Designer: I’m bored and all the bathrooms are full.
605 Lakeview Drive
Springdale, Arizona
Overheard by: so what?
Designer: I’m bored and all the bathrooms are full.
605 Lakeview Drive
Springdale, Arizona
Overheard by: so what?
Software developer to web designer: Our toilets don’t flush, so we don’t need cable television anymore. This is not a metaphor.
5th Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Overheard by: Logic Impaired
US sales manager in teleconference: We gotta let the elephant be the hot dog right outta the shoe.
5 Thomas Holt Drive
Sydney
Australia
Maintenance guy: You gotta get your key out real quick or they’re gonna swing an ax.
420 Western Avenue
Albany, New York
Receptionist on door intercom: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Okay [hangs up]. Bob*, a guy from RICO is here to service you.
Hangar Place
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Lobbyist: Who’s your favorite consultant?! Who?! Say my name!
K Street
Washington, DC
Abs instructor pointing out muscle groups: That’s the great thing about being the instructor — you get to touch.
Army base
Iraq
Overheard by: The Touched
Engineer: If there’s a meltdown from us making [a particular mistake], how much damage would it do around the plant?
Sales guy: It’s actually for New Brunswick, so it wouldn’t be too big a deal.
Highways 24 and 401
Cambridge, Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: Not moving to New Brunswick anytime soon
Woman: Watch out for him — he eats women’s shoes.
Cleveland, Ohio
Overheard by: Glad I’m wearing men’s shoes
Receptionist on phone: Yeah, but at this point I’d really rather have waffles than lesbians.
Office building, Downtown Crossing
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: what?
