Colors

Agent: Can you tell me what color the small square or circular sticker is on the back of your phone?
Customer: I had cervical surgery this week. My neck hurts.

Vermillion, South Dakota

Overheard by: Haley

Coworker #1: Did you see Amy's orange and black leopard print top?
Coworker #2: Yeah.
Coworker #1: She looks like Halloween!
Coworker #2: Or a whore.

Washington, DC

Coworker: Bright yellow tights? That's an… interesting look.
Asian coworker: I wanted something that matches my skin tone. (to friend) Does that still count as racist if I say it?

Melbourne
Australia

Cube dweller #1: For my wedding the colors were black and white. So I took my bridesmaids to the dress shop and told them to pick out whatever dress they wanted. They all ended up picking the same one.
Cube dweller #2: Well, that's nice.
Cube dweller #1: Of course they picked the most expensive dress, but I didn't have to pay for that part.
Cube dweller #2: And I bet it was a nice bridesmaid dress that they could wear again and again.
Cube dweller #3: Yeah, like to a funeral.

Tallahassee, Florida

Overheard by: eavesdropping cube dweller

Male coworker #1: My wife bought me fuchsia underwear last night.
Male coworker #2: Were they men's underwear?
Male coworker #1: Yep, but very fuchsia.
Male coworker #3: Are you sure they weren't magenta?
Male coworker #1: What the hell is the difference?
Male coworker #3: Magenta is more manly, it has more blue it in.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overheard by: just call it purple

Coworker: Why did you move to Atlanta?
Customer: Just looking for greener pastures.
Coworker: Oh, are you in livestock?

Lansing, Michigan

Overheard by: plz shoot me now

CPR instructor: … And how do we tell if an infant isn’t breathing? He will flail around a little and will also turn blue or purple.
Black cop: Um, not trying to be an ass, but what if the baby is my color?
White cop: Oh yeah… That’s known as blurple.

CPR Class, Police Department
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Editor: I keep getting these Facebook updates from you when you're driving…
Salesperson: I'm not driving. I'm at a stoplight.
Designer: A green one?

Augusta, Georgia

Woman, wiping back of another in halter: What's with all the red on your back?
Woman in halter: I don't know. (pause) Oh, is there white paint on there, too?
Woman, stopping wiping: What have you been doing?

Glendale, Wisconsin

Secretary: This photocopier is broken.
Office service staff: Why, what's it doing?
Secretary: Well, I tried to make a color copy, but it came out black and white.
Office service staff, looking at original: Um, your original is black and white.
Secretary: Yes, I know, I thought it would insert color onto it.

Vancouver
Canadia

Overheard by: Legally Retarded