Coworker on phone: Hi, I was waiting to speak to Doug. (pause) No, Doug is a man, I spoke to a man before. (pause) Oh, sorry, you just didn't sound like the guy I spoke to last time.
Victoria
BC
Canadia
Coworker on phone: Hi, I was waiting to speak to Doug. (pause) No, Doug is a man, I spoke to a man before. (pause) Oh, sorry, you just didn't sound like the guy I spoke to last time.
Victoria
BC
Canadia
Boss: We want to have the title field on the business card, so include on the ordering page a drop-down list so the employee can select a title, and corporate standards are consistent.
IT consultant: No problem, do you have a list of titles?
Boss: No.
IT consultant: So what would you like to have in the drop-down list?
Boss: A list of titles.
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadia
Ski salesman, advocating favorite brand to customer: I'm partial to Head.
Customer: You and me both.
Ottawa
Canadia
Female boss to employee: Take your cane and come here!
Male employee: It's not a cane!
Montreal
Canadia
Overheard by: Ron
IT guy #1, absorbed in reading data printout: Hmmm… Aha! 12, 13, 14.
IT guy #2, passing by: Hey, you can count to 14! That's great!
IT guy #3: And he can do it without taking his shoes off!
Toronto
Canadia
Female client: I'll have to go over this with my partner.
Clued-out accountant: Oh. I didn't know you were a lesbian.
Female client: My business partner.
Toronto
Canadia
Building super: Never ride the warlock's steed.
Vancouver
Canadia
Manager at IT training: For this project we're going to need buy-in from all of you.
Other managers: We agree.
Manager: Because every time we try to do a project like this, you buy-out right away.
McGill College
Montreal
Canadia
Overheard by: IT Trainer
20-something small-town girl to co-workers: Do rabbits breastfeed?
(coworkers are silent)
20-something small-town girl: And cats? Do cats even have nipples? I've never noticed.
Saskatchewan
Canadia
