Developer, cleaning out fridge: Wow, I’ve never seen pink mold before!
Peoria, Illinois
Overheard by: only girl in an office of men…
Archive for the ‘Colors’ Category
They Depend on Seeing-Eye Metrosexuals
Man: It’s green!
Woman: It’s blue.
Man: You know men are color blind.
Woman: Not *real* men:
Man: The big ones are!
Penn Plaza
New York City, New York
Overheard by: That’s what she said
Just Wait ‘Til She Learns the Third Primary Color
Boss, singing: Blue and yellow! Yellow and blue! Blueeee! Yelloooooow!
Employee: Here she goes again.
Reston, Virginia
Overheard by: Carly
I Used the Sacred Highlighter of Righteousness
Office clerk: Wait, this doesn’t look right.
Manager: It has to be right ‑it’s highlighted.
Office clerk: Maybe someone highlighted the wrong thing, because that’s not right.
Manager: I highlighted it.
Office clerk: Well, I think it may be wrong.
Manager: It can’t be wrong. It’s highlighted.
5th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Overheard by: Saw the Light
I Was Going to Say “Babies”
Assistant #1: Do you know what they used to use to get the color in red velvet cake?
Assistant #2: Blood?
Assistant #1: No. Beets.
Assistant #2: That’s disgusting.
Supervisor: Compared to your guess?
Sacramento, California
Unfortunately, It Was Too Late.
Employee #1, on boss’s outfit: You look very “navy” today!
Retired officer: Yup, blue and gold all the way! You should see my underwear.
Employee #2: And now the conversation’s over.
Navy Yard
Washington, DC
…Though, to Be Fair, I Loved “Get the Party Started”
30-something female employee #1: Do you have a pink cowboy hat?
30-something female employee #2: Uh… Let me think. (pause) No, sorry.
30-something female employee #1: Oh, well. It seemed like something you would have.
30-something female employee #2: No, but you know who does have them? GT. And they’re like 10 bucks there!
30-something female employee #1: Yeah! Giant Tiger, awesome!
30-something female employee #2: See, this is why I took Friday off, cause you’re going to come in all pinkified…
Ottawa
Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: Lannie
Though I Do Know Enough Not to Call Somebody “a Mix”
Office drone #1: Hey, did you know the new guy was a mix? Yeah, he’s half Haitian and half Mexican.
Office drone #2: Really, no way!
Office drone #1: Yeah, really!
Office drone #2: Hmmm, shows what I know about people, I thought he was white.
Madison Ave
New York City, New York
George Is Very Fond Of His Mood Shorts
Man in non-matching bright orange Hawaiian patterned shirt and shorts: So here is what I am thinking for the theme of the event…
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: Rusty
Just When You Were Starting to Expect More from Virginia…
Server girl (about black guy in pink shirt): Wow, look at that pink shirt that guy’s wearing!
Server boy: What about it? I think it looks kinda cool.
Server girl: But who would wear that?
Server boy: That guy obviously.
Server girl: Okay, you’re right, it’s okay on him…but on a person?
Server boy: That’s fucked up.
Restaurant
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Overheard by: server thenn, idiot now
