Comebacks

Boss: Do you know what the difference between you and me is?
Employee: About 20 IQ points and a sense of style?

1 Lincoln Plaza
New York, New York

Overheard by: tried not to laugh out loud

Security guard #1: You hear about that wedding today? Someone’s gettin’ married in the park.
Security guard #2: Who? Bert and Ernie?
GR rep: Not in this state.

Sesame Place
Langhorne, Pennsylvania

Male customer: Well, we’re definitely interested. We’ll be back this week to make the purchase.
Sales chick: It was a pleasure to meet you. My name is Katie.
Female customer: Oh, Katie. We’ll remember that name!
Sales chick: Oh?
Female customer, whispering: Katie is the name of my “other” personality.
Sales chick: Oh?
Female customer, turning to male customer: Katie is not very nice, is she, darling?
Male customer: No, dear, she’s not.

Northridge, California

Overheard by: charlotte

Supervisor: So I said to my son, “You want me to cuddle with you?” And he said, “No, Daddy, I’ve already slept with enough people today.”

473 Ridge Road
Dayton, New Jersey

Overheard by: office peon

Electrician: I think I may have made a mistake.
Owner of office: Ya think so? What gave it away, the flames?

528 Newtown Road
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Overheard by: Mike

Deputy: There was a wreck this weekend where a guy hit a tree at 60 miles per hour. Ripped off the right side of his head. You could actually see inside his skull. We never could find his brain, though.
Project manager: Did it kill him?
IT dude: Nope, he is walking around, managing projects.

US Highway 69/75
Oklahoma

Overheard by: Firewall

Boss: Why didn’t you build those three displays last night?
Night guy: I couldn’t find the stuff to do it with.
Boss, going back and pointing to the only three pallets of stuff in the back room: This is the stuff you couldn’t find all night?
Night guy: You should have put in my note that I should look harder.

Albertson’s
Salt Lake City, Utah

Overheard by: Bill

Sales girl #1: Hey, guys, there are two Oriental ladies walking to the back. Help them if you can.
Sales girl #2: We Orientals prefer to be called “Asians.”

South Coast Plaza
Costa Mesa, California

Overheard by: another oriental

Woman #1: I saw The Devil Wears Prada this weekend. It was really good, especially Marlon Brando.
Woman #2: Marlon Brando?
Woman #1: You know, that lady! What’s her name?
Woman #2: Meryl Streep. Marlon Brando is dead. And a man.

245 5th Avenue
New York, New York

Worker #1: I went to all the liquor stores this morning, and they were closed. They don’t open until 10 AM.
Worker #2: Well, that’s retarded. Haven’t they ever heard of mimosas?
Worker #1: Or alcoholics?

37 West 20 Street
New York, New York

Overheard by: shenanigan