Boss to staff: The most important thing about this party is that it's a chance to touch our clients.
Atlanta, Georgia
Boss to staff: The most important thing about this party is that it's a chance to touch our clients.
Atlanta, Georgia
Man, complaining in office: That's not my package. That package is only 1 pound. My package weighs 42 pounds!
Northern New Jersey
Overheard by: Ride that donkey
Coworker: I'm an engineer that went over to the green side.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC
Irate cafeteria worker to 14-year-old daughter, over phone: I will fight you like I'd fight an enemy in the street.
Garden City, New York
Overheard by: emma pilsbury
Female coworker, about new computer program: At first I had a hate attack, but after a while I got the hang of it.
Male coworker: Sort of like anal.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: G Dorn
Female coworker, almost colliding into male: Oops! I just come like a hurricane!
Adelaide
Australia
Ski salesman, advocating favorite brand to customer: I'm partial to Head.
Customer: You and me both.
Ottawa
Canadia
Office drone: Well, in the past I'd seen him hand out stuffed animals and candy to kids, but this year he didn't do that… from what I saw.
Prosser, Washington
Overheard by: was santa in a windowless van
Coworker on cell: I have a confession to make fast, horse peeps! Are you ready for this? (pause) The reason I have to go home is to do number two. Because last time I think it came out like a subway sandwich. And the toilet doesn?t work upstairs anymore. (pause) Yes, that was me! So there, I feel better now.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overheard by: Trevor Arnold
Male administrative assistant on phone: It's great that I am eccentric, it means I can be deviant most of the time.
Rockville, Maryland
Overheard by: watching the clock
