Very serious ditzy receptionist: On project runway last night, I picked the winner and loser of the challenge and the order everyone was going to be called out before Heidi even called them.
Receptionist friend: You rock.
Very serious ditzy receptionist: I know. [pauses] But that doesn’t mean I’m made of stone.
Columbus, Ohio
Consultant after hanging up phone: Ah, the art of bullshit.
NYU Medical Center
New York
Coworker #1: She doesn’t look like her name, does she?
Coworker #2: No… She doesn’t.
Coworker #1: Yeah, she’s a little hottie!
MGM Grand
Las Vegas, Nevada
Coworker on phone: Yeah. Unemployed is just un-fun. So, I’m happy with what I got. Even if it rapes me.
Alpharetta, Georgia
Designer #1: I couldn’t walk for an hour after he finished with me the last time!
Designer #2: Uhhh…
Designer #1: My ankle guy!
Corporate Park Drive
Herndon, Virginia
Overheard by: the other other jen
Marketing peon #1: The best tapas I ever had were in Sacramento.
Marketing peon #2: Oh… Uh, you mean, like, the city of?
400 Technology Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overheard by: valender
Cafeteria employee: What is the name of that guy who wrote The Pelican Brief? He wrote, like, eight books about the law.
Law student: Ummm… Dean Koontz…?
Cafeteria employee: Good one, man! This guy is smart!
600 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC
Old lady peon, bursting excitedly into office: I just went to the craft store and picked up some holiday window clings for my office!
Young male peon: Wow. That’s… fantastic.
Old lady peon: I’ve got Santa Claus and reindeer and snowmen and snowflakes… I asked about Hanukkah stuff, but they didn’t have any. I’m going to do this for every holiday! This is great!
Young male peon: What about Kwanzaa?
Old lady peon: Oh, no, that’s a man-made holiday.
Sacramento, California
Analyst: We’re brilliant when we have nothing better to do than to be brilliant all day.
870 Market Street
San Francisco, California
