California

Employee: I mean really, should he be sending tequila to brokers?

4100 Newport Place
Newport Beach, California

Overheard by: Damon J Barron

Receptionist: it's too hot. i think i might die.
Boss: You will not die. People have survived thousand of years without air conditioner.
Receptionist: And where are all those people now? Dead! That's where.

Los Angeles, California

PETCO employee: All of the employees here love the wee wee pads. We use them all the time!

PETCO
San Rafael, California

Overheard by: Housetrained

Woman to friend: I don’t mind telling you — I have just recently accepted Jesus into my life as my personal savior and salvation, and my life has changed so much. I mean, look — I got a Lincoln Continental!

Starbucks, 2300 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, California

Overheard by: Thankful to God for other reasons

Female coworker: How old is your girlfriend's son?
Male coworker: 17. He sometimes sleeps in bed with her.
Female coworker: What? What?!

Hollywood, California

Overheard by: Grossed Out

Client: You need to fix this design; the text is way too big.
Web designer: What is the text size in your browser set to?
Client: It’s on large so I can read it better.

1335 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, California

Boss: You’ll be happy to know that we asked accounting to open up a billing code for “unstrategic planning.”

5340 Alla Road
Los Angeles, California

Newly appointed head of county school superintendent's office: We need to teach out children why they need to know trigometry. (pause) With cooperation from sheriff's real CSI, kids will learn how trigometry is used to solve crimes.

Apple Valley, California

Overheard by: Kittytrix

Interviewee: My current girlfriend used to be a lesbian, but she’s straight now.

209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, California

Overheard by: Interviewer in another row

Male coworker, looking at new office desk: That's a really sturdy desk.
Female coworker: Yeah, you could totally do it on that desk.
Male coworker (pausing): Wow, that's kind of awesome that you said that.

Santa Barbara, California