Boss: What should we call it? Try thinking animal names.
Employee #1: What about “Kumquat”?
Employee #2: A kumquat isn’t an animal.
Boss: I like your thinking though.
45 Main Street
Brooklyn, New York
Overheard by: Greg Rutter
Boss: What should we call it? Try thinking animal names.
Employee #1: What about “Kumquat”?
Employee #2: A kumquat isn’t an animal.
Boss: I like your thinking though.
45 Main Street
Brooklyn, New York
Overheard by: Greg Rutter
Co-worker: I love my boss; she’s the stick I use to hit other people with.
557 Church Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canadia
Reporter: We can’t give Gary an award.
Copy editor: Why not? You know, if it’s the best story and he was here during that month…
Reporter: What, we’re going to give him a posthumous award?
Copy editor: You know, Gary’s not dead.
Reporter: He is to me!
189 W. Main Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Overheard by: W. Texas Mike
Boss: You know, I’m really glad we hired you. You’re a good sounding board for all this stuff I take in front of clients, because you don’t know anything. So you probably know as much as they do. So whatever confuses you will probably confuse them.
Associate: Uh…
Boss: Exactly.
430 W. 14th Street
New York, NY
Southern woman, responding to coworker's story: You might could do it.
Southern coworker who told the story: There ain't no might could about it, y'all!
Georgia
Overheard by: Yankee new to the South
Boss to underling: When I told you that you smelled like bacon grease, it was a compliment!
Mountain View, Wyoming
Overheard by: Meagan
New mother from cube: Just because you're mommy dearest doesn't mean you're a bad mom.
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Openly gay reception guy to IT girl: Have you lost weight?
IT girl: Hahahaha, no, but I will totally have your babies now that you've said that.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Overheard by: Not that easy
Chubby worker to young girl: Your hat is so cute! My niece would love it. Where did you get it?
Young girl in beaded hat: Limited Too!
Chubby worker, after girl has left: I don't have a niece. I will have that hat!
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Slick young professional woman, deadpan: I've said so many horrible things about him, it will be nice to finally meet him in person.
Harlem, New York
