Canadia

Man: Is that meeting here on the tenth floor?
Woman: No, it’s on the eleventh floor.
Man: Okay. Is that one floor up?

2775 Laurel Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canadia

Purchaser on phone: No, no, the price is fine. I’m just a little concerned about the thickness of the shaft… How exactly is it lubricated? … Well, yeah, with that kind of thickness you are talking major lubrication…

Manufacturing company offices
Toronto, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Salty

Engineer: If there’s a meltdown from us making [a particular mistake], how much damage would it do around the plant?
Sales guy: It’s actually for New Brunswick, so it wouldn’t be too big a deal.

Highways 24 and 401
Cambridge, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Not moving to New Brunswick anytime soon

Announcement over PA after lights go out: Attention everyone — the lights are off.

Cambridge, Ontario
Canadia

Teacher: I was sitting there thinking, ‘If I only had a brain!’ And then I thought, ‘Duh! The Wal-Mart’s open!’

Brookdale, Nova Scotia
Canadia

Overheard by: Chris

IT guy: Pretty much everyone who works here is either a computer geek or a pedophile.
HR lady walking by: Hey, I’m not a computer geek.

Richmond Hill
Ontario
Canadia

GM: So, how are you doing?
Clerk: Well, I was almost fired today, so, you know, I’ve been crying a lot.
GM: You know what? You should really be having fun out here! Try to have a little fun out here!
Clerk: [Blinks.]GM: Okay! Now I have to go coach Little League!

Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canadia

Guy: You seriously want to move to Halifax?
Girl: Yeah, why?
Guy: Because it means that you’ll have to be a pirate as well as a lesbian.

University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: colin

Poli-Sci professor: John Locke said, ‘In the beginning, all the world was America.’ What did he mean by this?
Student: Continental drift?

University of British Columbia
Canadia

Employee: There’s someone parked out back in my parking space.
Manager: I hate when that happens. Years ago this woman used to park in my spot all the time… She’s dead now.

Birmingham Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canadia