, California

Overheard by: Snickering Cashier

Worker #1: I make less than everyone. People on unemployment make less than me.
Worker #2: Is that true?
Worker #1: No.

6727 Odessa Avenue
Van Nuys, California

Loud man complaining to librarian: Can you turn the heat up or the air conditioning down? It's too cold in here. It might be fine for someone with type o blood, but I'm freezing!

Public Library
La Jolla, California

Boss: How many servers do you think Google has?
Lackey: Infinite.
Boss: Infinite? You’re a retard.

15 Alatarinda Road
Orinda, California

Overheard by: choking on a brownie

Supervisor: Can you pull out of there now?
Peon: I'm not quite done with it yet.

Sacramento, California