Connecticut

Loan originator: Hi, Mark.
Techie: Hi, Cheryl.
Loan originator: It’s Cathy.
Techie: Oh, sorry. You loan people all look the same.

1 Wall Street
Madison, Connecticut

Overheard by: ^chi^

Guy on phone: Slim-Fast doesn’t work if you eat half a cake every night.

Stratford, Connecticut

Mom: We can visit the Eli Whitney museum.
Kid: Who is he?
Mom: He invented gin.

Connecticut

Overheard by: Geoff

Man on cell: He put you into a headlock and gave you a noogie? (pause) You realize our son is eight months old? (pause) Okay, almost nine months but still he can barely move his fingers, let alone put you into a headlock.

Founders Plaza
East Hartford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Bamber

Office guy #1: Did you get the e-mail?
Office guy #2: Which one?
Office guy #1: I don't know. Someone just asked me.

Stratford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Deek

IT guy: I don’t know about your god, but my god says it’s okay.

Stamford, Connecticut

Business Officer: You remember when I told you that?
Editor: No, I was drunk at the time.

409 Prospect Street
New Haven, Connecticut

Receptionist: What’s a brainteaser?

16 Bailey Avenue
Ridgefield, Connecticut

Overheard by: Nikki

Supervisor: Why do you want to do this?
Mid-level worker: Because no one else is, and it needs to be done.
Supervisor: No one cares how hard you work! This isn’t that kind of place!

State government building
Connecticut

VP: They’re all doable. We’re just not able to do most of them.

Norwalk, Connecticut

Overheard by: Cautiously Optimistic