Comebacks

Physician: What can you tell me about this X-ray?
Student: It’s a male pelvis with two fractures.
Physician: It’s shaped like a male pelvis, but it’s not.
Student: How can you tell?
Physician: The lack of a penis outline on the X-ray helps.

Emergency Room, University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, Kansas

Overheard by: Stifling the Laugh

Retirement aged worker #1: Hi, little buddy.
Retirement aged worker #2: I'm not your little buddy!
Retirement aged worker #1: I know you're not! You're an old goat!
Retirement aged worker #2, thrusting pelvis towards #1: If I'm a goat, then suck it and get some milk!

Naval Base
Point Mugu, California

Overheard by: bubbles

Lab tech finding other scientists spraying glue: Ahhh! Free isocyanates!
Scientist: Get out of here!

Rockland, Maryland

Overheard by: Chemdork

Enginee: I’m gonna beat you up!
Senior Engineer: What are you going to do, beat my chin up with your nuts?

117 South Street
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Fat French Kid

Manager: This audit is driving me crazy!
Receptionist: Oh, you won’t have to drive there. For you, it’s just a short walk.

50 East Exchange Street
Akron, Ohio

Overheard by: Ed Poe

Worker #1: Well, yeah, I was hoping to spend more time with Stan* in the future.
Worker #2, soon to go overseas: Yeah, you can fill the gaping hole in his life when I leave.
Worker #1: I thought we could fill each other’s gaping holes.
Worker #2: Argh!

162 Goulburn Street
Sydney
Australia

Overheard by: Warlach

Female suit: This chair is too high. My feet barely touch the floor. I should order a step stool from the Office Supplies Department. Do you have the catalog?
Male suit: They have stool samples in there?

3 2nd Street
Jersey City, New Jersey

Overheard by: Hobo Whisperer

Engineer #1: What the hell were you thinking when you wrote this code?
Engineer #2: Boobs.
Engineer #1: Huh?!
Engineer #2: Truthfully, it’s likely I was thinking about boobs.

Columbia, Maryland

Leader of conference call: Sorry, please forgive me as I shove something with protein in my mouth…
Coworker, off the call: That's what she said!

Atlanta, Georgia

Unix Admin #1: Hey [Garth], are you hung?
Unix Admin #2: Yeah, I would say that we all are.

8001 Development Drive
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Overheard by: El Gee