Writer to editorial assistant: Ham is more powerful than bacon, unless you eat a lot of bacon.
Hinsdale, Illinois
Writer to editorial assistant: Ham is more powerful than bacon, unless you eat a lot of bacon.
Hinsdale, Illinois
Male coworker: The KFC double down chicken sandwich is just one those things you have to try.
Female coworker: It's unhealthy and looks disgusting!
Male coworker: It's like streaking: just one of those things you have to do in college.
Washington, DC
New supervisor, straight from the military: It’s my job to protect you from the people above me.
26-year veteran of the agency: I’ve got Jesus and a man. I don’t need any more protection than that.
Federal Office Building
Washington DC
Overheard by: Wasting my best years
Female office executive #1: It's just been one of those days, ya know?
Female office executive #2: Trust me, I know what you mean.
Female office executive #3: Like one of those “panties on backwards” kinda days?
Sparks, Maryland
Boss: Yours is bigger than mine!
Large notebook owner: I'm just lucky I guess.
Coworker: You get what you're given.
Boss: When you're pure like me you just walk into those jokes.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Overheard by: Beth
Intern, after belching: I’m trying to have style, class, and panache, but it’s just not working.
Broadway
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Sarah
Customer: Why are all of those policemen outside around with the fire truck and ambulance?
Coworker: We believe that a man passed away in his car today.
Customer: Well. That would be a bad way to end your day!
Portland, Oregon
Secretary: This looks like a tiny dead bird.
Director: But it's not one, that's the important part.
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
Worried manager: What are you doing over there? Sounds like you are playing with Legos. Dear God, you are!
Hartford, Connecticut
Workbee on cell: Woah, she clogged that toilet? That’s a new toilet! What’d she do, take a gorilla shit or something?!
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Eileen
