Phone room worker to respondent: Hi, I’m calling from XYZ Research*, and we’re doing a survey on Canadian politics. May I speak with a male who’s 18 or older? … Well, are you a male? A male. A male is a man… Do you have a penis? A penis? It’s the male genitalia… Great. First, what province do you live in?
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: phone room peon
Peon: I'm not on nearly enough medications to be a lawyer.
Kanata
Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: not a lawyer
Cube-dweller (on phone): Thank you for calling , Andy speaking.
Customer: Can I speak to Charles, please?
Cube-dweller: Speaking.
Customer: Oh, I thought you said you were Andy?
Cube-dweller: Yes.
Customer: So…you're Andy and Charles?
Cube-dweller: Yes.
Customer: Okay… Well, I'm returning your call.
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadia
Overheard by: Andy. I mean, Charles.
Coworker #1: I need to learn how to spell “plain”
Coworker #2: You mean like the kind that crashes into towers, or like yogurt?
Vancouver Island
Canadia
Client: May I ask you a question?
Patent Agent: Uh, sure.
Client: I’d like your opinion on my [douche] invention as an engineer and as a woman.
508 Riverbend Drive
Kitchener, Ontario
Canadia
Female VP gay male VP: I would totally have sex with you.
Vancouver
Canadia
Legal assistant #1: My new butter dish is made from crystal.
Legal assistant #2: Crystal, like? from under the sea?
Toronto
Canadia
High society chick #1: Holy shit! The market's falling off a cliff again. They keep sending me this stuff on my BlackBerry.
High society chick #2: Yeah, it's like really scary.
High society chick #1: I went to my horseback riding class yesterday, and now there's like half the people than before.
Starbucks
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: mike sereny
Office girl on phone: Hang on. I'm having a Mexican party in here, and it's getting to be too much.
Scarborough
Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: C.note
Coworker #1, at nine AM: Is it time to go home yet?
Coworker #2: Not quite! Why, not feeling well?
Coworker #1: Was at a friend’s house last night — mixed rum and wine. It’s gonna be a long day… Think the boss lady will let us go home early?
Coworker #2: Don’t think so. Just drink a glass of water; you’ll be fine.
Coworker #1: Maybe if I pee in my office, she’ll let me go home.
Coworker #2: But I don’t think she’ll let you come back…
Kenmount Road
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Canadia
Overheard by: Summer Temp
