Suit to colleague: So everyone's standing around, like they're wearing togas or something, and somebody comes over and says Julius Caesar's not wearing any clothes.
Louisville, Kentucky
Overheard by: Roman Naked
Suit to colleague: So everyone's standing around, like they're wearing togas or something, and somebody comes over and says Julius Caesar's not wearing any clothes.
Louisville, Kentucky
Overheard by: Roman Naked
Editor, on phone with reader: Sir, the phrase “Stick a sock in it” is pretty common. It’s a common phrase.
[Pause.]Editor: It’s no one’s sock, sir. It’s not a threat.
[Pause.]Editor: Well, I disagree. I think it is a pretty common phrase and I think everyone understood what I meant.
[Pause.]Editor: No, sir, it’s not my sock. It’s nobody’s sock.
Walnut Street
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Female coworker #1: If he is 5’6″ and I am 5’7″ then without heels we would be the same height.
Female coworker #2: Are you 5’7″ with heels?
Female coworker #1: No.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Account manager, yelling across the hall: He needs you to bring more photo paper, and black ink.
PR exec, yelling back: A black cape?
Account manager: No, ink!
PR exec: A cape?
Account manager: He wants ink!
PR exec: Why does he want a cape?
London
Canadia
(on casual Friday)
Female employee to male employee: So you only wear pants on Fridays?
Wooded Acres Drive
Waco, Texas
Administrative assistant/transporter: As long as she answers the door with clothes on, we'll be in good shape.
Tuolumne, California
CSA: You might not be able to tell because I'm wearing a hoodie, but I work out a lot.
Manhattan, New York
Old lady to husband: She's about 85 years old, ya know? She dresses like a teenager, but she's real small… and perky.
Hotel Lobby
Michigan
Blonde office bee: How's the apartment hunt going?
Brunette office bee: Not great. You know how stressful it is when you've reached the point where you absolutely have to find something?
Blonde office bee: Definitely. That's how I was the day that we went to Moncton and it wasn't until we went to the last store that I found a decent pair of black shoes.
Brunette office bee: Yeah… You've got it alright.
Prince Edward Island
Canadia
Overheard by: Confounded
