Receptionist: Yeah, but if you say that then you’re being illogical–
Exec: Ah, that’s your problem, you’ve brought logic into the argument.
Receptionist: Um…
271 Rathdowne Street
Carlton, Victoria
Australia
Receptionist: Yeah, but if you say that then you’re being illogical–
Exec: Ah, that’s your problem, you’ve brought logic into the argument.
Receptionist: Um…
271 Rathdowne Street
Carlton, Victoria
Australia
Co-worker #1: Can you make those changes I requested?
Co-worker #2: Did you ever email me the information?
Co-worker #1: No. I’ll have it to you in 10 minutes.
Co-worker #2: Sorry, party starts in 4 minutes.
1932 Highland Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio
Exasperated meeting contact: I think the temp I hired is mildly retarded, so I’m going to need your help with this.
Concierge: My mother drank and smoked while pregnant with me.
Penn and Liberty Avenues
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Worker: Can you please help with the thingy, you know, um, over there?
Manager: Well done, very descriptive.
11766 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Sales Rep #1: I’m afraid we’re going to lose a lot of customers this season.
Sales Rep #2: Huh. My biggest fear is ending up on Oprah’s couch and having her say mean things to me.
21250 Hawthorne Boulevard
Torrance, California
Intern: Is DE the state code for Detroit or Delaware?
Graphic designer: Um, Detroit is a city.
Intern: [Silence]
10 Office Park Circle
Birmingham, Alabama
Overheard by: Stacy Kate
Woman: I hate working here. It makes me want to throw my morals out the window, and become a slut.
Co-worker: A slut…There’s an image for you.
Woman: I don’t mean I want to be a slut. I just want to know what all these people are like in bed. No one small, of course.
Co-worker: So you’ll be handing out a questionnaire?
56 59 Junction
Baldwin City, Kansas
Co-worker #1: Can I borrow a colored pen?
Co-worker #2: Here’s a red one, but I may need it later for drawing fire.
525 7th Avenue
New York, NY
Old hen: My granddaughter wants to ride on a fire truck in the parade, who should I call?
Fire dept. rep: We don't do that anymore, because of the liability.
Old hen: What liability?
Fire dept. rep: Some silly kid will be jumping around all excited and fall off the truck and break their head, and then the parents will sue us for a zillion dollars.
Old hen: Well, not if it was the kid's fault, they wouldn't.
Fire dept. rep: What cartoon planet are you from, exactly?
Oregon
Overheard by: b-mac
Ad guy, discussing viability of a “dildo flask”: That way you have a business end and a party end.
Ad gal: Both ends are the party end on a hoo-ha flask!
Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe, Arizona
Overheard by: Jeff
